Fewer one-person households than 93% of compared French towns: 26%
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 725 residents in Chamadelle, living in 310 households. About one in 20: that is how common households without a car are in Chamadelle (5%). Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Chamadelle comes in at 24%.
Throughout this page, the Gironde 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.
Growth of +6% since 2012 puts Chamadelle ahead of 57% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Gironde town +16%. The first five years brought +8%; the six to 2023, −1%.
Half of Chamadelle is over 45.4, older than 59% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chamadelle 45.4. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Chamadelle has 9.8%. 21% of residents are 65 or over, or about one in five.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Chamadelle: 13% of households are single parents, above 89% 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 Gironde median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2.4 people. Higher than in 75% of compared French towns: 30% of households are couples with children. For single-parent households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 10%.
Second homes make up 4.7% in Chamadelle, more than in 75% of compared French towns
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
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Here, 7.7% of homes stand empty. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. One household in 20 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town.
A median of €24,250 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €24,250 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 68% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 6.8% in Chamadelle, less than in 69% of compared French towns
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
30% of households are headed by a retired person; in the typical compared French town the figure is 32%. The benchmark for households headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town: 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
1.8% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 94% 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 share of foreign nationals is 0.8%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Gironde has 5.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 94% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 72% of compared French towns: 46% of residents 15 and over are married
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
Single residents: 23% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Below 97% of compared French towns: 15% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
23% of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. The comparison figure for graduates of higher education is 30% in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 21st oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Of the 6 towns nearest Chamadelle, 3 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamadelle | 45.4 | 21% | 4.7% | 1.8% |
| Coutras 8,678 · 4 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 2.2% | 4.4% |
| La Roche-Chalais 3,060 · 5.9 mi | 51.6 | 32% | 7.2% | 6.4% |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle 3,167 · 6.8 mi | 52.3 | 32% | 1.5% | 5.1% |
| Saint-Denis-de-Pile 5,955 · 9.1 mi | 45.1 | 23% | 1.4% | 5.4% |
| Galgon 3,144 · 11.8 mi | 44.3 | 23% | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| Laruscade 2,811 · 12.9 mi | 39.5 | 15% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
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 Chamadelle
What is the population of Chamadelle?
725 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (681).
How old are Chamadelle’s residents?
The median age is 45.4, older than 59% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chamadelle?
17, with occasional dwellings: 4.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chamadelle?
INSEE counts 13 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.8% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (0.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chamadelle?
€24,250 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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