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A town in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 354 people.
Châtelneuf has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Just 13% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Châtelneuf does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Châtelneuf 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 1925.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châtelneuf.
People 65 and over make up 13% of the town. The median resident of Châtelneuf is 40.6 years old. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, close to Loire’s towns (28%) and below compared French towns (30%).
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Châtelneuf | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Châtelneuf is Église (ancienne), dite aussi chapelle de Fraisse. Homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs located in Châtelneuf: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.2 each). 4.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,700 a year per consumption unit.
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.
7 houses and apartments changed hands in Châtelneuf from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and other places to visit in and near Châtelneuf. Best known first.
Châtelneuf has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église (ancienne), dite aussi chapelle de Fraisse: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Châtelneuf yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtelneuf | 354 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montbrison | 16,123 | 4.5 | A− | B+ | C− | B− |
| Savigneux | 3,509 | 5.2 | A+ | B− | A− | B |
| Boën-sur-Lignon | 3,001 | 7.8 | B | A+ | C− | C− |
| Saint-Romain-le-Puy | 4,142 | 8.8 | A | B+ | A | A+ |
| Sury-le-Comtal | 6,621 | 12 | A | A− | B+ | A |
| Montrond-les-Bains | 5,652 | 12 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Châtelneuf is a commune of 354 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Loire Forez Agglomération. 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
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 October 30, 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.