A smaller share of households without a car than 93% of compared French towns: 4.3%
In Charentay, 27% of households are one person living alone, beside 35% in the typical compared French town. The town had 1,273 residents in 540 households at the 2023 census. About one in 21: that is how common households in social housing are in Charentay (4.8%). Compared with other places, residents aged 65 and over are scarce here: 19%, fewer than in 70% of compared French towns.
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.
Charentay grew +6% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 56% 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 first five years brought +4%; the six to 2023, +3%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Rhône town +10%.
Younger than 54% of compared French towns: half of Charentay is under 43.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Charentay 43.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Few places have as many residents aged 15 to 24: 11% here, more than in 51% of compared French towns.
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%.
Couples with children: 32%, a higher share than 85% 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 is little gap on single-parent households: 9.3%, about the same as in the typical compared French town. For couples with children, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
18% of homes are flats, below 72% 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
5.6% of homes stand empty, against 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Second homes are more common here than in 70% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town.
Median living standard: €29,170 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 Charentay is €29,170 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 79% of compared French towns.
Charentay sits below 75% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (28%)
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
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Charentay comes in at 18%. Elsewhere, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. The share of households headed by a manager or professional stands at 10%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Charentay ranks below 89% of compared French towns on immigrants: 2.3%
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 Charentay comes in at 1.1%. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A larger share of married residents than 83% of compared French towns: 48%
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 single residents at 23%, Charentay is behind 66% of compared French towns on that count. For comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Charentay sits below 90% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (12%)
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
Here just over a third of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. To put it in context, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 1,273 to 2,582 people: this is the 13th 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).
Older than Charentay: 3 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charentay | 43.5 | 19% | 3.9% | 2.3% |
| Saint-Georges-de-Reneins 4,677 · 2.6 mi | 41.8 | 19% | 2.3% | 5.1% |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais 14,016 · 3.2 mi | 39.6 | 18% | 1.2% | 11% |
| Montmerle-sur-Saône 3,799 · 3.9 mi | 46 | 23% | 1.9% | 3.7% |
| Arnas 4,601 · 5.2 mi | 39.8 | 19% | 1.3% | 6.9% |
| Fareins 2,533 · 5.9 mi | 43.5 | 21% | 5.1% | 3.3% |
| Gleizé 8,035 · 6.5 mi | 43.9 | 24% | 1% | 12% |
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 Charentay
What is the population of Charentay?
1,273 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (1,198).
How old are Charentay’s residents?
The median age is 43.5, younger than 54% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Charentay?
23, with occasional dwellings: 3.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Charentay?
INSEE counts 29 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 14 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Charentay?
€29,170 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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