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Home to 177 people, this town lies in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Chalus is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 16% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
The 2 things Chalus does most differently from other towns.
Chalus has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chalus.
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.3%, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Chalus in two is 55.1. Graduates make up a third of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Chalus | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Chalus has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Château fort de Chalus. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 7.0%, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The median disposable income is €27,650 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents in Chalus at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de LiziniatNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 103 | 92%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 7 homes were sold in Chalus.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Chalus. Best known first.
Chalus has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Château fort de Chalus: Photo: RodolpheD2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Sainte-Foy: Photo: Sylenius · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Chalus as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalus | 177 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 5.6 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Brassac-les-Mines | 3,412 | 6.6 | B | A | B− | C |
| Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire | 3,283 | 6.7 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 13 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Brioude Haute-Loire | 6,527 | 15 | B− | A | D | B |
| Veyre-Monton | 3,721 | 15 | A+ | B− | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chalus is a commune of 177 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire. 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.
