FR Cette page existe en français : Charraix en français → Votre navigateur est réglé en français. Votre choix est retenu pour les prochaines pages. CharraixHaute-Loire With 67 residents, it is a town in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Is Charraix a good place to live? French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Charraix out for now. 46% of its homes are second homes.
Charraix’s grade
Overall Not graded
Why Too small to grade
What makes Charraix stand out The one thing Charraix does most differently from other towns.
Charraix’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Charraix’s story
1 historic monument, none of them classé
Charraix has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 2002.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Jean-Joseph d'Apcher, born in 1745, is the one person born in Charraix before 1900 that Wikidata records.
2002 First protected: Église Saint-Sébastien Explore the history →
The data Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Charraix.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Charraix than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15 Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, higher than both Haute-Loire’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). At 49.5, the median resident of Charraix sits in the middle of the age range. 25% of residents have reached 65.
49.5 median age
Ages · share of residents Under 15 15–24 25–44 45–64 65+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education No diploma 15%
CAP or BEP 23%
Baccalauréat 26%
Higher education 34%
Women and men · all residents 51% women, 49% men
Men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Ages and diplomas in Charraix Charraix Haute-Loire median France median Under 15 12% 16% 17% 15–24 12% 11% 11% 25–44 22% 21% 23% 45–64 28% 27% 26% 65+ 25% 25% 22% No diploma 15% 19% 19% CAP or BEP 23% 27% 26% Baccalauréat 26% 19% 18% Higher education 34% 27% 30%
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Charraix: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Charraix has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.
1 historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée Classé 0
Inscrit 1
13th c.
oldest protected part
2002
first monument protected
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Charraix are out of work than in Haute-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.6% 14.7% of Charraix’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
15% walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023 Driving 71%
On foot 12%
Bicycle 3%
Public transport 0%
Motorbike or scooter 0%
0
jobs based in Charraix, 0.6 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
15%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Charraix costs less than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.36/m² a month Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 1 homes in Charraix.
€7.36/m² estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month Charraix €7.36/m²
Median of towns €12.41/m²
Haute-Loire median €8.91/m²
€7.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.81 to €9.32/m² a month)
€7.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearby attractions Rocher de Bounou and 7 more in and around Charraix Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Charraix. Best known first.
All attractions → Keep exploring
Everything we know about Charraix 12 pages on Charraix
Landmarks Charraix has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
All monuments → Famous people from Charraix One notable person was born in Charraix.
Their page → How the neighbors grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Charraix Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Charraix is a commune of 67 people in the Communauté de communes des Rives du Haut Allier. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Population 67 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality Communauté de communes des Rives du Haut Allier
Département Haute-Loire (43)
Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area 3.8 sq mi (9.8 km²)
INSEE code 43060 Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.