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A town in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 287 people.
There are no grades for Chenereilles: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up just over a third of its housing.
The one thing Chenereilles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chenereilles: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chenereilles.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Chenereilles is Château de la Borie. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults. Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Chenereilles is 51.5 years old.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Chenereilles | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
The unemployment rate comes to 8.5%. Jobs based in Chenereilles number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.2 per worker). 8.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 5.8 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Martin PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 45 | 100%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 7 homes were sold in Chenereilles.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Chenereilles. Best known first.
Chenereilles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chenereilles yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenereilles | 287 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tence | 3,111 | 2.9 | — | A | — | C |
| Yssingeaux | 7,415 | 5.7 | A | A− | B | C |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon | 2,501 | 6.2 | — | A− | — | B |
| Dunières | 2,670 | 7.4 | — | A | — | C+ |
| Sainte-Sigolène | 6,097 | 7.6 | A+ | A | A+ | B− |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon | 2,688 | 8 | — | A− | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chenereilles is a commune of 287 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut-Lignon. 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
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.