A higher share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 96% of compared French towns, at 15%
10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town, against 5.5% in Challuy. In Challuy, 2.2% of households rent social housing (HLM). Few places have so few flats: 5.8% here, fewer than in 94% of compared French towns. There were 640 households locally at the 2023 Census, home to 1,453 residents.
Throughout this page, the Nièvre 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 Challuy
Fewer residents than in 2012
Challuy had 1,545 residents at the 2012 census and 1,453 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−6% since 2012: slower than 91% 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
The first five years brought −1%; the six to 2023, −5%.
A median age of 49.6: Challuy is older 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
■ Challuy 49.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 26%, above 72% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
Challuy sits below 63% of compared French towns for couples with children (23%)
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 Nièvre median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2.1 people. 33% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 64% of compared French towns. The benchmark for couples with children in the typical compared French town: 25%.
Challuy ranks above 81% of compared French towns on empty homes: 10%
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
Turnover: 5.6% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 28% have lived in their home 30 years or more. The benchmark for empty homes in the typical compared French town: 6.7%. Nearly one in ten households have no car, fewer than in 65% of compared French towns. Car-free households: one in 12, where the median compared French town has 11%.
€26,000 a year is the median standard of living here
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.
At €26,000 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 50% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a retired person than 91% of compared French towns: 44%
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
Where nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, Challuy has 5.5%. For comparison, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a manual worker make up about one in seven here (14%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 74% of compared French towns, at 3.9%
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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Challuy comes in at 1.9%. Set beside that, 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.
Above 66% of compared French towns: 28% of residents 15 and over are single
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
Where 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, Challuy has 42%. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Challuy sits below 80% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (22%)
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
Roughly two in ten: 18% of adults out of school have no qualification. Set beside that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
14th highest median age among 41 French towns of 1,453 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
A younger town than 3 of the 6 around it: Challuy
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challuy | 49.6 | 26% | 1.3% | 3.9% |
| Nevers 33,085 · 2.6 mi | 45.5 | 26% | 3.5% | 14% |
| Marzy 3,623 · 3.6 mi | 49.1 | 25% | 1.5% | 4.5% |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers 3,688 · 4 mi | 51.8 | 32% | 1.6% | 4.6% |
| Varennes-Vauzelles 9,146 · 4.4 mi | 53.7 | 34% | 1.1% | 6.1% |
| Fourchambault 3,992 · 5.3 mi | 49.3 | 27% | 1.2% | 6.3% |
| Imphy 3,182 · 5.9 mi | 51.3 | 31% | 2.6% | 6.5% |
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 Challuy
What is the population of Challuy?
1,453 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (1,545).
How old are Challuy’s residents?
The median age is 49.6, older than 81% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Challuy?
9, with occasional dwellings: 1.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Challuy?
INSEE counts 57 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.9% of residents, and 28 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Challuy?
€26,000 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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