Couples with children make up 38% in Chambéon, more than in 97% of compared French towns
Set against 12% in the typical compared French town, 3.7% of households rent social housing (HLM) in Chambéon. At the 2023 Census, 665 people lived locally, in 260 households. Empty homes make up about one in 26 here (3.9%). 8.6% of homes are flats, a lower share than in 89% of compared French towns.
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 Chambéon
A town of families
38% of households are couples with children and 7.5% single parents with children; 24% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Chambéon had 504 residents at the 2012 census and 665 in 2023, up 32%: faster growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A young town
Half of Chambéon’s residents are under 38.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 24% are under 15 and 15% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
+32% since 2012, a pace 97% of compared French towns didn’t match
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
Here the change came as +12% to 2017, then +18% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +3% in Loire.
Half of Chambéon is under 38.6, younger than 86% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chambéon 38.6. The median compared French town: 44.
15% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Fewer one-person households than 98% of compared French towns: 23%
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
On average, 2.5 people share a household. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%. Few places have so few single-parent households: 7.5% here, fewer than in 85% of compared French towns.
Below 89% of compared French towns: 4.9% of households have no car
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
7.8% of households moved in less than two years ago; 15% have been in their home 30 years or more. On second homes, Chambéon sits higher than two thirds of compared French towns: 3.5%. The benchmark for households without a car in the typical compared French town: 11%.
The median resident lives on €26,480 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €26,480 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 56% of compared French towns.
Chambéon sits below 85% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (25%)
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 manager or professional is 9.4%; Chambéon has 15%. Meanwhile, on households headed by a manual worker, Chambéon sits lower than 68% of compared French towns: 11%. Set beside that, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 87% of compared French towns: 2.5%
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.
With foreign nationals at 1.5%, Chambéon is behind 87% of compared French towns on that count. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of single residents than 98% of compared French towns, at 18%
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
Married residents: 48%, above 83% of compared French towns. Against that, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Chambéon sits below 78% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (14%)
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
Higher than in just over half of compared French towns: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. The usual figure: nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 2nd youngest of 41 French towns of 665 to 2,582 people
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).
Chambéon is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambéon | 38.6 | 15% | 3.5% | 2.5% |
| Feurs 8,367 · 3.9 mi | 50.7 | 32% | 2% | 6.7% |
| Montrond-les-Bains 5,652 · 4.9 mi | 48.3 | 29% | 1.7% | 4.4% |
| Savigneux 3,509 · 7.4 mi | 48.5 | 27% | 1.8% | 3.9% |
| Montbrison 16,123 · 8.3 mi | 44.6 | 25% | 2.8% | 6.4% |
| Balbigny 2,911 · 8.5 mi | 46.4 | 26% | 3.1% | 5.6% |
| Boën-sur-Lignon 3,001 · 9 mi | 55.3 | 35% | 2.3% | 3.6% |
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 Chambéon
What is the population of Chambéon?
665 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 32% more than in 2012 (504).
How old are Chambéon’s residents?
The median age is 38.6, younger than 86% of compared French towns. 29% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chambéon?
10, with occasional dwellings: 3.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chambéon?
INSEE counts 17 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.5% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chambéon?
€26,480 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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