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122 residents make their home in this town in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Martin-des-Lais has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 15% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Martin-des-Lais does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Martin-des-Lais as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Nazaire (ancienne), in Bourbon-Lancy, 6.5 mi away.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Martin-des-Lais 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-des-Lais.
Among adults, 28% have a degree. The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents. Ages in Saint-Martin-des-Lais split evenly at 44.5: half are older, half younger.
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Martin-des-Lais | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.4% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 32% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Saint-Martin-des-Lais has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Households’ median disposable income: €24,750 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The market in Saint-Martin-des-Lais: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Martin-des-Lais. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Martin-des-Lais yet.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Martin-des-Lais is a commune of 122 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Moulins Communauté. 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-des-Lais | 122 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bourbon-Lancy Saône-et-Loire | 4,674 | 6.3 | A+ | A+ | A | B |
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre | 2,959 | 10 | A− | A+ | A+ | B− |
| Decize Nièvre | 4,932 | 14 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Yzeure | 12,897 | 16 | A | A− | B | B+ |
| Avermes | 4,074 | 17 | A+ | A− | A | A |
| Moulins | 19,206 | 17 | B+ | A− | C− | B+ |
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 8, 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.