Couples with children: 15%, a lower share than 92% of compared French towns
Residents aged 65 and over make up 28%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. At the 2023 Census Châtellerault was home to 31,003 people in 15,890 households. The census found that a fifth of households have no car in the town. 17% of households rent social housing (HLM), more than in 68% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Vienne 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 Châtellerault
Many people living alone
48% of Châtellerault’s households are one person: higher than in 90% of compared French towns; 39% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 2,290 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Châtellerault has changed by −2%, slower than 77% 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
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Vienne town +4%. From 2012 to 2017 the change was +1%; from 2017 to 2023, −3%.
Half of Châtellerault is over 48.2, older than 75% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Châtellerault 48.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 12% of residents are 15 to 24 in Châtellerault.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
One-person households: 48%, a higher share than 90% 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 Vienne median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 1.9 people share a household. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%. Compared with other places, single-parent households are common here: 11%, more than in 66% of compared French towns.
Empty homes: 12%, a higher share than 89% 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
Second homes: 2.7%, near enough the figure in the typical compared French town. Across Châtellerault, 38% of homes are flats. In the typical compared French town, 6.7% of homes stand empty.
Median living standard: €22,430 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 Châtellerault is €22,430 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 86% of compared French towns. The poverty rate is 25.4%.
Households headed by a retired person: 39%, a higher share than 80% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional: 7.3% here and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, households headed by a manual worker are common here: 16%, more than in 62% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for households headed by a retired person is 32% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A larger share of foreign nationals than 71% of compared French towns: 7.4%
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.
6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town, against 8.7% in Châtellerault. The share of foreign nationals in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. That is higher than in 64% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Vienne has 3.9%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Fewer married residents than 79% of compared French towns: 38%
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
Single residents make up 30%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
More adults with no qualification than 84% of compared French towns: 27%
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
Graduates of higher education: 23%, below 75% of compared French towns. Against that, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (29,706 to 32,455 people), the 3rd oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 31.3 in Lyon 2e to 56.2 in Agde.
Châtellerault sits below 2 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtellerault | 48.2 | 28% | 2.7% | 8.7% |
| Thuré 2,765 · 3.4 mi | 50 | 27% | 3.7% | 2.4% |
| Naintré 5,964 · 4.2 mi | 47.6 | 26% | 1.2% | 4.7% |
| Beaumont Saint-Cyr 2,908 · 7.5 mi | 44.8 | 21% | 2.5% | 1.8% |
| Dangé-Saint-Romain 2,959 · 8.7 mi | 51.7 | 28% | 2.3% | 2.8% |
| Dissay 3,101 · 9.6 mi | 42.3 | 19% | 2.2% | 2.5% |
| Jaunay-Marigny 7,528 · 11.6 mi | 41.8 | 20% | 2.9% | 3.4% |
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 Châtellerault
What is the population of Châtellerault?
31,003 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (31,537).
How old are Châtellerault’s residents?
The median age is 48.2, older than 75% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Châtellerault?
510, with occasional dwellings: 2.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Châtellerault?
INSEE counts 2,710 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.7% of residents, and 2,300 foreign nationals (7.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Châtellerault?
€22,430 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 25.4% 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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