Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 396 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Thaims is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Thaims does most differently from other towns.
Thaims has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1916.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thaims.
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town. Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, higher than Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) yet lower than compared French towns (11%). Thaims has a median age of 50.6.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Thaims | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Thaims is Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,320 a year per consumption unit. Thaims holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. No commute at all: 4.9% of working residents locally at the census.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 20 homes were sold in Thaims. Houses were 95% of what sold.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Thaims. Best known first.
Thaims has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens: Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Thaims 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thaims | 396 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Semussac | 2,585 | 6.1 | B− | C | A | B |
| Gémozac | 3,052 | 6.7 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Saujon | 7,440 | 7.5 | C | B− | B | C+ |
| Médis | 3,157 | 8.3 | B− | B− | A | B+ |
| Meschers-sur-Gironde | 3,180 | 8.6 | D− | D | D | C |
| Saint-Georges-de-Didonne | 5,092 | 9.6 | D | D | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Thaims is a commune of 396 people in the Communauté de communes de Gémozac et de la Saintonge Viticole. 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.