Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 430 people live in this town, in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Thoury isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes.
The one thing Thoury does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Thoury: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2017.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thoury.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Thoury is Domaine de Chambord. The protected list starts in the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, between Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Thoury has a median age of 47.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Thoury | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 3.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 200 residents in work, Thoury has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. Households’ median disposable income: €25,380 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Thoury.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Thoury has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Domaine de Chambord: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domaine de Chambord: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domaine de Chambord: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domaine de Chambord: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Thoury 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thoury | 430 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Laurent-Nouan | 4,236 | 5.7 | A− | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Mer | 6,250 | 6.6 | C− | A− | D | C+ |
| Mont-près-Chambord | 3,386 | 8.2 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
| Cour-Cheverny | 2,831 | 10 | A | B | A | B |
| Vineuil | 8,064 | 10 | C | B− | C | C− |
| Lailly-en-Val Loiret | 3,101 | 10 | A− | A− | A | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Thoury is a commune of 430 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Chambord. 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.