In Thurey, 1.1% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
The figure for single-parent households is 21% in Thurey and 10% in the typical compared French town. Census day 2023: 423 residents and 200 households in the town. Flats account for 3.7%. Households headed by a manual worker are more common here than in 87% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Saône-et-Loire 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 Thurey
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 38 second homes and occasional dwellings in Thurey, 15% of its 250 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 97% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 15%, a higher share than 91% of compared French towns
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
In Thurey, 8% of homes stand empty, beside 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Here, 7.1% of households have no car. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
A change of −2% since 2012 leaves Thurey behind 78% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −3% for the median Saône-et-Loire town, the change came in two steps: +6% from 2012 to 2017, then −7% to 2023.
Thurey sits above 81% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (28%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Thurey 46.7. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 46.7, Thurey is older than 68% of compared French towns. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. The census found that one in ten residents are 15 to 24 here.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Below 79% of compared French towns: 19% of households are couples with children
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 Saône-et-Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 2.1 people. Measured more widely, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. In Thurey, 34% of households are one person living alone, beside 35% in the typical compared French town.
€24,600 a year: the median standard of living
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.
Half of Thurey’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €24,600 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 65% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a retired person than 75% of compared French towns: 28%
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.9% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 64% 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.
For Thurey, the census puts immigrants at 6.6%. That is higher than in 51% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Saône-et-Loire has 6.9%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 78% of compared French towns: 22% of residents 15 and over are single
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
With married residents at 46%, Thurey is ahead of 73% of compared French towns on that count. On average, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Thurey ranks below 95% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 16%
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
Against a figure of 19% in the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification in Thurey comes in at 25%. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
Among 41 French towns of 423 to 2,582 people, the 18th 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.
Around Thurey, 4 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurey | 46.7 | 28% | 15% | 6.6% |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône 3,214 · 8.4 mi | 45.2 | 22% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud 6,446 · 9.5 mi | 55.4 | 37% | 2.9% | 6.1% |
| Saint-Marcel 6,211 · 11 mi | 47.3 | 24% | 1.1% | 5.2% |
| Gergy 2,566 · 12.2 mi | 47.2 | 24% | 2.7% | 3.1% |
| Chalon-sur-Saône 45,102 · 13.2 mi | 41.5 | 23% | 4% | 14% |
| Saint-Rémy 6,410 · 14.1 mi | 49.6 | 29% | 1.1% | 6.5% |
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 Thurey
What is the population of Thurey?
423 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (431).
How old are Thurey’s residents?
The median age is 46.7, older than 68% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Thurey?
38, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Thurey?
INSEE counts 28 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.6% of residents, and 25 foreign nationals (5.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Thurey?
€24,600 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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