At under 1,000 residents, Le Chalard is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 28% of its housing. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
What makes Le Chalard stand out
The 2 things Le Chalard does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Chalard.
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of Le Chalard, fewer than in Haute-Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns
6.8% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 18% of adults. Line up the people of Le Chalard by age and the one in the middle is 54.4.
54.4median age
Le ChalardHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Le Chalard keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Le Chalard is Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Très-Sainte-Vierge. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments here: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Le Chalard walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 1.6%
Half of residents lived on more than €24,160 a year per consumption unit, below Haute-Vienne’s towns (€25,970) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 50 jobs are based in Le Chalard, for 150 working residents (0.3 per worker). 5.5% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
50
jobs based in Le Chalard, 0.3 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Très-Sainte-Vierge: Photo: Chocahuète · Public domain · Forges de Bessous: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien prieuré Notre-Dame du Chalard: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison dite des Anglais: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Le Chalard
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Chalard yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Le Chalard
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Le Chalard is a commune of 302 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Yrieix. 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.
