With fewer than 1,000 residents, Chambon-sur-Lac falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for three in five homes. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
What makes Chambon-sur-Lac stand out
The 2 things Chambon-sur-Lac does most differently from other towns.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chambon-sur-Lac.
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of Chambon-sur-Lac, fewer than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
53.3median age
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8% of residents. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Half of Chambon-sur-Lac is older than 53.3, half younger.
Chambon-sur-LacPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
52% of Chambon-sur-Lac’s residents in work work in the commune itself
11%walk, cycle or take transit
Chambon-sur-Lac has 150 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.9 per worker. Unemployment is 8.7%. Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €26,820 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot9%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Chambon-sur-Lac, 0.9 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,820
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Chambon-sur-Lac costs less than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.35/m² a month
€9.35/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 75% of sales, apartments for the rest. The market in Chambon-sur-Lac: 28 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Chambon-sur-Lac€9.35/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²
€9.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.88 to €12.71/m² a month)
€8.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Chambon-sur-Lac is a commune of 407 people in the Communauté de communes du Massif du Sancy. 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
407 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Massif du Sancy
Département
Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
18.3 sq mi (47.5 km²)
INSEE code
63077
Chambon-sur-Lac’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
