Chalain-d'Uzore ranks above 98% of compared French towns on couples with children: 39%
The figure for flats is 2.7% in Chalain-d'Uzore and 30% in the typical compared French town. The town counted 696 residents and 280 households at the 2023 Census. Locally, 2.4% of households have no car. On residents aged 15 to 24, Chalain-d'Uzore sits lower than 99% of compared French towns: 5.9%.
Throughout this page, the Loire 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.
What stands out about the people of Chalain-d'Uzore
A town of families
39% of households are couples with children and 3.3% single parents with children; 22% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Chalain-d'Uzore had 539 residents at the 2012 census and 696 in 2023, up 29%: faster growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Faster growth than 96% of compared French towns: Chalain-d'Uzore changed by +29% since 2012
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 +3%; the six to 2023, +25%.
Only 17% of residents are 65 or over in Chalain-d'Uzore
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chalain-d'Uzore 40.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Chalain-d'Uzore’s residents are under 40.3, younger than in 78% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
In Chalain-d'Uzore, 21% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
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 Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households: 3.3%, below 99% of compared French towns. The average household has 2.5 people. Set beside that, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 1% of households rent social housing (HLM)
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
Where 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, Chalain-d'Uzore has 5.1%. For comparison, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Just over a quarter of households have been in place 30 years or more; 11% moved in within the last two years.
A median standard of living of €28,350 a year
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.
Living standards centre on €28,350 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 74% of compared French towns.
Chalain-d'Uzore ranks above 83% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 20%
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
27% of households are headed by a retired person, against 32% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. Here, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Chalain-d'Uzore sits below 98% of compared French towns for immigrants (1.3%)
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: 0.8% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 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.
Only 15% of residents 15 and over are single in Chalain-d'Uzore
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
54% of residents 15 and over are married; in the typical compared French town the figure is 43%. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Chalain-d'Uzore ranks below 98% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 8.8%
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
32% of Chalain-d'Uzore’s residents 15 and over who have left education hold a higher-education diploma, against 30% in the median compared French town; 8.8% have no diploma (19%).
Among 41 French towns of 696 to 2,582 people, the 4th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
No nearby town is as young as Chalain-d'Uzore
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalain-d'Uzore | 40.3 | 17% | 2.4% | 1.3% |
| Savigneux 3,509 · 4.6 mi | 48.5 | 27% | 1.8% | 3.9% |
| Montbrison 16,123 · 4.9 mi | 44.6 | 25% | 2.8% | 6.4% |
| Boën-sur-Lignon 3,001 · 5.8 mi | 55.3 | 35% | 2.3% | 3.6% |
| Montrond-les-Bains 5,652 · 8.6 mi | 48.3 | 29% | 1.7% | 4.4% |
| Feurs 8,367 · 8.8 mi | 50.7 | 32% | 2% | 6.7% |
| Saint-Romain-le-Puy 4,142 · 8.8 mi | 42.7 | 20% | 1.2% | 2.3% |
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 Chalain-d'Uzore
What is the population of Chalain-d'Uzore?
696 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 29% more than in 2012 (539).
How old are Chalain-d'Uzore’s residents?
The median age is 40.3, younger than 78% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chalain-d'Uzore?
7, with occasional dwellings: 2.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chalain-d'Uzore?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.3% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (0.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chalain-d'Uzore?
€28,350 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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