Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 16% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is walkability — 62% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Thairé has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Thairé 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thairé.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Unemployment in Thairé, 6.3%, runs below Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Thairé holds 150 jobs; 950 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. The median disposable income was €27,630 a year per consumption unit, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 4.3% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Thairé, 0.2 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 15% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 20% of Thairé, above Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Over-65s are 18% of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (11%). 41% of adults hold a degree.
42.7median age
ThairéCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C+
Median price in Thairé: €2,915/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €12.71/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.95/m² a month, in line with Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 84 homes were sold in Thairé.
€2,915/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Thairé€2,915/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,915/m²
84
€11.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.22 to €15.50/m² a month)
7.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,340
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de La Rochelle
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Thairé’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 61% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Thairé is Centre hospitalier Rochefort, 7.7 mi away. 101 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 120: 16% below. Average lifespans in Charente-Maritime: 85.5 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Thairé · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Rochefort
7.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Rochefort
85.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Thairé keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 14th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Thairé; none is classé, France’s top protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Thairé
Is Thairé safe?
Thairé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Thairé expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Thairé grades C+ for cost of living.
About Thairé
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Thairé is a commune of 1,897 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de La Rochelle. 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.
