 There were 1,336 Swiss women (42.8%) and 232 (7.4%) non-Swiss women.Of the population in the municipality, 1,194 or about 44.9% were born in Chalais and lived there in 2000.There were 753 or 28.3% who were born in the same canton, while 238 or 9.0% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 372 or 14.0% were born outside of Switzerland.