Thénac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 49% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,177/m², a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Thénac 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 Thénac.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Fewer commuters in Thénac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 2.6%
Thénac holds 200 jobs; 800 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. 6.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
200
jobs based in Thénac, 0.2 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 15% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Thénac’s grade for cost of living: a C+
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,177/m², comes from 72 sales of houses and apartments in Thénac from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.44/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.78/m² a month, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike.
€2,177/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Thénac€2,177/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,177/m²
72
€11.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.35 to €14.85/m² a month)
6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,510
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A young town: 11% of people in Thénac are 15 to 24, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents. 31% of adults hold a degree, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (27%) and close to compared French towns (30%). At 47.5, the median resident of Thénac sits in the middle of the age range.
47.5median age
ThénacCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education31%
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
HealthHealth B−
Thénac has a lower adjusted death rate than 51% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Thénac have one GP on hand. Its care home for older people (60 places) counts its residents as Thénac’s; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 210 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 253, 20% more. Life expectancy at birth in Charente-Maritime is 85.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw120
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Thénac · 5.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Saintonge Saintes
5.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Saintonge Saintes
85.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Thénac
Is Thénac safe?
Thénac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 5.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Thénac expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,177/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Thénac grades C+ for cost of living.
About Thénac
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Thénac is a commune of 1,748 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo. 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
Population
1,748 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo
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.
