Where it does best is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is hard to get around without a car: 12% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €1,845/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo du Pays de Dreux. Incomes are on the low side (C+): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 8.8% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Thimert-Gâtelles 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 Thimert-Gâtelles 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 Thimert-Gâtelles.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
On foot, Thimert-Gâtelles works less well than 93% of compared French towns
4.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (16.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 8.8%. The median disposable income is €26,050 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
300
jobs based in Thimert-Gâtelles, 0.5 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 7% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Thimert-Gâtelles run lower than in 91% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 63 residents of Thimert-Gâtelles died, against 90 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 30% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Thimert-Gâtelles is Hopital Prive D Eure et Loir, 11.6 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Eure-et-Loir is 84.7 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−30%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw70
Adjusted70
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Thimert-Gâtelles · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive D Eure et Loir
13.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Dreux
84.7 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Eure-et-Loir, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up 22% of Thimert-Gâtelles, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns
9.5% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 16% of the town. The median resident of Thimert-Gâtelles is 40.7 years old.
40.7median age
Thimert-GâtellesEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Thimert-Gâtelles
Is Thimert-Gâtelles safe?
Thimert-Gâtelles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Thimert-Gâtelles good?
They grade B−, better than 48% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Thimert-Gâtelles expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,845/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Thimert-Gâtelles grades B for cost of living.
About Thimert-Gâtelles
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Thimert-Gâtelles is a commune of 1,231 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo du Pays de Dreux. 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.
