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Saint-Martin-sur-LavezonArdèche

In Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 422 residents.

Is Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for a fifth of homes.

What makes Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon stand out

The one thing Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon does most differently from other towns.

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Château de Pampelonne
Château de Pampelonne · Inscrit · Photo: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon’s story

Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.

50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Antoine Jacques de Guyon de Geis de Pampelonne, born in 1754, is the one person born in Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1981First protected: Château de Pampelonne
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon.

History

Old homes shape Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon: 50% were built before 1919, more than in both Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns

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

Protection here reaches back to the 17th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1981
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon has fewer young adults than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9% are 15 to 24

Among adults, 36% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 18%, above both Ardèche’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 21% of residents.

47.4median age
Saint-Martin-sur-LavezonArdèche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon
Saint-Martin-sur-LavezonArdèche medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–246.9%9.9%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+21%27%22%
No diploma15%24%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education36%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon has lower unemployment than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 3.6%

Jobs based in Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.2 per worker). 3.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Ardèche’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,920 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon, 0.2 per working resident
3.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon than in Ardèche’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.98/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €9.69/m² a month.

€8.98/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon€8.98/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardèche median€10.27/m²
€8.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.90 to €11.71/m² a month)
€9.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon

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Landmarks

Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château de Pampelonne: Photo: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon

One notable person was born in Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon.

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Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon’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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ChoméracCruasLe TeilMontélimarPrivasLe PouzinChoméracCruasLe TeilMontélimarPrivasLe PouzinSaint-Martin-sur-Lavezon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon422—————
Chomérac3,1835—B—B
Cruas2,8985.4—B+—C+
Le Teil8,7266.1C−B+C−C
Montélimar Drôme40,5957.1DC+D−C+
Privas8,5387.4B−A−CC
Le Pouzin2,8869CB−CB−

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

About Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon

Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon is a commune of 422 people in the Communauté de communes Ardèche Rhône Coiron. 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
422 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Ardèche Rhône Coiron
Département
Ardèche (07)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
9.1 sq mi (23.6 km²)
INSEE code
07270

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.