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Sainte-RaméeCharente-Maritime

A town of 113 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Sainte-Ramée a good place to live?

Sainte-Ramée is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Sainte-Ramée stand out

The 2 things Sainte-Ramée does most differently from other towns.

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Sainte-Ramée’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Sainte-Ramée’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sainte-Ramée; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.

64% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1989First protected: Moulin à vent
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The data

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

Who lives here

Few people in Sainte-Ramée are 15 to 24: 5.3%, fewer than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns

13% are under 15, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) but below compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 37% of the town. Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults.

58.5median age
Sainte-RaméeCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education21%

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-Ramée
Sainte-RaméeCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1513%12%17%
15–245.3%7.6%11%
25–4411%17%23%
45–6434%27%26%
65+37%36%22%
No diploma23%19%19%
CAP or BEP29%29%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education21%27%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Sainte-Ramée: 64% were built before 1919, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sainte-Ramée; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
19th c.
oldest protected part
1989
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Sainte-Ramée walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 2.7%

7.5% of the labour force are out of work. The median disposable income was €23,380 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
On foot3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Sainte-Ramée, 0.5 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Sainte-Ramée costs less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.57/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Sainte-Ramée.

€9.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sainte-Ramée€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

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Beaulon and 2 more in and around Sainte-Ramée

Heritage in and near Sainte-Ramée. Best known first.

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Everything we know about Sainte-Ramée

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Sainte-Ramée

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Sainte-Ramée’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 →
Saint-Ciers-sur-GirondeGémozacJonzacPonsLesparre-MédocMontendreSaint-Ciers-sur-GirondeGémozacJonzacPonsLesparre-MédocMontendreSainte-Ramée
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sainte-Ramée113—————
Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde Gironde3,1759.6B−B+B−C−
Gémozac3,05210A−B+AC
Jonzac3,60211DC+D−D
Pons4,34312C−BC−C+
Lesparre-Médoc Gironde5,87215DC+DC−
Montendre3,22216C+BC−C+

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

About Sainte-Ramée

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Sainte-Ramée is a commune of 113 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
113 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
1.8 sq mi (4.8 km²)
INSEE code
17390

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.