42% of homes in Chamaloc are second homes
Just over one in ten households have no car in the typical compared French town, against 3.2% in Chamaloc. There were 62 households here at the 2023 Census, home to 119 residents. The census found that 14% of households are couples with children in the town. Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Drôme median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Chamaloc
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 45 second homes and occasional dwellings in Chamaloc, 42% of its 110 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 87% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Chamaloc had 126 residents at the 2012 census and 119 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 90% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Only 16% of homes are flats in Chamaloc
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Some 6.3% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 11% who have been there 30 years or more. Empty homes are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Chamaloc changed by −6% from 2012 to 2023, behind 90% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +8% for the median Drôme town, the change came in two steps: +4% from 2012 to 2017, then −9% to 2023.
Chamaloc ranks below 95% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 7.4%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chamaloc 49.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Chamaloc’s residents are over 49.8, older than in just over four fifths of compared French towns. On the census count, 27% of residents are 65 or over. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households make up 7.1% in Chamaloc, less than in 88% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Drôme median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 1.9 people in the average household. One-person households are more common here than in 79% of compared French towns. Set beside that, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
The median resident lives on €20,690 a year per consumption unit
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €20,690 a year: lower than in 95% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 99% of compared French towns: 14%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
The figure for households headed by a manual worker is 36% in Chamaloc and 14% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Chamaloc, 2.5% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 87% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Drôme has 6.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 87% of compared French towns. 1.7% of residents are foreign nationals, or about one in 59.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
49% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 86% of compared French towns don’t reach
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
27% of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Chamaloc ranks below 98% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 8.2%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Chamaloc, 43%. On average, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 119 to 2,582 people, the 14th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Around Chamaloc, 2 of 3 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamaloc | 49.8 | 27% | 42% | 2.5% |
| Die 4,844 · 3.1 mi | 50.6 | 29% | 11% | 6.7% |
| Saint-Jean-en-Royans 2,874 · 15.7 mi | 50.9 | 30% | 6.5% | 6% |
| Aouste-sur-Sye 2,733 · 17.1 mi | 46 | 24% | 3.7% | 4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Chamaloc
What is the population of Chamaloc?
119 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (126).
How old are Chamaloc’s residents?
The median age is 49.8, older than 82% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chamaloc?
45, with occasional dwellings: 42% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chamaloc?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.5% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chamaloc?
€20,690 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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