Thaumiers is older than 91% of compared French towns: a median age of 53.4
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Thaumiers comes in at 0.7%. The town counted 387 residents and 190 households at the 2023 Census. The share of households in social housing stands at 2.7%. 2.6% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 98% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Cher median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Thaumiers
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 44 second homes and occasional dwellings in Thaumiers, 16% of its 280 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Thaumiers’ residents are under 53.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 27% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 50 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Thaumiers had 415 residents at the 2012 census and 387 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Thaumiers: 18% of homes stand empty, above 98% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Long tenure is the mark of 19% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 8% (under two years). In the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes is 6.7%. Second homes are more common here than in 91% of compared French towns. Without a car: one household in 10, against 11% in the median compared French town.
Slower than most: −7% since 2012, behind 93% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Cher town −4%. The first five years brought ±0%; the six to 2023, −7%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 76% of compared French towns, at 27%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Thaumiers 53.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. Set beside that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Fewer couples with children than 88% of compared French towns: 16%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Cher median and the France median
Living alone · share
One-person households: 39%, above two thirds of compared French towns. Average household size: 2 people. 11% of households are single parents, more than in 58% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €24,320 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €24,320 a year: lower than in 68% of compared French towns.
Thaumiers: 37% of households are headed by a retired person, above 73% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Across Thaumiers, 13% of households are headed by a manual worker. 2.6% of Thaumiers’ households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the median compared French town; 37% by a retired person (32%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 2.6% in Thaumiers, less than in 86% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
By its share of foreign nationals (1.8%), Thaumiers is below just over four fifths of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A higher share of single residents than 73% of compared French towns, at 29%
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Just over two in five residents 15 and over are married; in the typical compared French town the figure is 43%. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 82% of compared French towns: 21%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
By its share of adults with no qualification (25%), Thaumiers is above just over three quarters of compared French towns. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
The 7th oldest of 41 French towns of 387 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Median age: 2 of the 5 towns around Thaumiers are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thaumiers | 53.4 | 27% | 16% | 2.6% |
| Dun-sur-Auron 3,524 · 6.3 mi | 53.2 | 32% | 3.2% | 2.4% |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond 9,899 · 9.7 mi | 54.5 | 35% | 3.9% | 4.5% |
| Sancoins 2,951 · 12.3 mi | 57.4 | 36% | 5.9% | 2% |
| Avord 2,909 · 15.1 mi | 32.5 | 11% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois 3,151 · 16.4 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 6.8% | 1.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Thaumiers
What is the population of Thaumiers?
387 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (415).
How old are Thaumiers’ residents?
The median age is 53.4, older than 91% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Thaumiers?
44, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Thaumiers?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.6% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (1.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Thaumiers?
€24,320 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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