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In Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 226 residents.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Chastreix has none. 56% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 34% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Chastreix does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chastreix: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.
28% 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 Chastreix.
Degrees are held by 16% of adults, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7% of residents. Chastreix has a median age of 56.6 years.
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Chastreix | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 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.
Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Chastreix is Église Saint-Bonnet.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Nearly a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs based in Chastreix number 100, against 100 residents in work (1 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €23,000 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The market in Chastreix: 26 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.22/m² a month. Houses were 81% of what sold.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit in and near Chastreix. Best known first.
Chastreix has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Bonnet: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Chastreix.
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Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chastreix is a commune of 226 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
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 November 4, 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.