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The town, home to 423 people, lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Thurey: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
The 2 things Thurey does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Thurey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ferme-manoir, in Juif, 3.8 mi away.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thurey.
28% of residents are 65 or over, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). At 46.7, the median resident of Thurey sits in the middle of the age range. Aged 15 to 24: 9.7% of residents.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Thurey | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 2.2% of commuters travelled at the census. For its 200 residents in work, Thurey has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. The median disposable income was €24,600 a year per consumption unit, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
The market in Thurey: 16 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses made up 94% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Thurey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Thurey.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurey | 423 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 8.4 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 6,446 | 9.5 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 11 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Gergy | 2,566 | 12 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 13 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 14 | A− | B− | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Thurey is a commune of 423 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Revermont 71. 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.