Half of Thionne is over 54, older than 93% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. There were 140 households in Thionne at the 2023 Census, home to 291 residents. Across Thionne, 1.5% of homes are flats. In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households have no car; locally, 4.2%.
Throughout this page, the Allier 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 Thionne
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 35 second homes and occasional dwellings in Thionne, 16% of its 220 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 97% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Thionne had 324 residents at the 2012 census and 291 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Thionne’s residents are under 54 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 44 homes empty (20%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Thionne, 20% of homes stand empty, more than in 99% 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
2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town, against 16% in Thionne. Set beside that, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Thionne changed by −10% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 97% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was −3%; from 2017 to 2023, −7%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Allier town −1%.
Thionne sits below 97% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (7.1%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Thionne 54. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 22% in the typical compared French town, a third of residents are 65 or over here. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
Fewer couples with children than 85% of compared French towns: 17%
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 Allier median and the France median
Living alone · share
The figure for one-person households is 32% in Thionne and 35% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. The census found that 14% of households are single parents locally.
A typical living standard of €25,020 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 Thionne is €25,020 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 60% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a retired person than 78% of compared French towns: 38%
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
17% of households are headed by a manual worker, against 14% in the typical compared French town. In Thionne, 10% of households are headed by a manager or professional. On average, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 4.9%, a lower share than 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.
The median compared commune in Allier has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 64% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 26: 3.9% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of single residents than 97% of compared French towns, at 19%
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
With married residents at 52%, Thionne is ahead of 96% of compared French towns on that count. On average, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Thionne sits below 79% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (22%)
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, 22% of adults out of school have no qualification here. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 7th oldest of 41 French towns of 291 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 2 are older than Thionne
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thionne | 54 | 33% | 16% | 4.9% |
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre 2,959 · 9.6 mi | 54.3 | 34% | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| Varennes-sur-Allier 3,549 · 10.1 mi | 50.6 | 30% | 0.9% | 9.6% |
| Lapalisse 3,138 · 10.9 mi | 54.7 | 36% | 3% | 4.5% |
| Yzeure 12,897 · 15 mi | 49.8 | 27% | 2.4% | 6.4% |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule 4,884 · 15 mi | 50.6 | 31% | 3.1% | 2% |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés 3,579 · 15.4 mi | 45.9 | 25% | 3% | 4.3% |
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 Thionne
What is the population of Thionne?
291 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (324).
How old are Thionne’s residents?
The median age is 54, older than 93% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Thionne?
35, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Thionne?
INSEE counts 14 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.9% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (3.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Thionne?
€25,020 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 November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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