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Population 39: a town in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
La Chambonie isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 53% of homes. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
The 2 things La Chambonie does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Chambonie as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Croix, in Augerolles, 6.5 mi away.
61% 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 La Chambonie.
Graduates make up just over one in ten adults. 2.6% of residents are 15 to 24, below Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town.
41% women, 59% men
About 70 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Chambonie | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.7% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 46% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 32% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 12% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
14.3% of La Chambonie’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €5.90/m² a month. 4 houses and apartments changed hands in La Chambonie from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Chambonie 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 La Chambonie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chambonie | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Courpière Puy-de-Dôme | 4,166 | 10 | B+ | A | B | C− |
| Boën-sur-Lignon | 3,001 | 12 | B | A+ | C− | C− |
| Thiers Puy-de-Dôme | 11,637 | 13 | C | A | D | C |
| Ambert Puy-de-Dôme | 6,517 | 14 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Chambonie is a commune of 39 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.