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Population 212: a town in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Chausseterre isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Just over a fifth of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
The 2 things Chausseterre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chausseterre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fontaine de la Conche, in Saint-Just-en-Chevalet, 3.3 mi away.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chausseterre.
21% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above both Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.1% of the town.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Chausseterre | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 100 residents in work, Chausseterre has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. 6.3% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 8.9%, near Loire’s towns (8.6%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
House rents are put at about €6.91/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chausseterre is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chausseterre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chausseterre | 212 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thiers Puy-de-Dôme | 11,637 | 12 | C | A | D | C |
| Renaison | 3,231 | 13 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Villerest | 5,172 | 14 | A+ | B+ | A | A |
| Boën-sur-Lignon | 3,001 | 15 | B | A+ | C− | C− |
| Puy-Guillaume Puy-de-Dôme | 2,630 | 15 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Courpière Puy-de-Dôme | 4,166 | 15 | B+ | A | B | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chausseterre is a commune of 212 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Urfé. 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.