Châteauvieux has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 27% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 37% of residents.
What makes Châteauvieux stand out
The 2 things Châteauvieux does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châteauvieux.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Châteauvieux than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7.3% of residents. People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, higher than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 20% of adults.
57median age
ChâteauvieuxLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Châteauvieux keeps more of its old housing than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. Since 2004, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Châteauvieux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
2historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit2
13th c.
oldest protected part
2012
first monument protected
2004
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Châteauvieux has higher unemployment than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 11.4%
At the census, 6.5% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs located in Châteauvieux: 150, for 200 residents in work (0.8 each). The median disposable income was €25,310 a year per consumption unit, near both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and compared French towns (€25,970).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
150
jobs based in Châteauvieux, 0.8 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
79.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 9 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Châteauvieux, 81.0% passed the bac, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (92.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.3 mi away.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Châteauvieux
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Châteauvieux is a commune of 514 people in the Communauté de communes Val-de-Cher-Controis. 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.
