Below 99% of compared French towns: 2.8% of households have no car
In Chassagnes, 7.5% of residents are 15 to 24, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. There were 72 households here at the 2023 Census, home to 160 residents. 4.2% of households rent social housing (HLM). At 20%, the share of households headed by a retired person is lower than in 95% 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 Chassagnes
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 29 second homes and occasional dwellings in Chassagnes, 23% of its 120 homes: higher than in 94% 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 ↓
Empty homes
The census found 23 homes empty (19%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Chassagnes had 169 residents at the 2012 census and 160 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Chassagnes: 23% of homes are second homes, above 94% 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: 3.2% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. The share of second homes in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. In Chassagnes, 19% of homes stand empty.
Chassagnes changed by −5% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 89% 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
Below 90% of compared French towns: 15% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chassagnes 41.3. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 41.3, Chassagnes is younger than 70% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
27% of households are one person living alone, below 90% 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
The figure for single-parent households is 6.7% in Chassagnes and 10% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 2.2 people on average.
€21,710 a year is the median standard of living here
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 €21,710 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 90% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 20% in Chassagnes, more than in 83% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 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).
Fewer foreign nationals than 90% of compared French towns: 1.3%
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 6.5% in the typical compared French town, 3.8% of residents are immigrants here. The usual figure: 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
20% of residents 15 and over are single, below 90% 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
The figure for married residents is 38% in Chassagnes and 43% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 24%, a lower share than 72% 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
Set against 19% in the typical compared French town, 16% of adults out of school have no qualification in Chassagnes. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (160 to 2,582 people), the 6th 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).
No nearby town is as young as Chassagnes
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassagnes | 41.3 | 15% | 23% | 3.8% |
| Langeac 3,499 · 8.7 mi | 56.6 | 38% | 12% | 6.1% |
| Brioude 6,527 · 9.6 mi | 51.8 | 32% | 5.3% | 7.5% |
| Sainte-Florine 3,283 · 17 mi | 47.1 | 26% | 2.9% | 3.5% |
| Brassac-les-Mines 3,412 · 17.5 mi | 50.6 | 31% | 2.2% | 3.6% |
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 Chassagnes
What is the population of Chassagnes?
160 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (169).
How old are Chassagnes’ residents?
The median age is 41.3, younger than 70% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chassagnes?
29, with occasional dwellings: 23% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chassagnes?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.8% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chassagnes?
€21,710 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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