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In Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 1,176 residents.
Where it does best is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy does well: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 3.7% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,538/m² takes 6.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine Dijonnaise. Getting around depends on the car (C+): 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Thorey-en-Plaine 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.
The one thing Thorey-en-Plaine does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Thorey-en-Plaine 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.
Thorey-en-Plaine has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Thorey-en-Plaine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont-aqueduc des Arvaux sur la Varaude, in Noiron-sous-Gevrey, 2.5 mi away.
4.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thorey-en-Plaine.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
39 deaths in Thorey-en-Plaine between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 53: 26% below. The nearest emergency department to Thorey-en-Plaine is Hopital le Bocage Chru Dijon, 7.9 mi away. Also worth knowing: women in Côte-d'Or live to 86.1 on average and men to 80.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 3 general practitioners here.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A+.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.3% of the town. 16% of residents are 65 or over, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Ages in Thorey-en-Plaine split evenly at 39.8: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Thorey-en-Plaine | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €29,080 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Thorey-en-Plaine recorded 32 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.99/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 91% were houses.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Thorey-en-Plaine. Best known first.
Nothing in Thorey-en-Plaine is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Thorey-en-Plaine yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorey-en-Plaine | 1,176 | — | — | C+ | — | A |
| Neuilly-Crimolois | 3,588 | 4.4 | B+ | C | A+ | B− |
| Genlis | 5,093 | 4.7 | A− | B | B+ | C− |
| Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur | 11,108 | 5.7 | B | C− | B+ | B |
| Longvic | 8,896 | 6.1 | C+ | C | C+ | C |
| Gevrey-Chambertin | 2,917 | 6.8 | B− | C+ | C+ | C |
| Quetigny | 8,971 | 7 | C | C− | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Thorey-en-Plaine has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 4.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.15/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Thorey-en-Plaine grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Thorey-en-Plaine is a commune of 1,176 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine Dijonnaise. 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 November 9, 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.