Children under 15 make up 12%, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 31% of the town. Ages in Thonac split evenly at 54.4: half are older, half younger.

54.4median age

ThonacDordogne medianFrance median

Dordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

31%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP27%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Thonac
	Thonac	Dordogne median	France median
Under 15	12%	13%	17%
15–24	6%	9%	11%
25–44	18%	18%	23%
45–64	33%	27%	26%
65+	31%	33%	22%
No diploma	19%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	27%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	19%	18%
Higher education	26%	24%	30%

Full pageThonac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages54.4 median age · 31% are 65 or over Households140 households · 2 people per household Born abroad8.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Thonac?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Thonac: 19% were built before 1919, more than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Thonac is Château de Losse. Protection here reaches back to Antiquity. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Château de Losse 16th & 17th c.

Antiquity

oldest protected part

1941

first monument protected

Full pageThonac’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes19% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Thonac?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 4.5% of commuters in Thonac go to work without a car, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns

Unemployment stood at 13.9%, higher than both Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Thonac: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.6 each). Households’ median disposable income: €23,220 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

On foot5%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Thonac, 0.6 per working resident

13.9%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,220

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

11%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident Median income€23,220 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Thonac is €10.63/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

5 houses and apartments changed hands in Thonac from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.63/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Thonac€10.63/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Dordogne median€10.18/m²

€10.63/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.61 to €13.13/m² a month)

€8.58/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageThonac’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.63/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Thonac

12pages on Thonac

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.6 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing5 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors2% of the commune is protected nature Attractions9 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54.4 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Thonac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Inscrit

Tour penchée de la VermondieFortified house · Antiquity

Château de LosseChâteau · 16th & 17th c.

Photo credits

Château de Losse: Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Thonac

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Thonac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Thonac’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Dordogne →

Montignac-LascauxSarlat-la-CanédaTerrasson-LavilledieuLe BugueBassillac et AuberocheSaint-Pantaléon-de-LarcheThonac

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Thonac	275	—	—	—	—	—
Montignac-Lascaux	2,762	3.5	B⁻	B⁻	A	C⁻
Sarlat-la-Canéda	8,763	11	C	B⁻	C	C
Terrasson-Lavilledieu	6,218	11	B⁺	B⁺	B⁺	B
Le Bugue	2,663	12	A⁻	B	A	C⁺
Bassillac et Auberoche	4,361	16	A⁻	A⁻	A⁺	C
Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche Corrèze	5,091	18	A⁻	B⁻	A	B⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Thonac

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Thonac is a commune of 275 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de l'Homme. 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

Population: 275 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Vallée de l'Homme
Département: Dordogne (24)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 4.4 sq mi (11.4 km²)
INSEE code: 24552

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 October 30, 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.