Couples with children make up 41% in Chenereilles, more than in 99% of compared French towns
Nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, against 15% in Chenereilles. Compared with other places, households in social housing are scarce here: 1.3%, fewer than in 98% of compared French towns. The town’s 220 households held 560 residents at the 2023 Census. The census found that 2% of homes are flats in the town.
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 Chenereilles
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 48 second homes and occasional dwellings in Chenereilles, 17% of its 290 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
41% of households are couples with children and 4.3% single parents with children; 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Fewer households without a car than 99% of compared French towns: 2.6%
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
Set against 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 4.9% of homes stand empty in Chenereilles. On the census count, 17% of homes are second homes. In the typical compared French town, households without a car come to 11%.
Since 2012, Chenereilles has grown +12%, faster than 75% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Loire town +3%.
Half of Chenereilles is under 39.7, younger than 81% 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
■ Chenereilles 39.7. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 17% in Chenereilles and 22% in the typical compared French town. Locally, 8.8% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of single-parent households than 99% of compared French towns: 4.3%
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 share of one-person households is 27%, against 35% in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.5 people each. The benchmark for single-parent households in the typical compared French town: 10%.
€26,740 a year: the median standard of living
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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €26,740 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 59% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 28% in Chenereilles, more than in 99% 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
Set against 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 13% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Chenereilles. On average, 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).
2.4% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 87% of compared French towns
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.
1.4% of residents are foreign nationals; in the typical compared French town the figure is 4.3%. For comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
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
Few places have as many married residents: 43% here, more than in 51% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification: 9.5%, a lower share than 96% of compared French towns
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
36% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. Typically, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
2nd lowest median age among 41 French towns of 560 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Of the 6 towns nearest Chenereilles, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenereilles | 39.7 | 17% | 17% | 2.4% |
| Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez 5,116 · 3.9 mi | 41.2 | 20% | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| Saint-Romain-le-Puy 4,142 · 5.3 mi | 42.7 | 20% | 1.2% | 2.3% |
| Sury-le-Comtal 6,621 · 6.1 mi | 39.7 | 18% | 1.6% | 10% |
| Bonson 4,557 · 6.9 mi | 41.5 | 23% | 1% | 5.8% |
| Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert 15,764 · 8.1 mi | 45.8 | 24% | 1.1% | 3.7% |
| Montbrison 16,123 · 8.6 mi | 44.6 | 25% | 2.8% | 6.4% |
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 Chenereilles
What is the population of Chenereilles?
560 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% more than in 2012 (499).
How old are Chenereilles’ residents?
The median age is 39.7, younger than 81% of compared French towns. 28% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chenereilles?
48, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chenereilles?
INSEE counts 14 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.4% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (1.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chenereilles?
€26,740 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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