Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 893 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Thenay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Thenay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Thenay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église du prieuré Saint-Gaultier, in Saint-Gaultier, 0.6 mi away.
28% 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 Thenay.
On this, Thenay is below both Indre’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 27% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Thenay | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 32% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Thenay comes above both Indre’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Thenay has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 4.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
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.
For Thenay, that is below both Indre’s towns (€8.76/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,060/m², comes from 41 sales of houses and apartments in Thenay from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,060/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Thenay. Best known first.
Nothing in Thenay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Thenay as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thenay | 893 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse | 4,786 | 5.1 | C+ | A | D | D |
| Villedieu-sur-Indre | 2,583 | 16 | — | A | — | C− |
| Saint-Maur | 3,537 | 16 | B | A− | B− | D |
| Le Poinçonnet | 5,855 | 17 | A | B+ | A | B+ |
| Le Blanc | 6,164 | 17 | B− | A+ | D | B− |
| Châteauroux | 42,963 | 18 | C | B+ | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Thenay is a commune of 893 people in the Communauté de communes Brenne - Val de Creuse. 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) · 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 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.