Église paroissiale Notre-Dame-de-Bethléem ou Saint-Blaise: Photo: Wikinade · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thoard.
Who lives here
Few people in Thoard are 15 to 24: 6%, fewer than in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns and across compared French towns
53.7median age
One measure of family life: 12% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up a third of the town, above both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Thoard are older than 53.7.
ThoardAlpes-de-Haute-Provence medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Thoard run lower than in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €22,630 a year per consumption unit
10%walk, cycle or take transit
Per resident in work, Thoard counts 0.6 jobs (200 jobs, 300 workers). 9.5% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 6.7% of working residents in Thoard didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot8%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Thoard, 0.6 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Thoard is €11.33/m² a month
€11.33/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The sales split: 72% houses, the rest apartments. A house rents for an estimated €9.67/m² a month. Sales in Thoard from July 2023 to June 2026: 18 houses and apartments.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Thoard€11.33/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median€11.77/m²
€11.33/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.84 to €14.54/m² a month)
€9.67/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Thoard is a commune of 744 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Provence-Alpes-Agglomération. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
