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A town of 387 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Thaumiers a good place to live?

Thaumiers is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Thaumiers stand out

The one thing Thaumiers does most differently from other towns.

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Château de la Forêt
Château de la Forêt · Inscrit · Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0
Thaumiers’ story

Thaumiers in pictures

Thaumiers has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1911.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Henri Lafond, born in 1894, is the one person born in Thaumiers before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1911First protected: Église Saint-Saturnin
  • 1979Most recently protected: Château de la Forêt
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thaumiers.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Thaumiers than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15

27% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, about level with Cher’s towns (20%) and below compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: the age that splits Thaumiers in two is 53.4.

53.4median age
ThaumiersCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Thaumiers
ThaumiersCher medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–249.5%9.2%11%
25–4416%20%23%
45–6436%27%26%
65+27%29%22%
No diploma25%25%19%
CAP or BEP34%30%26%
Baccalauréat15%18%18%
Higher education21%20%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Thaumiers: 33% were built before 1919, more than in Cher’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Thaumiers is Église Saint-Saturnin. This Cher town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1911
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Thaumiers walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 3.2%

Jobs located in Thaumiers: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.4 each). 9.1% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Cher’s towns (11.7%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 5.2% of working residents in Thaumiers didn’t travel to work at all.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Thaumiers, 0.4 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Thaumiers costs less than in Cher’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.72/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Thaumiers: 22 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€7.72/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Thaumiers€7.72/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€7.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.25 to €9.54/m² a month)
€6.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de la Forêt and 5 more in and around Thaumiers

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Thaumiers. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Thaumiers

12pages on Thaumiers

Landmarks

Thaumiers has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Saturnin: Photo: Henri Heuzé · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de la Forêt: Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Thaumiers

2 notable people were born in Thaumiers.

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Thaumiers’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Dun-sur-AuronSaint-Amand-MontrondSancoinsAvordLa Guerche-sur-l'AuboisDun-sur-AuronSaint-Amand-MontrondSancoinsAvordLa Guerche-sur-l'AuboisThaumiers
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Thaumiers387—————
Dun-sur-Auron3,5246.3AA−A−D
Saint-Amand-Montrond9,8999.7B−ACC+
Sancoins2,95112B+A+B+D
Avord2,90915A−AB+C−
La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois3,15116C+A+B+C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Thaumiers

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Thaumiers is a commune of 387 people in the Communauté de communes du Dunois. 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
387 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Dunois
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
10.7 sq mi (27.7 km²)
INSEE code
18261

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.