In Chambezon, 1.6% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Households without a car: 4.2%, below 93% of compared French towns. Chambezon had 125 residents in 53 households at the 2023 Census. Put another way, about one in five: a fifth of households are single parents. Higher than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns: 25% of residents are 65 or over.
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 Chambezon
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 8 second homes and occasional dwellings in Chambezon, 11% of its 70 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
Chambezon had 98 residents at the 2012 census and 125 in 2023, up 28%: faster growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 9 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
11% of homes are second homes, more than in 89% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 13% of homes stand empty.
Chambezon grew +28% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 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
In two steps, +18% to 2017 and +8% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +2% in Haute-Loire.
Older than 54% of compared French towns: half of Chambezon is over 44.7
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chambezon 44.7. The median compared French town: 44.
At 11%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is lower than in 52% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Only 20% of households are one person living alone in Chambezon
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
30% of households are couples with children (typical compared French town: 25%). Households here average 2.4 people each. For one-person households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 35%.
In Chambezon, 30% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 99% 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
Compared with 32% in the typical compared French town, 30% of households are headed by a retired person here. Households headed by a manual worker: 14% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. For Chambezon, the census puts households headed by a manager or professional at 10%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 0.9% in Chambezon, less than in 99% 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.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents: 35%, a lower share than 88% 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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Chambezon comes in at 30%. Measured more widely, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 23%, a lower share than 76% 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
15% of adults out of school have no qualification, against 19% in the typical compared French town. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
18th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 125 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.
No nearby town is as young as Chambezon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambezon | 44.7 | 25% | 11% | 0.9% |
| Sainte-Florine 3,283 · 3.9 mi | 47.1 | 26% | 2.9% | 3.5% |
| Brassac-les-Mines 3,412 · 4.7 mi | 50.6 | 31% | 2.2% | 3.6% |
| Brioude 6,527 · 9 mi | 51.8 | 32% | 5.3% | 7.5% |
| Issoire 15,115 · 11.1 mi | 45.9 | 26% | 2% | 4.5% |
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 Chambezon
What is the population of Chambezon?
125 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 28% more than in 2012 (98).
How old are Chambezon’s residents?
The median age is 44.7, older than 54% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chambezon?
8, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chambezon?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.9% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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