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A town of 2,023 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Martin-du-Mont’s strongest subject is jobs & income (A−) — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.1% unemployment. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D). A 70 m² home at the median €2,334/m² costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Martin-du-Mont has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Saint-Martin-du-Mont does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Martin-du-Mont with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Saint-Martin-du-Mont has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Martin-du-Mont as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Bastide de Gironville dite Fort Sarrazin, in Ambronay, 6.3 mi away.
24% 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 Saint-Martin-du-Mont.
4.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 5.1%. Households’ median disposable income: €29,090 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among adults, 39% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 19%, close to Ain’s towns (20%) and above compared French towns (17%). Ages in Saint-Martin-du-Mont split evenly at 42: half are older, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Martin-du-Mont | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Ain is 85.9 years for women and 82 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 149 deaths in Saint-Martin-du-Mont from 2016 to 2025; there were 126, 16% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Martin-du-Mont is Clinique Docteur Convert, 8.2 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,334/m², comes from 58 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Martin-du-Mont from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 98% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,340/m² | 57 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Martin-du-Mont. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Martin-du-Mont is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Saint-Martin-du-Mont.
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-Martin-du-Mont | 2,023 | — | — | B | — | B |
| Pont-d'Ain | 2,843 | 3.7 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Ceyzériat | 3,328 | 5.4 | A+ | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Ambronay | 2,841 | 6.9 | A− | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Péronnas | 6,444 | 7.8 | A | C+ | B | A |
| Bourg-en-Bresse | 42,372 | 8.2 | C | B− | D | C+ |
| Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg | 6,160 | 9.2 | A | C+ | B | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Martin-du-Mont has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,334/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Martin-du-Mont grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Martin-du-Mont is a commune of 2,023 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.