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Saint-Martin-d'ArdècheArdèche

979 people live in this town in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche a good place to live?

Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 33% of its housing.

What makes Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche stand out

The one thing Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche does most differently from other towns.

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grotte du Figuier
grotte du Figuier · Classé · Photo: Thilo Parg · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche’s story

Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche in pictures

Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 4 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1991.

  • 1991First protected: Maison dite de Max Ernst
  • 2025Most recently protected: grotte Sombre ; grotte Castanié ; grotte de l'Olivier
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche.

Who lives here

Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche has fewer young adults than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6% are 15 to 24

Among adults, 34% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Ardèche’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents.

51.3median age
Saint-Martin-d'ArdècheArdèche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche
Saint-Martin-d'ArdècheArdèche medianFrance median
Under 1514%16%17%
15–246.6%9.9%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+27%27%22%
No diploma11%24%19%
CAP or BEP25%26%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education34%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

6 historic monuments in Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche, the oldest from prehistory

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche is Grotte dite des Deux Ouvertures. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Homes built before 1919 account for 7.8% of the housing.

6historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé4
Inscrit2
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1991
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche run higher than in Ardèche’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €27,480 a year per consumption unit

Unemployment stood at 11.6%, lower than Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). The census found 5.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Per resident in work, Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche counts 0.3 jobs (150 jobs, 400 workers).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche, 0.3 per working resident
11.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

A home in Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche sells for €2,979/m², more than in Ardèche’s towns and across compared French towns

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Advertised rents are estimated at €11.25/m² a month, between Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Among the homes sold, 87% were houses. House rents are put at about €10.50/m² a month.

€2,979/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche€2,979/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardèche median€1,907/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,958/m²47
€11.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.05 to €14.00/m² a month)
€10.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château du Bosquet and 6 more in and around Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche

13pages on Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche

Landmarks

Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 4 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Grotte dite des Deux Ouvertures: Photo: JYB Devot · CC BY-SA 4.0 · grotte Huchard ; grotte n°1 du Ranc-Pointu: Photo: JYB Devot · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château du Bosquet: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche yet.

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Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Pont-Saint-EspritLapaludBourg-Saint-AndéolPierrelatteMondragonBollènePont-Saint-EspritLapaludBourg-Saint-AndéolPierrelatteMondragonBollèneSaint-Martin-d'Ardèche
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche979—————
Pont-Saint-Esprit Gard10,9584.8B−B−B−C+
Lapalud Vaucluse3,8535.8CC+B+C−
Bourg-Saint-Andéol7,6615.8B−B+B−C+
Pierrelatte Drôme13,7567.9C+B−CB−
Mondragon Vaucluse3,8338.7DC+BC+
Bollène Vaucluse14,0248.9DC+C−B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche

Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche is a commune of 979 people in the Communauté de communes du Rhône aux Gorges de l'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

Population
979 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Rhône aux Gorges de l'Ardèche
Département
Ardèche (07)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
2.2 sq mi (5.6 km²)
INSEE code
07268

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 4, 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.