0.3% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town, against 6.9% in Châteauneuf. The town is home to 1,724 residents in 690 households, by the 2023 Census. Couples with children make up about one in three here (33%). Fewer empty homes than in 90% of compared French towns: 3.8%.
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.
A +14% change since 2012: Châteauneuf grew faster than 79% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +3% for the median Loire town, the change came in two steps: +5% from 2012 to 2017, then +8% to 2023.
8.9% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 82% 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
■ Châteauneuf 44. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up about one in five here (22%). With a median age of 44, Châteauneuf is younger than 50% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
22% 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
Châteauneuf sits close to the norm on single-parent households: 9.4%, about the same as in the typical compared French town. Against that, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Households average 2.5 people.
Châteauneuf ranks below 96% of compared French towns on households without a car: 3.7%
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
Turnover: 6.5% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 32% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Châteauneuf has more second homes than just over half of compared French towns, at 2.2%. As a reference point, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town.
€29,430 a year is the median standard of living here
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.
Half of residents live in households above €29,430 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 81% of compared French towns.
Below 80% of compared French towns: 9.4% of households are headed by a manual worker
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
Here 37% of households are headed by a retired person, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 32%. On households headed by a manager or professional, Châteauneuf sits lower than 50% of compared French towns: 9.4%. Measured more widely, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of foreign nationals than 81% of compared French towns, at 1.9%
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.
Compared with 6.5% in the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are immigrants here. The median compared commune in Loire has 5.8%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 71% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Châteauneuf, 54% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 99% 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: 19% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Châteauneuf sits below 86% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (13%)
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
By its share of graduates of higher education (34%), Châteauneuf is above 63% of compared French towns. The usual figure: nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,724 to 2,582 people), the 16th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 1 are older than Châteauneuf
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauneuf | 44 | 22% | 2.2% | 4.3% |
| Rive-de-Gier 15,242 · 0.9 mi | 39.8 | 19% | 0.9% | 18% |
| Saint-Martin-la-Plaine 3,764 · 2.1 mi | 45.2 | 21% | 1.2% | 4.8% |
| Lorette 4,983 · 2.3 mi | 42.2 | 24% | 0.4% | 11% |
| Genilac 3,839 · 2.4 mi | 42.5 | 19% | 1.6% | 4.5% |
| La Grand-Croix 4,947 · 3.4 mi | 40.8 | 20% | 0.6% | 8.3% |
| Saint-Paul-en-Jarez 4,699 · 3.6 mi | 42.6 | 22% | 1.5% | 4.5% |
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 Châteauneuf
What is the population of Châteauneuf?
1,724 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% more than in 2012 (1,518).
How old are Châteauneuf’s residents?
The median age is 44, younger than 50% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Châteauneuf?
16, with occasional dwellings: 2.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Châteauneuf?
INSEE counts 74 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.3% of residents, and 32 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Châteauneuf?
€29,430 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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