Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Essertines-en-Châtelneuf.
History
Essertines-en-Châtelneuf keeps more of its old housing than Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Essertines-en-Châtelneuf; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Essertines-en-Châtelneuf has fewer young adults than Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 8% are 15 to 24
Children under 15 make up 16%, below Loire’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Degrees are held by 37% of adults. Line up the people of Essertines-en-Châtelneuf by age and the one in the middle is 47.8.
47.8median age
Essertines-en-ChâtelneufLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Incomes in Essertines-en-Châtelneuf run higher than in both Loire’s towns and compared French towns: a median €28,550 a year per consumption unit
50 jobs are based in Essertines-en-Châtelneuf, for 300 working residents (0.2 per worker). 5.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 9.2%.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Essertines-en-Châtelneuf, 0.2 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
98.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Essertines-en-Châtelneuf is 96.2%, higher than both Loire’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 2.5 mi away.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Essertines-en-Châtelneuf
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Essertines-en-Châtelneuf is a commune of 667 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
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.
