Chalus is older than 94% of compared French towns: a median age of 55.1
With flats at 6.8%, Chalus is behind 93% of compared French towns on that count. The town’s 92 households held 177 residents at the 2023 Census. Households headed by a retired person: 18% of the total. 29% of households are couples with children, a higher share than in 73% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Puy-de-Dôme 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 Chalus
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 21 second homes and occasional dwellings in Chalus, 16% of its 130 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 89% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Chalus’ residents are under 55.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
47% of Chalus’ households are one person: higher than in 89% of compared French towns; 44% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Chalus, 16% of homes are second homes, more than in 92% of compared French towns
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
By its share of empty homes (10%), Chalus is above just over four fifths of compared French towns. For second homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Locally, 5.7% of households have no car. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
−3% since 2012, a pace below 81% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −2%, then −1% to 2023. Over those years, the median Puy-de-Dôme town changed +4% and the median compared French town +5%.
Below 90% of compared French towns: 8.3% of residents are 15 to 24
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chalus 55.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Where 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, Chalus has 30%. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
5.9% of households are single parents, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns
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 Puy-de-Dôme median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 1.9 people. The share of single-parent households in the typical compared French town is 10%. Higher than in 89% of compared French towns: 47% of households are one person living alone.
€27,650 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.
Half of Chalus’ residents live in households with a standard of living below €27,650 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 67% of compared French towns.
5.9% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 77% of compared French towns
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
18% of households are headed by a manual worker, against 14% in the typical compared French town. On average, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 88% of compared French towns, at 2.4%
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.
1.8% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). As a yardstick, 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.
A smaller share of married residents than 93% of compared French towns: 34%
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
By its share of single residents (21%), Chalus is below 89% of compared French towns. Typically, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Fewer adults with no qualification than 86% of compared French towns: 13%
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
The figure for graduates of higher education is 33% in Chalus and 30% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 6th oldest of 41 French towns of 177 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Chalus
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalus | 55.1 | 30% | 16% | 2.4% |
| Issoire 15,115 · 5.6 mi | 45.9 | 26% | 2% | 4.5% |
| Brassac-les-Mines 3,412 · 6.6 mi | 50.6 | 31% | 2.2% | 3.6% |
| Sainte-Florine 3,283 · 6.7 mi | 47.1 | 26% | 2.9% | 3.5% |
| Vic-le-Comte 5,396 · 12.6 mi | 44.7 | 22% | 2.5% | 4% |
| Brioude 6,527 · 14.5 mi | 51.8 | 32% | 5.3% | 7.5% |
| Veyre-Monton 3,721 · 14.6 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 2% | 3.3% |
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 Chalus
What is the population of Chalus?
177 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (182).
How old are Chalus’ residents?
The median age is 55.1, older than 94% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chalus?
21, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chalus?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.4% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (1.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chalus?
€27,650 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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