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TholletVienne

A town of 164 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Thollet a good place to live?

Thollet is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Thollet stand out

The 2 things Thollet does most differently from other towns.

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Thollet’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Thollet’s story

2 historic monuments, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Thollet; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.

63% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1993First protected: Église Notre-Dame
  • 2023Most recently protected: Château de la Brosse
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thollet.

Who lives here

Children make up only 9.2% of Thollet, fewer than in Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

44% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Vienne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 5.5% of residents. Degrees are held by 23% of adults.

61.3median age
TholletVienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Thollet
TholletVienne medianFrance median
Under 159.2%16%17%
15–245.5%10%11%
25–4410%22%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+44%25%22%
No diploma29%17%19%
CAP or BEP27%27%26%
Baccalauréat14%18%18%
Higher education23%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Thollet: 63% were built before 1919, more than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns

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The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Thollet; none is classé, France’s top protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1993
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Thollet run lower than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: a median €23,760 a year per consumption unit

Unemployment runs at 11.1%. Jobs based in Thollet number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.6 per worker). Also worth knowing: 8.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and below compared French towns (13.4%).

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
Public transport6%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Thollet, 0.6 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Thollet than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.50/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Renting a house costs an estimated €6.47/m² a month. The market in Thollet: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€7.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Thollet€7.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vienne median€10.33/m²
€7.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.06 to €9.28/m² a month)
€6.47/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Thollet

11pages on Thollet

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Thollet; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Famous people from Thollet

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Thollet yet.

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Thollet’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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MontmorillonLe BlancMontmorillonLe BlancThollet
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Thollet164—————
Montmorillon5,82112BACA−
Le Blanc Indre6,16414B−A+DB−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Thollet

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Thollet is a commune of 164 people in the Communauté de communes Vienne et Gartempe. 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

Population
164 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vienne et Gartempe
Département
Vienne (86)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
11.7 sq mi (30.4 km²)
INSEE code
86270

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.