A lower share of flats than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.4%
With one-person households at 26%, Haimps is behind 91% of compared French towns on that count. For Haimps, the census puts second homes at 7%. The median age here is 49.9, higher than in 83% of compared French towns. This Charente-Maritime town is home to 448 residents in 210 households, by the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Charente-Maritime 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 Haimps
Empty homes
The census found 40 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Haimps had 470 residents at the 2012 census and 448 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Haimps’s population moved −5% on 2012, less than in 87% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −1%, and from 2017 to 2023 −3%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Charente-Maritime town +8%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 76% of compared French towns: 27%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Haimps 49.9. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Haimps has 10%. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
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%.
Only 23% of households are couples with children in Haimps
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 Charente-Maritime median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households are about as common here as in the typical compared French town, at 9.3%. As a yardstick, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.1 people each.
A larger share of empty homes than 95% of compared French towns: 15%
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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of empty homes in the typical compared French town is 6.7%. Census figures put households without a car at 7.1% in Haimps.
Half above, half below €24,480 a year in standard of living
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.
Half of Haimps’ residents live in households with a standard of living below €24,480 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 66% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 7%, a lower share than 68% 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
The share of households headed by a manual worker tops 64% of compared French towns: 16%. In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional. A third of households are headed by a retired person, or about one in three.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Haimps sits below 65% of compared French towns for immigrants (4.9%)
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.
Across Haimps, 4% of residents are foreign nationals. For comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Haimps sits above 82% of compared French towns for married residents (48%)
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
By its share of single residents (22%), Haimps is below just over three quarters of compared French towns. To put it in context, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 92% of compared French towns, at 18%
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
Against a figure of 19% in the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification in Haimps comes in at 26%. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (448 to 2,582 people), the 14th oldest
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).
Haimps and its 6 nearest towns: 3 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haimps | 49.9 | 27% | 7% | 4.9% |
| Val-de-Cognac 3,471 · 9.4 mi | 50.5 | 28% | 3.9% | 3.1% |
| Rouillac 2,919 · 11 mi | 49.3 | 30% | 5.7% | 2.6% |
| Cognac 18,532 · 12.2 mi | 44.7 | 24% | 2.8% | 6.3% |
| Châteaubernard 3,878 · 12.8 mi | 49.5 | 29% | 1.9% | 4.8% |
| Jarnac 4,486 · 13.2 mi | 52.5 | 33% | 3.8% | 4.5% |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély 6,784 · 13.5 mi | 56 | 36% | 4.6% | 4.5% |
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 Haimps
What is the population of Haimps?
448 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (470).
How old are Haimps’ residents?
The median age is 49.9, older than 83% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Haimps?
19, with occasional dwellings: 7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Haimps?
INSEE counts 22 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.9% of residents, and 18 foreign nationals (4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Haimps?
€24,480 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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