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HaimpsCharente-Maritime

Population 448: a town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Haimps a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Haimps falls below the line for grades.

Église Saint-Symphorien
Église Saint-Symphorien · Classé · Photo: Patrick Despoix · CC BY-SA 4.0
Haimps’ story

Haimps in pictures

Haimps has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1983.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1983First protected: Église Saint-Symphorien
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Haimps.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Haimps hold a degree than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 18%

Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents. Under 15: 14% of residents.

49.9median age
HaimpsCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Haimps
HaimpsCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1514%12%17%
15–2410%7.6%11%
25–4418%17%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+27%36%22%
No diploma26%19%19%
CAP or BEP31%29%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education18%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Haimps keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Haimps is Église Saint-Symphorien. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1983
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Haimps than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 3.8%

The median disposable income is €24,480 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Haimps number 100, against 200 residents in work (0.4 per worker). 5.1% of Haimps’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Haimps, 0.4 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 11.5 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.3 mi away.

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Haimps91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Marc JeanjeanNearest collègeCollègeCollège6791%+2 pts
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Haimps costs less than in both Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.09/m² a month

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

Sales in Haimps from July 2023 to June 2026: 13 houses and apartments.

€10.09/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Haimps€10.09/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€10.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.18 to €12.44/m² a month)
€7.24/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 Haimps

12pages on Haimps

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Symphorien: Photo: Patrick Despoix · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Haimps

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

How we find them →

Haimps’ neighbors

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

All towns in Charente-Maritime →
Val-de-CognacRouillacCognacChâteaubernardJarnacSaint-Jean-d'AngélyVal-de-CognacRouillacCognacChâteaubernardJarnacSaint-Jean-d'AngélyHaimps
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Haimps448—————
Val-de-Cognac Charente3,4719.4AA−A+B+
Rouillac Charente2,91911BAB−B
Cognac Charente18,53212BB+DC+
Châteaubernard Charente3,87813A+B+B+A
Jarnac Charente4,48613AB+C+B
Saint-Jean-d'Angély6,78413C−BD−C−

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

About Haimps

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Haimps is a commune of 448 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

Population
448 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
7.2 sq mi (18.6 km²)
INSEE code
17188

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.