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ThuretPuy-de-Dôme

Population 911: a town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Thuret a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Thuret is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Église Saint-Limin (ou Saint-Martin)
Église Saint-Limin (ou Saint-Martin) · Classé · Photo: Jochen Jahnke 12:05, 17. Dez. 2009 (CET) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Thuret’s story

Thuret in pictures

Thuret has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1850.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Bénilde, born in 1805, is the one person born in Thuret before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1850First protected: Église Saint-Limin (ou Saint-Martin)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thuret.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 17% of people in Thuret are 65 or over, fewer than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns

Just over a third of adults hold a degree, above both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for nearly a fifth of the population. Half of Thuret is older than 43.2, half younger.

43.2median age
ThuretPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Thuret
ThuretPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Under 1519%16%17%
15–2411%9.7%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+17%25%22%
No diploma11%16%19%
CAP or BEP27%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education34%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Thuret keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Thuret is Église Saint-Limin (ou Saint-Martin). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1850
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Thuret has lower unemployment than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6%

100 jobs are based in Thuret, for 450 working residents (0.2 per worker). At the census, 5.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,370 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Thuret, 0.2 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Thuret costs less than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.25/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Thuret recorded 26 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.25/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Thuret€10.25/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²
€10.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.26 to €12.72/m² a month)
€10.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Thuret

11pages on Thuret

Landmarks

Thuret has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Limin (ou Saint-Martin): Photo: Jochen Jahnke 12:05, 17. Dez. 2009 (CET) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Thuret

One notable person was born in Thuret.

Their page →

Thuret’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Puy-de-Dôme →
AigueperseMaringuesEnnezatGannatRiomChâtel-GuyonAigueperseMaringuesEnnezatGannatRiomChâtel-GuyonThuret
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Thuret911—————
Aigueperse2,6654.2—A—A+
Maringues3,1415.1AAA−B−
Ennezat2,7485.6A+B+BA
Gannat Allier5,6109B−AC+C+
Riom18,8209BA−DB−
Châtel-Guyon6,29910AB+BB+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Thuret

Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Thuret is a commune of 911 people in the Communauté de communes Plaine Limagne. 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

Population
911 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Plaine Limagne
Département
Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6.4 sq mi (16.7 km²)
INSEE code
63432

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 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.