22% of homes are second homes, more than in 94% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put Chausseterre’s population at 212, in 110 households. Residents aged 15 to 24 make up about one in 14 here (7.1%). In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats; locally, 6.7%.
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 Chausseterre
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 33 second homes and occasional dwellings in Chausseterre, 22% of its 150 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 91% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Chausseterre had 244 residents at the 2012 census and 212 in 2023, down 13%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Chausseterre’s residents are under 51.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 31% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Chausseterre ranks below 76% of compared French towns on households without a car: 6.6%
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
Households that moved in under two years ago: 8.5%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 33%. On empty homes, Chausseterre sits lower than half of compared French towns: 6.7%. As a reference point, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town.
Chausseterre changed by −13% from 2012 to 2023, behind 99% 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Loire town +3%.
Older than 88% of compared French towns: half of Chausseterre is over 51.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chausseterre 51.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Where 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, Chausseterre has 31%.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 33%, a lower share than 59% 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
The typical household size is 2 people. In Chausseterre, nearly one in ten households are single parents. Fewer couples with children than in 58% of compared French towns: 24%. The comparison figure for one-person households is 35% in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €23,590 a year to live on
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 €23,590 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 76% of compared French towns.
24% of households are headed by a retired person, below 87% of compared French towns
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Census figures put households headed by a manual worker at 14% in Chausseterre. Elsewhere, 32% 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).
0% of Chausseterre’s residents are immigrants
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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Loire has 5.8%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
20% of residents 15 and over are single, below 93% 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
Where 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, Chausseterre has 46%. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A higher share of adults with no qualification than 96% of compared French towns, at 33%
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
Graduates of higher education: 21% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 10th oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Median age: 2 of the 6 towns around Chausseterre are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chausseterre | 51.5 | 31% | 22% | 0% |
| Thiers 11,637 · 12 mi | 48.6 | 27% | 3.8% | 11% |
| Renaison 3,231 · 12.8 mi | 50.3 | 31% | 3.4% | 2.2% |
| Villerest 5,172 · 14.4 mi | 48.5 | 28% | 1.9% | 6.1% |
| Boën-sur-Lignon 3,001 · 14.8 mi | 55.3 | 35% | 2.3% | 3.6% |
| Puy-Guillaume 2,630 · 15.1 mi | 50.3 | 29% | 2.7% | 4% |
| Courpière 4,166 · 15.1 mi | 52.7 | 31% | 3.7% | 5.7% |
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 Chausseterre
What is the population of Chausseterre?
212 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% fewer than in 2012 (244).
How old are Chausseterre’s residents?
The median age is 51.5, older than 88% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chausseterre?
33, with occasional dwellings: 22% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chausseterre?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chausseterre?
€23,590 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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