Is Saint-Clément-des-Baleines a good place to live?
There are no grades for Saint-Clément-des-Baleines: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Three quarters of its homes are second homes. The median price paid is €5,807/m². It skews older: 41% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Clément-des-Baleines stand out
The 3 things Saint-Clément-des-Baleines does most differently from other towns.
Vieux Phare des Baleines et phare des Baleineaux · Classé · Photo: user:Ile-de-re · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Clément-des-Baleines’ story
Saint-Clément-des-Baleines in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Clément-des-Baleines counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1904.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1904First protected: Vieux Phare des Baleines et phare des Baleineaux
Vieux Phare des Baleines et phare des Baleineaux: Photo: user:Ile-de-re · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Clément-des-Baleines.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Saint-Clément-des-Baleines than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 8.2% are under 15
60.9median age
Among adults, 36% have a degree. 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%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 5.9% of the town.
Saint-Clément-des-BaleinesCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Clément-des-Baleines keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 19th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Clément-des-Baleines is Vieux Phare des Baleines et phare des Baleineaux.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Saint-Clément-des-Baleines is better off than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,670 a year per consumption unit
20%walk, cycle or take transit
For its 250 residents in work, Saint-Clément-des-Baleines has 200 jobs: 0.8 each. At the census, 20.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 11.7%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
Bicycle11%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
200
jobs based in Saint-Clément-des-Baleines, 0.8 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Saint-Clément-des-Baleines costs more than in both Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €13.95/m² a month
€5,807/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 73 homes were sold in Saint-Clément-des-Baleines. Houses were 97% of what sold. That is the middle of 73 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,369/m² for the median of compared towns in Charente-Maritime.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Clément-des-Baleines€5,807/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,889/m²
71
€13.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.39 to €18.74/m² a month)
€11.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Saint-Clément-des-Baleines is a commune of 688 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Île de Ré. 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
688 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Île de Ré
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
2.7 sq mi (6.9 km²)
INSEE code
17318
Saint-Clément-des-Baleines’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
