Below 99% of compared French towns: 1.3% of households have no car
In Chadron, 1.4% of households rent social housing (HLM), beside 12% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census counted 346 residents in 140 households. About one in 43: that is how common flats are in Chadron (2.3%). At 16%, the share of residents aged 65 and over is lower than in 87% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Haute-Loire 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 Chadron
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 66 second homes and occasional dwellings in Chadron, 30% of its 220 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 94% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 6.5% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Chadron had 271 residents at the 2012 census and 346 in 2023, up 28%: faster growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 30% of its homes
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
5.4% of homes stand empty; in the typical compared French town the figure is 6.7%. In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes.
Since 2012, Chadron has grown +28%, faster than 96% 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Haute-Loire town +2%. The years 2012 to 2017 brought +8%; 2017 to 2023, +18%.
Only 9.4% of residents are 15 to 24 in Chadron
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chadron 42.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Chadron is 42.8, lower than in 60% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
35% of households are couples with children, more than in 93% 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 Haute-Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.4 people in the average household. 25% of households are one person living alone, a lower share than in 94% of compared French towns. Set against 10% in the typical compared French town, 6.5% of households are single parents in Chadron.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €25,190 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.
Half of residents live in households above €25,190 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 58% of compared French towns.
Chadron: 39% of households are headed by a retired person, above 79% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%; Chadron has 14%. 13% of households are headed by a manual worker, or about one in eight. As a reference point, 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).
A lower share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.1%
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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 1.1% of residents are foreign nationals here. The usual figure: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
40% of residents 15 and over are married, below 69% of compared French towns
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
Here 28% of residents 15 and over are single, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
In Chadron, 7.7% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 99% 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
The share of graduates of higher education is 33%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
41 French towns of 346 to 2,582 people: this is the 10th youngest
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).
Every neighbor is older than Chadron
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadron | 42.8 | 16% | 30% | 1.1% |
| Coubon 3,140 · 3.3 mi | 49.1 | 26% | 4.5% | 2% |
| Vals-près-le-Puy 3,395 · 5.7 mi | 52.6 | 31% | 3.1% | 7.7% |
| Saint-Germain-Laprade 3,432 · 5.8 mi | 47.9 | 23% | 3.7% | 2.2% |
| Le Puy-en-Velay 18,540 · 6 mi | 44.6 | 26% | 5.9% | 12% |
| Brives-Charensac 4,244 · 6.2 mi | 48.3 | 27% | 2.3% | 5.7% |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel 3,585 · 7 mi | 47 | 25% | 2.4% | 6.5% |
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 Chadron
What is the population of Chadron?
346 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 28% more than in 2012 (271).
How old are Chadron’s residents?
The median age is 42.8, younger than 60% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chadron?
66, with occasional dwellings: 30% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chadron?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.1% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chadron?
€25,190 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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