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Sainte-LheurineCharente-Maritime

The town, home to 533 people, lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

533

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.71

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,440

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Sainte-Lheurine a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Sainte-Lheurine has none.

Église Sainte-Lheurine · Classé · Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY 3.0

Sainte-Lheurine’s story

Sainte-Lheurine in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sainte-Lheurine: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1913First protected: Église Sainte-Lheurine

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Lheurine.

History

Sainte-Lheurine keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Sainte-Lheurine is Église Sainte-Lheurine. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Sainte-Lheurine 12th–16th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1913

first monument protected

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Age of homes28% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Sainte-Lheurine?”

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

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Sainte-Lheurine, above Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns

8.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 18% have a degree.

40.9median age

Sainte-LheurineCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Charente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

22%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat25%

Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sainte-Lheurine
	Sainte-Lheurine	Charente-Maritime median	France median
Under 15	20%	12%	17%
15–24	8.9%	7.6%	11%
25–44	25%	17%	23%
45–64	24%	27%	26%
65+	22%	36%	22%
No diploma	23%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	25%	18%	18%
Higher education	18%	27%	30%

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Ages40.9 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households230 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad3.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Sainte-Lheurine?”

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

Work & commute

More people in Sainte-Lheurine are out of work than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 13.7%

Sainte-Lheurine has 150 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,440 a year. 7.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%

On foot7%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

150

jobs based in Sainte-Lheurine, 0.6 per working resident

13.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,440

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,440 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

96.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

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

The town’s pupils have a collège 2.5 mi away. General-bac pupils go 7.1 mi to the nearest lycée.

96.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Sainte-Lheurine96.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Arlette GuiradoNearest collègeCollège	Collège	77	96%+4 pts

96.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate

2.5 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges96.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Sainte-Lheurine than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.71/m² a month

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

Sales in Sainte-Lheurine from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments.

€9.71/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sainte-Lheurine€9.71/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²

€9.71/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.53 to €12.53/m² a month)

€9.50/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€9.71/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Lheurine

13pages on Sainte-Lheurine

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.3 mi away Housing12 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute150 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.9 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

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Église Sainte-LheurineChurch · 12th–16th c.

Classé

Église Saint-MartinChurch · 12th & 16th c. · in Arthenac, 2.2 mi

Classé

Église Saint-PierreChurch · 12th & 15th c. · in Neuillac, 2.3 mi

Classé

Église Saint-SauveurChurch · 12th c. · in Jarnac-Champagne, 3.1 mi

Photo credits

Église Sainte-Lheurine: Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY 3.0

Famous people from Sainte-Lheurine

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Lheurine yet.

How we find them →

Sainte-Lheurine’s 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 →

JonzacPonsBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireChâteaubernardCognacJarnacSainte-Lheurine

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sainte-Lheurine	533	—	—	—	—	—
Jonzac	3,602	7.1	D	C⁺	D⁻	D
Pons	4,343	10	C⁻	B	C⁻	C⁺
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire Charente	4,726	10	B⁻	B⁺	C⁻	C⁺
Châteaubernard Charente	3,878	11	A⁺	B⁺	B⁺	A
Cognac Charente	18,532	11	B	B⁺	D	C⁺
Jarnac Charente	4,486	14	A	B⁺	C⁺	B

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

About Sainte-Lheurine

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Sainte-Lheurine is a commune of 533 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: 533 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge
Département: Charente-Maritime (17)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 6.8 sq mi (17.6 km²)
INSEE code: 17355

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 November 4, 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.