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The town has 1,328 residents and lies in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saint-Jean-de-Thouars’s strongest subject is health (A) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The weak point is walkability (C−): 78% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,152/m² takes 3.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Thouarsais. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Jean-de-Thouars 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.
Each subject compares Saint-Jean-de-Thouars 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.
Saint-Jean-de-Thouars has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Saint-Jean-de-Thouars does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Jean-de-Thouars as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vieux Pont et poterne, dit aussi Pont Neuf ou Pont Saint-Jean, in Thouars, 0.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Jean-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-Jean-de-Thouars.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Deux-Sèvres: 85.3 years for women and 79.4 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 103 deaths in Saint-Jean-de-Thouars between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 145: 29% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Jean-de-Thouars is Site hospitalier de Thouars, 1.5 mi away.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Saint-Jean-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
Unemployment runs at 7.1%. Jobs located in Saint-Jean-de-Thouars: 600, for 550 residents in work (1.1 each). Half of residents lived on more than €26,490 a year per consumption unit, above Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.85/m² a month, about level with Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€9.89/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €7.41/m² a month. Saint-Jean-de-Thouars recorded 46 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,152/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.5% of residents. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). At 51, the median resident of Saint-Jean-de-Thouars sits in the middle of the age range.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saint-Jean-de-Thouars | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Jean-de-Thouars. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau des ducs de La Trémoille900 m north, in Thouars
ChâteauCollégiale Notre-Dame de Thouars1 km north, in ThouarsMuseumMuseumMusée Henri-Barré1.2 km north, in ThouarsFortFortRemparts de Thouars1.4 km north, in ThouarsFortFortTour du Prévôt1.5 km north, in ThouarsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
One notable person was born in Saint-Jean-de-Thouars.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Jean-de-Thouars is a commune of 1,328 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-Jean-de-Thouars | 1,328 | — | — | A− | — | A |
| Thouars | 13,891 | 1.4 | A− | A | C− | B+ |
| Loretz-d'Argenton | 2,575 | 7.2 | — | A | — | B− |
| Airvault | 3,306 | 9.8 | A+ | A | A− | B− |
| Argentonnay | 3,234 | 11 | A | A+ | A | C |
| Montreuil-Bellay Maine-et-Loire | 3,746 | 12 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Loudun Vienne | 6,839 | 14 | C | A | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Jean-de-Thouars has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 8.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 55 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Saint-Charles in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Jean-de-Thouars grades A− for cost of living.
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.