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Population 421: a town in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château des Ducs de la Trémoïlle, in Thouars, 0.4 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars.
People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, lower than Deux-Sèvres’ towns (26%) and near compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 28% of adults. Half the people of Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars are older than 48.1.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.2 per worker). The jobless rate is 8.3%. Also worth knowing: 3.6% of Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars, 96.2% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Deux-Sèvres’ towns (95.8%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marie de la Tour d'auvergneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 61 | 89%+1 pt |
| Lycée privé Saint-Charles PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 55 | 100%+3 pts |
| Collège privé Saint-Charles PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 87 | 95%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars from July 2023 to June 2026: 18 houses and apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.25/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau des ducs de La Trémoille600 m northeast, in Thouars
ChâteauCollégiale Notre-Dame de Thouars700 m northeast, in ThouarsMuseumMuseumMusée Henri-Barré800 m northeast, in ThouarsAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Jean de Bonneval-lès-Thouars800 m southeast, in Saint-Jean-de-ThouarsFortFortRemparts de Thouars1.3 km northeast, in ThouarsFortFortTour du Prévôt1.3 km northeast, in ThouarsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars yet.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars is a commune of 421 people in the Communauté de communes du Thouarsais. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars | 421 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thouars | 13,891 | 1 | A− | A | C− | B+ |
| Loretz-d'Argenton | 2,575 | 6.8 | — | A | — | B− |
| Argentonnay | 3,234 | 10 | A | A+ | A | C |
| Airvault | 3,306 | 10 | A+ | A | A− | B− |
| Montreuil-Bellay Maine-et-Loire | 3,746 | 12 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Loudun Vienne | 6,839 | 15 | C | A | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 8, 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.