Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 89 in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Chalaux out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 45% of homes. It skews older: 45% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Chalaux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chalaux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Chastellux, in Chastellux-sur-Cure, 3.7 mi away.
76% 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 Chalaux.
Degrees are held by 37% of adults, above Nièvre’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Over-65s are 45% of the population. Residents of Chalaux have a median age of 62.5.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Chalaux | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 4.9% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.9% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 45% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 17.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
House rents are put at about €7.02/m² a month. Sales in Chalaux from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Chalaux. Best known first.
Nothing in Chalaux 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 Chalaux yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chalaux is a commune of 89 people in the Communauté de communes Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs. 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 October 30, 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.