6.4% of homes in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure are second homes
Against a figure of 22% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure comes in at 29%. Census figures put households without a car at 6.9% locally. The town has more households headed by a retired person than 80% of compared French towns, at 39%. There were 700 households in the town at the 2023 Census, home to 1,804 residents.
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.
Faster growth than 50% of compared French towns: Châteauneuf-de-Galaure changed by +5% since 2012
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
The median Drôme town changed +8% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +5% and the next six ±0%.
Châteauneuf-de-Galaure is older than 73% of compared French towns: a median age of 47.7
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Châteauneuf-de-Galaure 47.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 here.
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A higher share of one-person households than 57% of compared French towns, at 37%
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
Set against 10% in the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households are single parents in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure. In the typical compared French town, just over a third of households are one person living alone. The average household has 2.2 people.
Châteauneuf-de-Galaure sits above 69% of compared French towns for empty homes (8.6%)
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
Turnover: 13% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 18% have lived in their home 30 years or more. The benchmark for empty homes in the typical compared French town: 6.7%. 23% of homes are flats, fewer than in 62% of compared French towns. Set against 12% in the typical compared French town, 10% of households rent social housing (HLM) in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €23,620 a year
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.
The median standard of living in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure is €23,620 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 76% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a manual worker than 69% of compared French towns: 17%
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 share of households headed by a manager or professional is 7.8%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Châteauneuf-de-Galaure ranks below 85% of compared French towns on foreign nationals: 1.6%
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.
With immigrants at 3.8%, Châteauneuf-de-Galaure is behind three quarters of compared French towns on that count. In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Châteauneuf-de-Galaure ranks above 79% of compared French towns on single residents: 30%
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
Against a figure of 43% in the typical compared French town, the share of married residents in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure comes in at 38%. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Graduates of higher education: 33%, a higher share than 60% of compared French towns
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
Across Châteauneuf-de-Galaure, 20% of adults out of school have no qualification. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
15th highest median age among 41 French towns of 1,804 to 2,582
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.
Every neighbor is younger than Châteauneuf-de-Galaure
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauneuf-de-Galaure | 47.7 | 29% | 6.4% | 3.8% |
| Anneyron 4,169 · 4.5 mi | 46 | 24% | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Saint-Rambert-d'Albon 7,001 · 7.6 mi | 39.2 | 18% | 1% | 16% |
| Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse 4,193 · 7.6 mi | 46.5 | 25% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Saint-Vallier 4,027 · 7.7 mi | 45.2 | 25% | 2.5% | 13% |
| Beaurepaire 5,010 · 8.7 mi | 46.3 | 28% | 2% | 9.5% |
| Chanas 2,706 · 8.8 mi | 40.6 | 18% | 3% | 11% |
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 Châteauneuf-de-Galaure
What is the population of Châteauneuf-de-Galaure?
1,804 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (1,719).
How old are Châteauneuf-de-Galaure’s residents?
The median age is 47.7, older than 73% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure?
53, with occasional dwellings: 6.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure?
INSEE counts 68 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.8% of residents, and 29 foreign nationals (1.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure?
€23,620 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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