Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Thouars ranks #16 of 21 in Deux-Sèvres, with an A− overall. That leaves it better than 79% of compared French towns. Add schools to its strengths: bac results 1.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 1.5 points above the expected rate. The catch is safety (C−) — an average of 12.5 recorded violent incidents and 16.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thouars.
History
20 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2009
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 11th century. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2009. Per 10,000 residents, Thouars counts 14 protected monuments, above Deux-Sèvres’ towns (4.5) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Laon.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A
Buying in Thouars costs less than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,191/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.10/m² a month, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€9.89/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The split in Thouars: €1,190/m² for houses, €1,228/m² for apartments. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.34/m² a month.
€1,191/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Thouars€1,191/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€1,508/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,190/m²
629
Apartments
€1,228/m²
34
€9.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.15 to €11.59/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,730
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Thouarsais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Thouars do better than those of 84% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
96.2% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Thouars, near Deux-Sèvres’ towns (95.8%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). Results rank its schools #8 of 18 in Deux-Sèvres. The closest collège is 0.7 mi off.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Thouars sees more crime per resident than 77% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie figures for Thouars show 383 offenses in 2025. The town has 7,700 jobs for 4,950 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
12.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage151
Family violence61
Other physical violence61
Sexual violence56
Burglary30
Vehicle theft15
Theft from vehicles9
Armed robbery0
Drug use110
Theft without violence67
Fraud53
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
12.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
383
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Thouars: 30% are 65 or over, above Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns
19% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 15%, near Deux-Sèvres’ towns (16%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Thouars is 50.6.
50.6median age
ThouarsDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B+
Mortality in Thouars, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns: 81 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,912 deaths in Thouars from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,770, 7% fewer. At birth, a girl in Deux-Sèvres can expect 85.3 years and a boy 79.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Thouars is Site hospitalier de Thouars, 2.1 mi away.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
15
GPs in Thouars · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site hospitalier de Thouars
12.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Site hospitalier Faye L Abbesse
85.3 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Deux-Sèvres, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More people in Thouars are out of work than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or across compared French towns: 13.5%
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €22,740 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 4.0% of working residents in Thouars at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot7%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport1%
7,700
jobs based in Thouars, 1.6 per working resident
13.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 67% of compared French towns
Église Saint-Laon: Photo: Selbymay · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vieux Pont et poterne, dit aussi Pont Neuf ou Pont Saint-Jean: Photo: Papay · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tour du Prince-de-Galles: Photo: Papay · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Restes des anciens remparts: Photo: Alertomalibu · CC BY-SA 3.0
Françoise d'Amboise: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain · Marie-Charlotte de La Trémoille: Circle of Henri Beaubrun the younger, Public domain · Nicolas Goussé: Daniche, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean-Clément Martin: Librairie Mollat, CC BY 3.0 · Olivier Voutier: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Lucie Bertaud: Aalyah33, CC BY-SA 3.0
Thouars’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Thouars
Is Thouars safe?
It grades C− for safety, #18 of 21 in Deux-Sèvres. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 30 burglaries and 151 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Thouars good?
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns and #8 of 18 in Deux-Sèvres. 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.
Is Thouars expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Thouars grades A for cost of living.
About Thouars
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Thouars is a commune of 13,891 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
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.
