5.8% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manual worker: 27% here and 14% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census counted 228 residents in 110 households. Locally, 6.3% of households have no car. Half are older than 48.5, older than 77% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Vienne median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Haims
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 25 second homes and occasional dwellings in Haims, 16% of its 150 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 95% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 16% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 23 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Flats: 2.1%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
16% of homes are second homes (Vienne median 2.3%, France median 2.1%) and 15% are empty (6.7%). Against that, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. Empty homes are more common here than in 95% of compared French towns.
−1% since 2012, a pace below 75% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +4% for the median Vienne town, the change came in two steps: −3% from 2012 to 2017, then +1% to 2023.
Haims is older than 77% of compared French towns: a median age of 48.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Haims 48.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 21% of the total.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Haims: 33% of households are couples with children, above 89% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Vienne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2.1 people. Nothing unusual on one-person households: 35%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
A median of €24,810 a year per consumption unit
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Half of Haims’ residents live in households with a standard of living below €24,810 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 63% of compared French towns.
Below 58% of compared French towns: 31% of households are headed by a retired person
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A larger share of foreign nationals than 61% of compared French towns: 5.6%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Immigrants make up a share higher than in 53% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Vienne has 3.9%. In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals. Census figures put immigrants at 6.9% in Haims.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
18% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 98% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
38% of residents 15 and over are married and 9.5% in a PACS, against 43% and 6.1% in the median compared French town; 5.5% are widowed. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Haims ranks below 89% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 19%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Higher than in 52% of compared French towns: 19% of adults out of school have no qualification. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 228 to 2,582 people, the 15th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
3 of 4 neighbors are older than Haims
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haims | 48.5 | 21% | 16% | 6.9% |
| Montmorillon 5,821 · 6.1 mi | 57.4 | 38% | 3.8% | 5.3% |
| Le Blanc 6,164 · 11.3 mi | 52.8 | 34% | 9.2% | 4.4% |
| Chauvigny 7,007 · 13.4 mi | 49.6 | 29% | 5.2% | 2.7% |
| Valdivienne 2,715 · 13.7 mi | 44.9 | 22% | 8.1% | 1.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Haims
What is the population of Haims?
228 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% fewer than in 2012 (231).
How old are Haims’ residents?
The median age is 48.5, older than 77% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Haims?
25, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Haims?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.9% of residents, and 13 foreign nationals (5.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Haims?
€24,810 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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