Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
563 people call this town in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Thouron has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 11% of homes.
The one thing Thouron does most differently from other towns.
Thouron has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1969.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thouron.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Thouron has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
18% are under 15, higher than Haute-Vienne’s towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: a quarter of residents are 65 or older. Thouron has a median age of 45.3 years.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Thouron | Haute-Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
1.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. For its 250 residents in work, Thouron has 50 jobs: 0.1 each. The median disposable income was €24,890 a year per consumption unit, close to both Haute-Vienne’s towns (€25,970) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.5 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 11.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Maryse BastiéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 90 | 89%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.92/m² a month. The market in Thouron: 17 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Thouron has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Thouron yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thouron | 563 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rilhac-Rancon | 4,805 | 8.2 | B | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Couzeix | 10,195 | 8.3 | A− | C+ | A | B+ |
| Ambazac | 5,556 | 9.2 | B | A− | A | C− |
| Le Palais-sur-Vienne | 5,775 | 10 | B | B | A | B+ |
| Oradour-sur-Glane | 2,550 | 10 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Bessines-sur-Gartempe | 2,709 | 10 | A− | A+ | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Thouron is a commune of 563 people in the Communauté de communes Élan Limousin Avenir Nature. 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
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 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.