Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 456 people, lies in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Thoiry out for now. Second homes make up 15% of its housing. Just 16% of residents are 65 or older.
The 2 things Thoiry does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Thoiry as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abri sous roche, in Saint-Jean-d'Arvey, 1.8 mi away.
47% 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 Thoiry.
Among adults, 47% have a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.5% of residents, lower than both Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Thoiry is 42.1.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Thoiry | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 47% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €28,940 a year per consumption unit, about level with Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and above compared French towns (€25,970). 5.3% of people in the labour force have no job. 50 jobs are based in Thoiry, for 200 working residents (0.1 per worker).
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 Thoiry: 18 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Thoiry. Best known first.
Nothing in Thoiry is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Thoiry as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thoiry | 456 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barby | 3,772 | 2.8 | B+ | D | B+ | B |
| Saint-Alban-Leysse | 6,734 | 3.5 | A− | C− | B+ | A |
| Challes-les-Eaux | 5,630 | 3.8 | B | D | B− | B |
| La Ravoire | 9,332 | 3.9 | B | D | B− | A− |
| Bassens | 5,175 | 4.4 | B− | D | B | C+ |
| Barberaz | 5,306 | 4.6 | B− | D | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Thoiry is a commune of 456 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Chambéry. 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 October 30, 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.