More empty homes than 98% of compared French towns: 18%
20% of households are couples with children, against 25% in the typical compared French town. The census found that 26% of households are headed by a manual worker in Chablis. Few places have as many second homes: 7.6% here, more than in 84% of compared French towns. Its 1,030 households held 2,139 residents at the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Yonne 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 Chablis
Empty homes
The census found 240 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Chablis had 2,273 residents at the 2012 census and 2,139 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−6% since 2012, a pace below 91% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −4% for the median Yonne town, the change came in two steps: ±0% from 2012 to 2017, then −6% to 2023.
A median age of 46.1: Chablis is older than 64% 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
■ Chablis 46.1. The median compared French town: 44.
In Chablis, 24% of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 40% in Chablis, more than in 71% 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 Yonne median and the France median
Living alone · share
By its share of single-parent households (11%), Chablis is above 70% of compared French towns. Typically, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. The average household has 2 people.
Chablis ranks above 66% of compared French towns on households without a car: 14%
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
One household in seven has no car (median compared French town: 11%). Flats: 23% of the total. Chablis has fewer households in social housing than 62% of compared French towns, at 9.7%.
Median living standard: €27,370 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.
At €27,370 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 65% of compared French towns. Residents below the poverty line make up 12.0%.
Fewer households headed by a manager or professional than 79% of compared French towns: 5.8%
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
28% of households are headed by a retired person (typical compared French town: 32%). The wider picture: 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).
More immigrants than 63% of compared French towns: 8.6%
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.
5.9% of residents are foreign nationals, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Yonne has 9.2%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 63% of compared French towns. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents make up 40% in Chablis, less than in 66% 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
26% of residents 15 and over are single, a higher share than in 52% of compared French towns. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
A higher share of adults with no qualification than 83% of compared French towns, at 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
Where 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, Chablis has 25%. The wider picture: 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 19th oldest 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 5 are older than Chablis
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chablis | 46.1 | 24% | 7.6% | 8.6% |
| Tonnerre 4,261 · 9 mi | 47.3 | 29% | 3.8% | 14% |
| Monéteau 4,114 · 10.3 mi | 52.1 | 32% | 2% | 6.2% |
| Auxerre 35,097 · 10.5 mi | 44.1 | 24% | 3.1% | 13% |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche 3,151 · 12.3 mi | 56.9 | 38% | 1.5% | 6.3% |
| Appoigny 3,114 · 13.1 mi | 50.2 | 28% | 2.7% | 6.2% |
| Saint-Florentin 4,164 · 13.4 mi | 47.7 | 28% | 3.5% | 18% |
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 Chablis
What is the population of Chablis?
2,139 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (2,273).
How old are Chablis’ residents?
The median age is 46.1, older than 64% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chablis?
100, with occasional dwellings: 7.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chablis?
INSEE counts 180 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.6% of residents, and 130 foreign nationals (5.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chablis?
€27,370 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 12.0% 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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