Older than 95% of compared French towns: half of Thianges is over 56
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Thianges was home to 165 people in 78 households. Census figures put one-person households at 27% here. Here 40% of households are headed by a retired person, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Throughout this page, the Nièvre median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Thianges
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 19 second homes and occasional dwellings in Thianges, 17% of its 110 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Thianges’ residents are under 56 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 17 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Thianges had 173 residents at the 2012 census and 165 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
17% of homes are second homes, a share 92% of compared French towns don’t reach
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
One household in 11 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. Census figures put empty homes at 15% in Thianges. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Thianges changed by −5% from 2012 to 2023, behind 87% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The median Nièvre town changed −8% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −1% and the next six −4%.
Only 6.4% of residents are 15 to 24 in Thianges
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Thianges 56. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 34% in Thianges and 22% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
In Thianges, 27% of households are couples with children, more than in 58% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Nièvre median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.1 people on average. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Median living standard: €22,920 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Living standards centre on €22,920 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 82% of compared French towns.
Above 99% of compared French towns: 33% of households are headed by a manual worker
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
In the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional; in Thianges, 6.7%. By way of comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 4.5%, a lower share than 68% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Thianges, 3.2%. Across the comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Thianges sits below 91% of compared French towns for single residents (20%)
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 48% in Thianges. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 87% of compared French towns: 19%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
26% of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). Measured more widely, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 165 to 2,582 people, the 5th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Older than Thianges: 1 of the 5 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thianges | 56 | 34% | 17% | 4.5% |
| La Machine 3,192 · 2.2 mi | 54.8 | 35% | 6.2% | 4% |
| Decize 4,932 · 6.3 mi | 56.7 | 37% | 5.3% | 4.3% |
| Imphy 3,182 · 11.1 mi | 51.3 | 31% | 2.6% | 6.5% |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers 3,688 · 16.8 mi | 51.8 | 32% | 1.6% | 4.6% |
| Nevers 33,085 · 17.2 mi | 45.5 | 26% | 3.5% | 14% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Thianges
What is the population of Thianges?
165 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (173).
How old are Thianges’ residents?
The median age is 56, older than 95% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Thianges?
19, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Thianges?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.5% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (3.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Thianges?
€22,920 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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