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Population 269: a town in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Martial isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 62% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Martial does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Martial as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Oppidum de la Fare, in Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades, 2.6 mi away.
58% 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-Martial.
Half the people of Saint-Martial are older than 51.8.
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Martial | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 8.4%, lower than both Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Saint-Martial has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
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 sales split: 88% houses, the rest apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.53/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 16 homes in Saint-Martial.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Saint-Martial. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Martial is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Martial yet.
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-Martial | 269 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Cheylard | 2,803 | 8 | — | A | — | C+ |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon Haute-Loire | 2,501 | 13 | — | A− | — | B |
| Vals-les-Bains | 3,474 | 15 | A− | B | B+ | B+ |
| Tence Haute-Loire | 3,111 | 17 | — | A | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Martial is a commune of 269 people in the Communauté de communes de la Montagne d'Ardèche. 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) · 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 October 30, 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.