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With 102 residents, it is a town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Chambord falls below the line for grades. Young adults aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a fifth of residents.
The one thing Chambord does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Chambord counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2017.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Chambord has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Domaine de Chambord: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domaine de Chambord: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domaine de Chambord: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domaine de Chambord: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chambord.
Degrees are held by 36% of adults. People 65 and over make up 13% of the town, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Add to that, the share of residents under 15 is 14%.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Chambord | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 19% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Chambord is Domaine de Chambord. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The unemployment rate comes to 3.1%. Chambord holds 400 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 6.3 jobs each. No commute at all: just over a tenth of working residents here at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, other places to visit and gardens in and near Chambord. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chambord as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Chambord is a commune of 102 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Chambord. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambord | 102 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mont-près-Chambord | 3,386 | 5.5 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
| Mer | 6,250 | 5.7 | C− | A− | D | C+ |
| Vineuil | 8,064 | 6.9 | C | B− | C | C− |
| Saint-Laurent-Nouan | 4,236 | 7.1 | A− | A− | C+ | C+ |
| La Chaussée-Saint-Victor | 4,471 | 7.7 | B+ | B− | B− | A− |
| Cour-Cheverny | 2,831 | 8.1 | A | B | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.