Châtel-Gérard is older than 97% of compared French towns: a median age of 58.5
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. There were 100 households in Châtel-Gérard at the 2023 Census, home to 199 residents. Couples with children account for 11%. In Châtel-Gérard, 4.5% of homes are flats, beside 30% in the typical compared French town.
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 Châtel-Gérard
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 52 second homes and occasional dwellings in Châtel-Gérard, 30% of its 180 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Châtel-Gérard’s residents are under 58.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Châtel-Gérard had 247 residents at the 2012 census and 199 in 2023, down 19%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 24 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 30% in Châtel-Gérard, more than in 95% 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
In the last two years, 10% of households moved in; at the other end, 42% have stayed 30 years or more. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 6% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 81% of compared French towns. Meanwhile, the share of empty homes is 14%, against 6.7% in the typical compared French town.
Châtel-Gérard changed by −19% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 99% 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 −13%; the six to 2023, −7%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Yonne town −4%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 36% in Châtel-Gérard, more than in 95% 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
■ Châtel-Gérard 58.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 8.5%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households make up 5.3% in Châtel-Gérard, less than in 98% 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
On average, 2 people share a household. Elsewhere, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. More one-person households than in 57% of compared French towns: 37%.
The median resident lives on €25,110 a year per consumption unit
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.
Half of Châtel-Gérard’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €25,110 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 59% of compared French towns.
Châtel-Gérard: 74% of households are headed by a retired person, above 99% 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
The figure for households headed by a manual worker is 5.3% in Châtel-Gérard and 14% in the typical compared French town. 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).
In Châtel-Gérard, 2% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 91% 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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Châtel-Gérard has 2%. For comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
Châtel-Gérard sits above 98% of compared French towns for married residents (53%)
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
Just over a fifth of residents 15 and over are single; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Below 89% of compared French towns: 19% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
Adults with no qualification: 29% here and 19% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 4th oldest of 41 French towns of 199 to 2,582 people
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).
No nearby town is as old as Châtel-Gérard
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtel-Gérard | 58.5 | 36% | 30% | 2% |
| Montbard 4,639 · 11.2 mi | 52.9 | 33% | 3.8% | 7.3% |
| Avallon 6,305 · 13.2 mi | 50.5 | 30% | 5.6% | 12% |
| Semur-en-Auxois 3,986 · 14.8 mi | 50.9 | 29% | 9.3% | 5.6% |
| Tonnerre 4,261 · 16.7 mi | 47.3 | 29% | 3.8% | 14% |
| Venarey-les-Laumes 2,747 · 17.9 mi | 49.2 | 27% | 3.1% | 5.4% |
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 Châtel-Gérard
What is the population of Châtel-Gérard?
199 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% fewer than in 2012 (247).
How old are Châtel-Gérard’s residents?
The median age is 58.5, older than 97% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Châtel-Gérard?
52, with occasional dwellings: 30% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Châtel-Gérard?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Châtel-Gérard?
€25,110 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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