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This town in Aisne, Hauts-de-France has a population of 118.
Saint-Martin-Rivière has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Just 15% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Saint-Martin-Rivière does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Martin-Rivière as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne brasserie-malterie Lefebvre-Scalabrino, in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, 4.1 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Martin-Rivière 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-Martin-Rivière.
The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Children under 15 make up 19%, above both Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 15% of the town.
44% women, 56% men
About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Martin-Rivière | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 35% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 9.9% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 21.3%. At the census, 8.3% of working residents in Saint-Martin-Rivière didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Sales in Saint-Martin-Rivière from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Martin-Rivière yet.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Martin-Rivière is a commune of 118 people in the Communauté de communes Thiérache Sambre et Oise. 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-Martin-Rivière | 118 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Cateau-Cambrésis Nord | 6,764 | 4.1 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Bohain-en-Vermandois | 5,605 | 5.6 | C+ | A+ | D | D− |
| Caudry Nord | 13,833 | 8.1 | D | B+ | D− | D− |
| Landrecies Nord | 3,407 | 8.4 | C | A+ | C− | D |
| Fresnoy-le-Grand | 2,890 | 8.7 | A− | A | A | D− |
| Solesmes Nord | 4,142 | 9.9 | B | A | C− | 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.