In Chambost-Allières, 9.6% of homes are second homes, more than in 88% of compared French towns
With households headed by a manual worker at 25%, Chambost-Allières is ahead of 96% of compared French towns on that count. At the 2023 Census Chambost-Allières was home to 816 people in 370 households. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 17%. Lower than in 86% of compared French towns: 10% of homes are flats.
Throughout this page, the Rhône 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.
Chambost-Allières changed by +4% from 2012 to 2023, behind 52% 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 change was +7% from 2012 to 2017 and −3% from 2017 to 2023. The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Rhône town +10%.
Only 9.2% of residents are 15 to 24 in Chambost-Allières
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chambost-Allières 42.7. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 42.7, Chambost-Allières is younger than 61% of compared French towns. For comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
37% of households are one person living alone, more than in 60% 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 Rhône median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.2 people in the average household. Typically, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Where a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, Chambost-Allières has 26%.
Households in social housing: 6.4%, a lower share than 80% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car is 11%; Chambost-Allières has 7.1%. Set beside that, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 14: 6.9% of homes stand empty.
€26,030 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.
The median standard of living in Chambost-Allières is €26,030 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 51% of compared French towns.
Chambost-Allières ranks below 86% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 24%
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
Put another way, about one in ten: one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional. The share of households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 79% of compared French towns: 3.3% of residents are immigrants
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 Chambost-Allières comes in at 1.5%. The median compared commune in Rhône has 8.2%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 79% of compared French towns. For immigrants, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
23% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 73% of compared French towns
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
With married residents at 45%, Chambost-Allières is ahead of 63% of compared French towns on that count. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
In Chambost-Allières, 24% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 71% of compared French towns
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 census found that a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in Chambost-Allières. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 816 to 2,582 people, the 10th youngest
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).
Of the 6 towns nearest Chambost-Allières, 5 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambost-Allières | 42.7 | 17% | 9.6% | 3.3% |
| Val d'Oingt 4,117 · 7 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 4.9% | 2.8% |
| Porte des Pierres Dorées 4,185 · 8 mi | 41.6 | 18% | 2.6% | 5% |
| Amplepuis 4,876 · 8.9 mi | 49.2 | 27% | 3.1% | 7.8% |
| Tarare 10,893 · 9.1 mi | 43.3 | 23% | 1.1% | 14% |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs 5,771 · 9.2 mi | 48.3 | 27% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine 5,305 · 9.3 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 2.2% | 3.5% |
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 Chambost-Allières
What is the population of Chambost-Allières?
816 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (782).
How old are Chambost-Allières’ residents?
The median age is 42.7, younger than 61% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chambost-Allières?
42, with occasional dwellings: 9.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chambost-Allières?
INSEE counts 27 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.3% of residents, and 13 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chambost-Allières?
€26,030 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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