There are no grades for Saint-Martin-le-Vieil: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 18% of its housing. Over-65s are 35% of the population.
What makes Saint-Martin-le-Vieil stand out
The 2 things Saint-Martin-le-Vieil does most differently from other towns.
Croix de cimetière en pierre · Inscrit · Photo: MIC43 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Martin-le-Vieil’s story
Saint-Martin-le-Vieil in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Martin-le-Vieil counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1916.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1916First protected: Abbaye de Villelongue (restes de l'ancienne)
1962Most recently protected: Croix de cimetière en pierre
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Martin-le-Vieil counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Abbaye de Villelongue (restes de l'ancienne): Photo: Pinpin 17:59, 10 November 2006 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix de cimetière en pierre: Photo: MIC43 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-le-Vieil.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Saint-Martin-le-Vieil, fewer than in Aude’s towns and across compared French towns
55.6median age
37% of adults hold a degree, above both Aude’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for just over a third of residents. Aged 15 to 24: 6.9% of residents.
Saint-Martin-le-VieilAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Martin-le-Vieil keeps more of its old housing than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Martin-le-Vieil counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Abbaye de Villelongue (restes de l'ancienne). Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Saint-Martin-le-Vieil come to a median €26,900 a year per consumption unit, against €23,350 in Aude’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
9%walk, cycle or take transit
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Aude’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 12.6% are unemployed. At the census, 5.1% of working residents in Saint-Martin-le-Vieil didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Saint-Martin-le-Vieil, 0.3 per working resident
12.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-Martin-le-Vieil is a commune of 211 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo. 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
211 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.3 sq mi (13.7 km²)
INSEE code
11357
Saint-Martin-le-Vieil’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
