3.9% of households rent social housing (HLM), below 91% of compared French towns
With households without a car at 4.9%, Chamelet is behind 89% of compared French towns on that count. This Rhône town had 706 residents in 310 households at the 2023 Census. Census figures put flats at 8.1% locally. On households headed by a manager or professional, Chamelet sits higher than 88% of compared French towns: 20%.
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.
+9% since 2012, a pace 66% of compared French towns didn’t match
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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +5%, and from 2017 to 2023 +4%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Rhône town +10%.
Below 82% of compared French towns: 17% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chamelet 40.5. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 40.5, Chamelet is younger than 77% of compared French towns. Across Chamelet, nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Chamelet sits above 64% of compared French towns for couples with children (28%)
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
In the typical compared French town, just over a third of households are one person living alone; in Chamelet, 33%. At 9.8%, the share of single-parent households is lower than in 53% of compared French towns. For couples with children, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%. The average household has 2.3 people.
Chamelet sits above 86% of compared French towns for second homes (8.3%)
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
Where 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, Chamelet has 9.4%. In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 5.6% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 21%.
A typical living standard of €26,680 a year
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 Chamelet is €26,680 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 58% of compared French towns.
In Chamelet, 30% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 67% 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
In Chamelet, 13% of households are headed by a manual worker. 20% of the town’s households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the median compared French town; 30% by a retired person (32%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 65% of compared French towns, at 4.8%
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.
By its share of foreign nationals (3.1%), Chamelet is below 63% of compared French towns. Immigrants make up 6.5% 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.
Fewer single residents than 97% of compared French towns: 19%
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
At 43%, the share of married residents is higher than in half of compared French towns. As a reference point, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
11% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 93% 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
In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Chamelet, 39%. The comparison figure for adults with no qualification is 19% in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 4th youngest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Chamelet is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamelet | 40.5 | 17% | 8.3% | 4.8% |
| Val d'Oingt 4,117 · 5 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 4.9% | 2.8% |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine 5,305 · 6.9 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 2.2% | 3.5% |
| Tarare 10,893 · 7 mi | 43.3 | 23% | 1.1% | 14% |
| Porte des Pierres Dorées 4,185 · 7.1 mi | 41.6 | 18% | 2.6% | 5% |
| Amplepuis 4,876 · 8.5 mi | 49.2 | 27% | 3.1% | 7.8% |
| Pommiers 2,618 · 9 mi | 44.9 | 20% | 3.5% | 3.2% |
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 Chamelet
What is the population of Chamelet?
706 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (649).
How old are Chamelet’s residents?
The median age is 40.5, younger than 77% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chamelet?
31, with occasional dwellings: 8.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chamelet?
INSEE counts 34 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.8% of residents, and 22 foreign nationals (3.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chamelet?
€26,680 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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