Some subjects shine; others lag. Thuir’s overall grade of C+ puts it better than 39% of compared French towns, #12 of 43 in Pyrénées-Orientales. Jobs & income is its weak spot: 1.3 jobs per working resident; 15.9% unemployment. Safety is weaker too — an average of 10.1 recorded violent incidents and 17.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Pupils here do better than most: brevet results 5 points above the expected rate. Walkability is another plus (A−) — 77% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,438/m², a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Aspres.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Thuir 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.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Thuir runs higher than in 75% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Thuir, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). Jobs outnumber working residents in Thuir (3,850 to 2,900): it draws people in from around. The town’s tally for 2025: 222 recorded offenses.
10.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage87
Family violence30
Other physical violence29
Sexual violence26
Burglary23
Vehicle theft16
Theft from vehicles11
Fraud83
Theft without violence61
Drug use45
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
10.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
222
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.3% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Thuir run higher than in 69% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Thuir’s deaths ran at 95 per 100 expected, about level with Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (96) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,051 residents of Thuir died, against 969 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. The nearest emergency department to Thuir is Clinique Saint Pierre, 7.2 mi away. There are 9 general practitioners locally.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Thuir · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Saint Pierre
8.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Mediterranee Ex Cl Notre Dame D Esperance
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pyrénées-Orientales, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Thuir sell for €2,456/m² and apartments for €2,359/m². The median price, €2,438/m², comes from 313 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.19/m² a month, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€11.84/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike.
€2,438/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Thuir€2,438/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€2,444/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,456/m²
263
Apartments
€2,359/m²
50
€11.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.27 to €13.51/m² a month)
7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,510
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Aspres
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Thuir than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, lower than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Thuir are older than 49.8.
49.8median age
ThuirPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Thuir has 3 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 7.3% of the total, about level with compared French towns (7.4%) and above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (5.7%).
Jean-Pierre Romeu: Panini, Public domain · Gustave Violet: Ramon Casas, Public domain · Eugène Ribère: Le Miroir des sports, Public domain · Léon-Jean Grégory: Jean-Michel Gregory, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Marcel Gili: Collection Estève GILI, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Frédéric Escanyé: Assemblée nationale (avant 1906), Public domain
Thuir’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Thuir
Is Thuir safe?
It grades C for safety, #28 of 43 in Pyrénées-Orientales. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 87 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Thuir good?
They grade A, better than 92% of compared French towns and #5 of 46 in Pyrénées-Orientales. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Thuir expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,438/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Thuir grades C for cost of living.
About Thuir
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Thuir is a commune of 8,243 people in the Communauté de communes des Aspres. 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.
