A lower share of one-person households than 99% of compared French towns, at 21%
5% of homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. Put another way, about one in six: 18% of residents are 65 or over. Households headed by a manual worker are more common here than in 88% of compared French towns. There were 71 households in Chalon at the 2023 Census, home to 176 residents.
Throughout this page, the Isère 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.
Chalon grew +5% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 52% 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
The first five years brought +8%; the six to 2023, −2%.
Older than 66% of compared French towns: half of Chalon is over 46.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chalon 46.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 9.2%, against 11% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
More single-parent households than 93% of compared French towns: 14%
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 Isère median and the France median
Living alone · share
The share of couples with children is 21%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 10% of households are single parents. Households average 2.5 people.
Second homes make up 5.1% in Chalon, more than in 77% 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
Here 7.7% of homes stand empty, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 6.7%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town. One in ten households moved in less than two years ago; 29% have been in their home 30 years or more.
A median of €30,300 a year per consumption unit
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.
At €30,300 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 86% of compared French towns.
Chalon ranks above 74% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 14%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%; Chalon has 36%. On average, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 5.2%, a lower share than 61% of compared French towns
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.
Foreign nationals account for 4%. On average, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
Married residents: 54%, a higher share than 98% 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
Single residents: 24%, below 63% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married.
11% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 94% 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
Graduates of higher education: 38% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. Adults with no qualification make up 19% in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 176 to 2,582 people: this is the 18th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
No nearby town is as old as Chalon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalon | 46.5 | 18% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Estrablin 3,677 · 4.4 mi | 45.5 | 24% | 0.9% | 4.9% |
| Pont-Évêque 6,213 · 5.6 mi | 37.2 | 18% | 0.9% | 20% |
| Vienne 31,778 · 5.8 mi | 40.2 | 20% | 1.7% | 15% |
| Ampuis 2,769 · 6.5 mi | 46 | 22% | 1% | 3.4% |
| Saint-Clair-du-Rhône 3,778 · 7.7 mi | 45.7 | 22% | 1.3% | 6.9% |
| Roussillon 8,595 · 8 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 2% | 15% |
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 Chalon
What is the population of Chalon?
176 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (167).
How old are Chalon’s residents?
The median age is 46.5, older than 66% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chalon?
4, with occasional dwellings: 5.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chalon?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.2% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chalon?
€30,300 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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