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1,107 residents make their home in this town in Aude, Occitanie.
Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 32% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Cost of living is another plus (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Most journeys need a car: nearly two thirds of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Work and incomes lag: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 8.7% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Martin-Lalande has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Martin-Lalande with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Saint-Martin-Lalande has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Saint-Martin-Lalande does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Martin-Lalande, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1952.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Saint-Martin-Lalande has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-Lalande.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
72 deaths in Saint-Martin-Lalande between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 106: 32% below. Average lifespans in Aude: 84.4 years for women, 78.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Martin-Lalande is Centre hospitalier Jean Pierre Cassabel Hop Proximite, 2.9 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Households’ median disposable income: €26,110 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Aude’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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 median price, €1,989/m², comes from 34 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Martin-Lalande from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,989/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 3.1 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Blaise d'AuriolNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 83 | 89%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.8%, about level with Aude’s towns (8.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). Half the people of Saint-Martin-Lalande are older than 48.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Martin-Lalande | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Other places to visit, heritage and gardens in and near Saint-Martin-Lalande. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Castelnaudary4.8 km west, in Castelnaudary
MuseumMusée archéologique du Lauragais4.8 km west, in CastelnaudaryAttractionAttractionPalais épiscopal de Saint-Papoul3.7 km northeast, in Saint-PapoulAttractionAttractionPorte de l'Est3.9 km northeast, in Saint-PapoulGardenGardenJardin Bauzé4.4 km west, in CastelnaudaryPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Martin-Lalande yet.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Saint-Martin-Lalande is a commune of 1,107 people in the Communauté de communes Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois. 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-Lalande | 1,107 | — | — | B+ | — | A |
| Castelnaudary | 12,151 | 3.3 | C+ | A− | D | B− |
| Bram | 3,233 | 6.4 | B− | B+ | C | C |
| Sorèze Tarn | 2,965 | 11 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Revel Haute-Garonne | 9,762 | 11 | A− | B+ | C+ | A |
| Pennautier | 2,895 | 16 | B | B− | A+ | D |
| Mirepoix Ariège | 3,172 | 16 | B− | B− | B | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Martin-Lalande has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,989/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Martin-Lalande grades B+ for cost of living.
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 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.