Only 1.7% of households rent social housing (HLM) in Châtillon
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%; Châtillon has 5.9%. Few places have so few households without a car: 5.1% here, fewer than in 87% of compared French towns. The town’s 920 households held 2,252 residents at the 2023 Census. On the census count, 31% of households are couples with children.
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.
What stands out about the people of Châtillon
Many graduates
49% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 19% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Châtillon has changed by +3%, slower than 59% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Rhône town +10%.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 86% of compared French towns: 8.6%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Châtillon 43.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 22% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Châtillon comes in at 19%. Set beside that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Half of the town’s residents are under 43.7, younger than in 52% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Only 28% of households are one person living alone in Châtillon
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
By its share of single-parent households (8%), Châtillon is below four fifths of compared French towns. Across the comparison, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 2.4 people on average.
Below 72% of compared French towns: 17% of homes are flats
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
Newcomers of less than two years account for 8.3% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 22%. Châtillon has more second homes than 62% of compared French towns, at 3%. Car-free households: one in 19, where the median compared French town has 11%.
Median standard of living: €31,920 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.
Living standards centre on €31,920 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 9.0% of the population lives below the poverty line.
23% of households are headed by a manager or professional, more than in 92% 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 the typical compared French town, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person; in Châtillon, 36%. As a yardstick, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
6% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 64% of compared French towns
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.
Immigrants: 6.5% of the total. That is higher than in 50% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Rhône has 8.2%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
20% of residents 15 and over are single, below 90% 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
In the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Châtillon, 49%. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
49% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, more than in 92% 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
Compared with 19% in the typical compared French town, 11% of adults out of school have no qualification here. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
15th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 2,252 to 2,582
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.
1 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Châtillon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtillon | 43.7 | 19% | 3% | 6.5% |
| Lozanne 3,182 · 2.3 mi | 39.1 | 19% | 0.9% | 5.7% |
| Chazay-d'Azergues 4,410 · 3 mi | 43 | 20% | 0.9% | 6.2% |
| L'Arbresle 6,537 · 3 mi | 40.1 | 18% | 1.7% | 11% |
| Lentilly 6,623 · 4.1 mi | 42.9 | 19% | 1.1% | 4.7% |
| Dommartin 2,687 · 4.2 mi | 48.8 | 23% | 1.7% | 4% |
| Sain-Bel 2,566 · 4.8 mi | 41.4 | 18% | 1.3% | 8% |
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 Châtillon
What is the population of Châtillon?
2,252 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (2,192).
How old are Châtillon’s residents?
The median age is 43.7, younger than 52% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Châtillon?
31, with occasional dwellings: 3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Châtillon?
INSEE counts 150 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.5% of residents, and 140 foreign nationals (6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Châtillon?
€31,920 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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