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Home to 223 people, this town lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Sainte-Même has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Même as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pile romaine, dite La Pyramide, in Authon-Ébéon, 0.9 mi away.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Même.
Under 15: 10% of residents. 27% of residents are 65 or over, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up nearly a fifth of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Même | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €23,770 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Sainte-Même: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.3 each). 9.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
9 houses and apartments changed hands in Sainte-Même from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sainte-Même is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Même yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Même | 223 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 5.8 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 10 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Chaniers | 3,651 | 11 | — | B− | — | C |
| Saintes | 25,363 | 13 | C | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Cognac Charente | 18,532 | 14 | B | B+ | D | C+ |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | 2,843 | 14 | — | C+ | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sainte-Même is a commune of 223 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
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.