Ancienne abbaye de la Tenaille: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Sigismond-de-Clermont.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Saint-Sigismond-de-Clermont than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults
50.3median age
Aged 15 to 24: 9.3% of residents. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). 13% of residents are children under 15.
Saint-Sigismond-de-ClermontCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 82 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Sigismond-de-Clermont keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Sigismond-de-Clermont is Ancienne abbaye de la Tenaille. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Saint-Sigismond-de-Clermont has lower unemployment than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 2.6%
4%walk, cycle or take transit
Saint-Sigismond-de-Clermont has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 3.8% of commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €24,300 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Sigismond-de-Clermont, 0.4 per working resident
2.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Saint-Sigismond-de-Clermont costs less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.57/m² a month
€9.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Saint-Sigismond-de-Clermont from July 2023 to June 2026: 5 houses and apartments.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saint-Sigismond-de-Clermont€9.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€9.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.41 to €12.35/m² a month)
€8.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Saint-Sigismond-de-Clermont is a commune of 161 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge. 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
161 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.3 km²)
INSEE code
17402
Saint-Sigismond-de-Clermont’s 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.
