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703 people call this town in Finistère, Brittany home.
Saint-Thois isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 16% of its homes are second homes. The median sale price is €1,200/m².
The 2 things Saint-Thois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Thois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Gouézec, 3.6 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Thois 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-Thois.
29% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 16%, higher than Finistère’s towns (15%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). Residents of Saint-Thois have a median age of 45.8.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Thois | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.8% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
150 jobs are based in Saint-Thois, for 350 working residents (0.5 per worker). At the census, 6.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment runs at 8.6%.
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 market in Saint-Thois: 33 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,200/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Saint-Thois.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Saint-Thois is a commune of 703 people in the Communauté de communes de Haute Cornouaille. 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-Thois | 703 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Châteauneuf-du-Faou | 3,651 | 4.1 | B+ | A− | B− | C |
| Pleyben | 3,692 | 5.9 | B | A− | A− | D |
| Briec | 5,816 | 6.5 | A | B− | A | C− |
| Châteaulin | 5,085 | 9.2 | A− | B− | B− | B |
| Elliant | 3,427 | 11 | — | B | — | D |
| Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch | 3,663 | 12 | A− | A | A | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 4, 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.