Thoré-la-Rochette has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Homes go for a median €1,503/m². It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Thoré-la-Rochette stand out
The 2 things Thoré-la-Rochette does most differently from other towns.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Thoré-la-Rochette keeps more of its old housing than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Thoré-la-Rochette, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Thoré-la-Rochette has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.9 for each
Bus, tram or train carried 7.4% of working residents in Thoré-la-Rochette to work at the census. The jobless rate is 10.5%. The median disposable income was €25,140 a year per consumption unit, in line with Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and compared French towns (€25,970).
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
Public transport7%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle2%
On foot2%
300
jobs based in Thoré-la-Rochette, 0.9 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Thoré-la-Rochette than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.79/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 34 homes were sold in Thoré-la-Rochette. That is the middle of 34 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,606/m² for the median of compared towns in Loir-et-Cher.
€1,503/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Thoré-la-Rochette€1,503/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€1,606/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,503/m²
34
€8.79/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.94 to €11.12/m² a month)
€7.25/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Thoré-la-Rochette
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Thoré-la-Rochette is a commune of 810 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Territoires Vendômois. 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.
