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A town of 261 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Chazelles-sur-Lavieu: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 36% of its housing.
The one thing Chazelles-sur-Lavieu does most differently from other towns.
Chazelles-sur-Lavieu has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
51% 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 Chazelles-sur-Lavieu.
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The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. Chazelles-sur-Lavieu has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, above both Loire’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). Ages in Chazelles-sur-Lavieu split evenly at 48.5: half are older, half younger.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Chazelles-sur-Lavieu | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.0% of Chazelles-sur-Lavieu’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. The jobless rate is 9.1%.
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.
11 houses and apartments changed hands in Chazelles-sur-Lavieu from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Chazelles-sur-Lavieu. Best known first.
The list names few of Chazelles-sur-Lavieu’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chazelles-sur-Lavieu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chazelles-sur-Lavieu | 261 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montbrison | 16,123 | 5.5 | A− | B+ | C− | B− |
| Saint-Romain-le-Puy | 4,142 | 6.1 | A | B+ | A | A+ |
| Savigneux | 3,509 | 6.3 | A+ | B− | A− | B |
| Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez | 5,116 | 8.7 | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Sury-le-Comtal | 6,621 | 9 | A | A− | B+ | A |
| Bonson | 4,557 | 11 | A | B− | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chazelles-sur-Lavieu is a commune of 261 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 November 4, 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.