A larger share of second homes than 94% of compared French towns: 23%
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Thury counted 262 residents and 130 households at the 2023 Census. 1.4% of households rent social housing (HLM). Where 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, Thury has 7.8%.
Throughout this page, the Côte-d'Or 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 Thury
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 49 second homes and occasional dwellings in Thury, 23% of its 210 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 88% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Thury had 290 residents at the 2012 census and 262 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Thury’s residents are under 52.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 31% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 31 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A lower share of flats than 98% of compared French towns, at 3.4%
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
Here 15% of homes stand empty, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 6.7%. The usual figure: 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. Households without a car make up about one in 18 here (5.6%).
Slower growth than 97% of compared French towns: Thury changed by −10% since 2012
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
The first five years brought −5%; the six to 2023, −5%.
A median age of 52.2: Thury is older than 89% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Thury 52.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 31%, above 87% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
20% of households are couples with children, below 75% of compared French towns
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 Côte-d'Or median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 2 people. Single-parent households are more common here than in 63% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. In Thury, 34% of households are one person living alone, beside 35% in the typical compared French town.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €26,530 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.
The median standard of living in Thury is €26,530 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 56% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a retired person than 96% of compared French towns: 48%
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
The share of households headed by a manual worker tops 98% of compared French towns: 26%. Households headed by a retired person: 32% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 90% of compared French towns, at 2.2%
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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 1.4% of residents are foreign nationals here. The median compared commune in Côte-d'Or has 7.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 90% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Thury, 21% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 86% of compared French towns
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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 45% in Thury. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 89% of compared French towns, at 19%
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
Thury has more adults with no qualification than 51% of compared French towns, at 19%. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 262 to 2,582 people, the 8th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Of the 5 towns nearest Thury, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thury | 52.2 | 31% | 23% | 2.2% |
| Autun 13,172 · 11.8 mi | 51.7 | 31% | 3.4% | 13% |
| Chagny 5,350 · 13.9 mi | 48 | 25% | 1.6% | 5.8% |
| Beaune 20,352 · 14.9 mi | 47.6 | 26% | 5% | 8.1% |
| Le Breuil 3,538 · 16 mi | 53.4 | 32% | 1.7% | 7.5% |
| Le Creusot 20,509 · 16.8 mi | 48.4 | 30% | 1.9% | 14% |
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 Thury
What is the population of Thury?
262 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (290).
How old are Thury’s residents?
The median age is 52.2, older than 89% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Thury?
49, with occasional dwellings: 23% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Thury?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.2% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (1.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Thury?
€26,530 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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