A lower share of one-person households than 97% of compared French towns, at 23%
The figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 19% in Thénésol and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 326, in 140 households. Census figures put flats at 8.8% locally. The town has fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 93% of compared French towns, at 7.9%.
Throughout this page, the Savoie 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 Thénésol
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 18 second homes and occasional dwellings in Thénésol, 11% of its 160 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 89% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
Thénésol had 251 residents at the 2012 census and 326 in 2023, up 30%: faster growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 12% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A lower share of households without a car than 95% of compared French towns, at 3.8%
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
Second homes make up 11%, against 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing: 6.1% of the total. At 5.7%, the share of empty homes is lower than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns.
A +30% change since 2012: faster than 96% 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
The change was +24% from 2012 to 2017 and +5% from 2017 to 2023.
Thénésol is older than 65% of compared French towns: a median age of 46.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Thénésol 46.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 22% in the typical compared French town, 20% of residents are 65 or over in Thénésol.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 35% in Thénésol, more than in 92% of compared French towns
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 Savoie median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.4 people share a household. As a reference point, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. 12% of households are single parents, more than in 72% of compared French towns.
€29,370 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.
At €29,370 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 81% of compared French towns.
3.8% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer than in 98% of compared French towns
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%; Thénésol has 31%. By way of comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Thénésol, 4.7% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 66% 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.
The census found that 3.8% of residents are foreign nationals in Thénésol. Elsewhere, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 15% in Thénésol, less than in 99% of compared French towns
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
Married residents: 53%, above 98% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 98% of compared French towns: 8.7%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Thénésol has 33%. Measured more widely, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 18th oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Older than Thénésol: 3 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thénésol | 46.3 | 20% | 11% | 4.7% |
| Ugine 7,154 · 3 mi | 45.9 | 24% | 7.3% | 10% |
| Albertville 19,978 · 3.2 mi | 42.2 | 23% | 4.2% | 17% |
| Mercury 3,495 · 3.6 mi | 44.6 | 22% | 3.8% | 3.8% |
| Gilly-sur-Isère 3,149 · 4.4 mi | 48.8 | 28% | 3.5% | 5.6% |
| Faverges-Seythenex 7,545 · 5.4 mi | 49 | 27% | 8.6% | 9.3% |
| Doussard 3,751 · 9.7 mi | 47.3 | 23% | 19% | 7% |
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 Thénésol
What is the population of Thénésol?
326 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 30% more than in 2012 (251).
How old are Thénésol’s residents?
The median age is 46.3, older than 65% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Thénésol?
18, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Thénésol?
INSEE counts 15 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.7% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (3.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Thénésol?
€29,370 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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