Couples with children make up 36% in Thorigny, more than in 94% of compared French towns
Here 3.2% of homes are flats, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. Across Thorigny, 33% of households are headed by a manual worker. At 5.7%, the share of households in social housing is lower than in 83% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 1,275 residents in 540 households.
Throughout this page, the Vendée 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 Thorigny
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 3.5% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Thorigny grew +9% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 66% 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 +5% from 2012 to 2017 and +4% from 2017 to 2023.
15% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 92% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Thorigny 39.1. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 39.1, Thorigny is younger than 84% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. One in ten residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of single-parent households than 99% of compared French towns, at 3.5%
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 Vendée median and the France median
Living alone · share
The average household has 2.4 people. The comparison figure for single-parent households is 10% in the typical compared French town. 36% of households are one person living alone, a higher share than in 53% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households without a car than 99% of compared French towns: 2.9%
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
Long tenure is the mark of 16% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 7% (under two years). More second homes than in two thirds of compared French towns: 3.5%. Households without a car: 11% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. At 6.9%, the share of empty homes is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town.
A median of €25,200 a year per consumption unit
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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €25,200 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 58% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person make up 25% in Thorigny, less than in 84% 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
7.9% of households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 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).
Thorigny sits below 98% of compared French towns for immigrants (1.3%)
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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Thorigny has 0.9%. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Thorigny ranks below 73% of compared French towns on married residents: 39%
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
The share of single residents stands at 25%. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Fewer adults with no qualification than 90% of compared French towns: 12%
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
Graduates of higher education make up 33%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Among 41 French towns of 1,275 to 2,582 people, the 2nd youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
No nearby town is as young as Thorigny
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorigny | 39.1 | 15% | 3.5% | 1.3% |
| Bournezeau 3,452 · 4 mi | 39.8 | 19% | 4.7% | 1.7% |
| La Chaize-le-Vicomte 3,948 · 4.6 mi | 40.1 | 16% | 3.7% | 2.2% |
| Rives de l'Yon 4,335 · 5 mi | 44.2 | 22% | 3.1% | 2% |
| Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais 2,808 · 5.7 mi | 50.4 | 30% | 6.3% | 2.4% |
| Nesmy 3,100 · 7.8 mi | 43.2 | 20% | 2.3% | 1.5% |
| Saint-Martin-des-Noyers 2,560 · 7.9 mi | 41 | 20% | 1.1% | 1.8% |
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 Thorigny
What is the population of Thorigny?
1,275 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (1,170).
How old are Thorigny’s residents?
The median age is 39.1, younger than 84% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Thorigny?
21, with occasional dwellings: 3.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Thorigny?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.3% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Thorigny?
€25,200 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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