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Les ThonsVosges

A town of 97 in Vosges, Grand Est.

Population
97
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.40
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Les Thons a good place to live?

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

What makes Les Thons stand out

The 2 things Les Thons does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
35%2%Les ThonsMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
35% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
39%22%Les ThonsMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
39% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 61.7. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Couvent des Cordeliers (ancien)
Couvent des Cordeliers (ancien) · Classé · Photo: Patineurjul · CC BY-SA 4.0
Les Thons’ story

Les Thons in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Les Thons: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1945.

75% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1945First protected: Couvent des Cordeliers (ancien)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Thons.

Who lives here

Few people in Les Thons are 15 to 24: 4.1%, fewer than in Vosges’ towns and compared French towns

For Les Thons, that is below both Vosges’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 39% of the town.

61.7median age
Les ThonsVosges medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma40%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Les Thons
Les ThonsVosges medianFrance median
Under 1516%14%17%
15–244.1%10%11%
25–449.3%20%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+39%27%22%
No diploma40%26%19%
CAP or BEP25%29%26%
Baccalauréat15%17%18%
Higher education15%22%30%
Full pageLes Thons’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages61.7 median age · 39% are 65 or overHouseholds50 households · 1.9 people per householdBorn abroad2.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Les Thons?”

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

History

Les Thons keeps more of its old housing than Vosges or compared French towns: 75% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Les Thons sits above both Vosges’ towns (13%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Les Thons: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Les Thons is Couvent des Cordeliers (ancien).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1945
first monument protected
Full pageLes Thons’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes75% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Les Thons?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Les Thons, 7.4%, runs below Vosges’ towns and compared French towns

That puts Les Thons below both Vosges’ towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Les Thons has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 4.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot4%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Les Thons, 0.4 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageLes Thons’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here0.4 per working residentGetting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Housing

Renting in Les Thons costs less than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.40/m² a month

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

On this, Les Thons is below both Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.40/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Les Thons€8.40/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vosges median€9.54/m²
€8.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.45 to €10.93/m² a month)
€6.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageLes Thons’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.40/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château des Thons and 4 more in and around Les Thons

Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Les Thons. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Thonsin townAttractionAttractionAncien Couvent des Cordeliersin townMuseumMuseumMusée de Chatillon4.3 km south, in Châtillon-sur-SaôneAttractionAttractionMaison du Tanneur4.4 km south, in Châtillon-sur-SaôneMuseumMuseumMaison du berger et du cordonnier4.3 km south, in Châtillon-sur-Saône
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Les Thons

12pages on Les Thons
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 15.4 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing9 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 61.7History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

Les Thons has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Couvent des Cordeliers (ancien)Convent · 15th–19th c.
Classé
Hôtel de Lignéville (ancien)Town house · 16th c. · in Châtillon-sur-Saône, 2.7 mi
Classé
Église de Villars-Saint-MarcellinChurch · in Bourbonne-les-Bains, 5.7 mi
Classé
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'AssomptionChurch · 13th & 18th c. · in Lamarche, 7.4 mi
Photo credits

Couvent des Cordeliers (ancien): Photo: Patineurjul · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Les Thons

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Thons yet.

How we find them →

Les Thons’ neighbors

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

All towns in Vosges →
ContrexévilleVittelContrexévilleVittelLes Thons
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Les Thons97—————
Contrexéville2,92313BACD
Vittel4,78015A+ABB

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

About Les Thons

Commune in Vosges, Grand Est

Les Thons is a commune of 97 people in the Communauté de communes des Vosges côté Sud Ouest. 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
97 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Vosges côté Sud Ouest
Département
Vosges (88)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.9 sq mi (10.1 km²)
INSEE code
88471

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.