Chomelix has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 30% of homes. Over-65s are just over a third of the population.
What makes Chomelix stand out
The 2 things Chomelix does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chomelix.
Who lives here
Children make up only 10% of Chomelix, fewer than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.6% of the population. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over, above both Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Chomelix: 56.7, the median.
56.7median age
ChomelixHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Chomelix: 46% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Chomelix counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Menhir de la Pierre Plantée. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 5.8% of commuters in Chomelix go to work without a car, fewer than in Haute-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €24,760 a year per consumption unit, about level with Haute-Loire’s towns (€25,730) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Chomelix number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Of those in the labour force, 8.6% are unemployed.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
50
jobs based in Chomelix, 0.3 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Chomelix
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chomelix is a commune of 457 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Puy-en-Velay. 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
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.
