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This town in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire has a population of 420.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Maixme-Hauterive is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up nearly a fifth of its housing.
The one thing Saint-Maixme-Hauterive does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Maixme-Hauterive as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre de Thimert, in Thimert-Gâtelles, 3.4 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Maixme-Hauterive is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Maixme-Hauterive.
Degrees are held by 27% of adults. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.7% of residents, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Half the people of Saint-Maixme-Hauterive are older than 44.7.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Maixme-Hauterive | Eure-et-Loir median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 27% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 3.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Saint-Maixme-Hauterive holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €28,760 a year per consumption unit, above both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€24,620) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.7 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 12.8 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège la PajotterieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 114 | 86%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Saint-Maixme-Hauterive recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.81/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Maixme-Hauterive yet.
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Maixme-Hauterive is a commune of 420 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo du Pays de Dreux. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maixme-Hauterive | 420 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais | 2,641 | 2.5 | B− | B | B | C− |
| Senonches | 3,045 | 7.3 | B | A | B− | D |
| Courville-sur-Eure | 2,791 | 10 | A− | B+ | A− | D |
| La Loupe | 3,191 | 11 | B− | A− | D | C− |
| Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre | 4,058 | 12 | C− | B− | B+ | C− |
| Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets | 4,116 | 12 | C− | B | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.