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The town has 138 residents and lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Thil-sur-Arroux is too small for the grades other French towns get. 25% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
The 2 things Thil-sur-Arroux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Thil-sur-Arroux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Pierre, in Larochemillay, 6.8 mi away.
60% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Thil-sur-Arroux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thil-sur-Arroux.
Among adults, 25% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and above compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Thil-sur-Arroux by age and the one in the middle is 53.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Thil-sur-Arroux | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 7.8%. At the census, 10.6% of working residents in Thil-sur-Arroux didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Sales in Thil-sur-Arroux from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Thil-sur-Arroux yet.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Thil-sur-Arroux is a commune of 138 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thil-sur-Arroux | 138 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanvignes-les-Mines | 4,235 | 14 | A | A+ | A | C+ |
| Gueugnon | 6,528 | 14 | A+ | A+ | B | B+ |
| Autun | 13,172 | 14 | A− | A | C+ | B− |
| Montceau-les-Mines | 17,064 | 15 | B− | A | C− | B− |
| Blanzy | 5,955 | 16 | A | A | B+ | B+ |
| Le Creusot | 20,509 | 16 | C+ | A | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 8, 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.