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A town of 1,205 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Thueyts has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 13.8% unemployment. At the median price of €1,674/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Ardèche des Sources et Volcans. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Thueyts does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Thueyts with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Thueyts, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Philippe Charles de Blou, born in 1789, is the one person born in Thueyts before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thueyts.
7.1% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Ardèche’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 39% of residents. Graduates make up nearly a fifth of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Thueyts | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 9 mi away. A collège lies 2.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Joseph DurandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 51 | 84%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
221 deaths in Thueyts between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 231: 4% below. The nearest emergency department to Thueyts is Ch Ardeche Meridionale Aubenas, 9.9 mi away. The town has 2 family doctors. Life expectancy in Ardèche: 85.9 years for women and 79.7 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
61 sales of houses and apartments in Thueyts, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,674/m². A house rents for an estimated €8.55/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 92% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,701/m² | 56 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Thueyts, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,740 a year per consumption unit. 13.8% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Thueyts. Best known first.
Thueyts has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Immeuble dit Jardet: Photo: Alainauzas · CC BY-SA 3.0
3 notable people were born in Thueyts.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thueyts | 1,205 | — | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Vals-les-Bains | 3,474 | 7.1 | A− | B | B+ | B+ |
| Aubenas | 12,416 | 9.4 | B+ | B | D | A− |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon | 2,920 | 9.7 | A | C+ | A | B |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg | 3,031 | 16 | C | B+ | B+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Thueyts has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 8.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 13% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,674/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Thueyts grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Thueyts is a commune of 1,205 people in the Communauté de communes Ardèche des Sources et Volcans. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.