More second homes than 96% of compared French towns: 42%
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Chaudeyrolles had 129 residents in 54 households at the 2023 census. For Chaudeyrolles, the census puts flats at 5.7%. Set against 12% in the typical compared French town, 1.9% of households rent social housing (HLM) here.
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 Chaudeyrolles
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 55 second homes and occasional dwellings in Chaudeyrolles, 42% of its 130 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 96% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
Chaudeyrolles had 101 residents at the 2012 census and 129 in 2023, up 28%: faster growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Chaudeyrolles’ residents are under 53.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 22% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.2% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 20 homes empty (16%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 97% of compared French towns: 16% of homes stand empty
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
In the median compared French town, just over one in ten households have no car; here, one in 14. 17% of households arrived within the last two years, while 26% have stayed 30 years or more. The wider picture: 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Chaudeyrolles’s population changed by +28% since 2012, more than in 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +2% for the median Haute-Loire town, the change came in two steps: +6% from 2012 to 2017, then +21% to 2023.
Half of Chaudeyrolles is over 53.4, older than 91% 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
■ Chaudeyrolles 53.4. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 13%, Chaudeyrolles is ahead of 88% of compared French towns on that count. The census found that just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over here.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
30% of households are one person living alone, below 77% 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 share of couples with children trails 74% of compared French towns: 20%. Across the comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2.4 people.
Only 10% of households are headed by a manual worker in Chaudeyrolles
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. Set beside that, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. About one in three: that is how common households headed by a retired person are in Chaudeyrolles (30%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Chaudeyrolles ranks below 81% of compared French towns on immigrants: 3.1%
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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Chaudeyrolles comes in at 3.1%. For immigrants, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Chaudeyrolles, 46% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 70% 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
In the typical compared French town, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single; in Chaudeyrolles, 28%. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 90% of compared French towns: 12%
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 27%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (129 to 2,582 people), the 7th oldest
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).
Chaudeyrolles sits below 2 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaudeyrolles | 53.4 | 22% | 42% | 3.1% |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon 2,501 · 9.2 mi | 57.9 | 38% | 36% | 5.9% |
| Le Cheylard 2,803 · 11.5 mi | 56.8 | 38% | 8.3% | 2.2% |
| Tence 3,111 · 12.3 mi | 51.6 | 29% | 19% | 1.9% |
| Saint-Germain-Laprade 3,432 · 12.9 mi | 47.9 | 23% | 3.7% | 2.2% |
| Yssingeaux 7,415 · 13.7 mi | 46.5 | 25% | 9.2% | 3.2% |
| Coubon 3,140 · 14.2 mi | 49.1 | 26% | 4.5% | 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 Chaudeyrolles
What is the population of Chaudeyrolles?
129 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 28% more than in 2012 (101).
How old are Chaudeyrolles’ residents?
The median age is 53.4, older than 91% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chaudeyrolles?
55, with occasional dwellings: 42% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chaudeyrolles?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (3.1%). 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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