Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chapelon.
History
Old homes shape Chapelon: 32% were built before 1919, more than in both Loiret’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Chapelon has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Chapelon are 15 to 24: 6.8%, fewer than in both Loiret’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 count for 20% of the people here. The middle age in Chapelon is 46.8. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, about level with Loiret’s towns (30%) and below compared French towns (30%).
46.8median age
ChapelonLoiret medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Chapelon than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 1.9%
The median disposable income was €28,560 a year per consumption unit, above Loiret’s towns (€25,190) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 50 jobs are based in Chapelon, for 100 working residents (0.3 per worker). 7.5% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Chapelon, 0.3 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Chapelon
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Chapelon is a commune of 249 people in the Communauté de communes Canaux et Forêts en Gâtinais. 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
Population
249 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Canaux et Forêts en Gâtinais
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.
