Thésée’s strongest subject is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on jobs & income as well (D) — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 10.8% unemployment. Walkability is weaker too (C−) — 36% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Thésée 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 Thésée 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 Thésée.
HealthHealth D−
Thésée loses more people than its age profile suggests, 120 per 100 expected, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 126 deaths in Thésée from 2016 to 2025; there were 151, 20% more. The nearest emergency department to Thésée is Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault, 17 mi away. In Loir-et-Cher, women can expect to live 85.2 years and men 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: there is one general practitioner in the town.
+20%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw120
Adjusted120
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Thésée · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
17 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault
19.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
85.2 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loir-et-Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A home in Thésée sells for €1,205/m², less than in both Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.95/m² a month, about level with Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€10.23/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.36/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 49 homes were sold in Thésée.
€1,205/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Thésée€1,205/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€1,606/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,205/m²
49
€9.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.29 to €13.57/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,720
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Val-de-Cher-Controis
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Fewer commuters in Thésée walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4%
Unemployment stood at 10.8%, above both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 5.6% of working residents in Thésée didn’t travel to work at all. The median disposable income is €25,110 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Thésée, 0.4 per working resident
10.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,110
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 18% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Thésée hold a degree than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 21%
Under-15s account for 15% of the population. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) but above compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.1%.
49.9median age
ThéséeLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Thésée keeps more of its old housing than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Thésée: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Ruines romaines des Mazelles. The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Thésée
Is Thésée safe?
Thésée has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 9.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Thésée expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Thésée grades A− for cost of living.
About Thésée
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Thésée is a commune of 1,152 people in the Communauté de communes Val-de-Cher-Controis. 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.
