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Population 317: a town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Chives out for now. 26% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up just over two in five residents.
The 2 things Chives does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chives as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in Seigné, 4.3 mi away.
49% 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 Chives.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 5%. People 65 and over make up just over two fifths of the town, above both Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 11% of adults.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Chives | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.6% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 32% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 11% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €23,810 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). Chives holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. 8.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
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.
House rents are put at about €7.53/m² a month. Sales in Chives from July 2023 to June 2026: 20 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chives is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chives yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chives is a commune of 317 people in the Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté. 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.