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The town has 157 residents and lies in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Martin-Cantalès is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up just over a third of its housing. Over-65s are 34% of the population.
The 2 things Saint-Martin-Cantalès does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Martin-Cantalès has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
60% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-Cantalès.
Those 65 and older account for just over a third of residents. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Cantal’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Saint-Martin-Cantalès has a median age of 55.5 years.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Martin-Cantalès | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.7% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Martin-Cantalès has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment runs at 6.7%. Jobs based in Saint-Martin-Cantalès number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.4 per worker). The median disposable income was €24,190 a year per consumption unit, close to Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 8 homes were sold in Saint-Martin-Cantalès.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Martin-Cantalès has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Nico207 · CC0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Martin-Cantalès 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-Martin-Cantalès | 157 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mauriac | 3,449 | 8.9 | A | A+ | C | B− |
| Ytrac | 4,339 | 13 | — | A | — | B− |
| Aurillac | 26,214 | 13 | A− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère | 6,361 | 15 | A | A− | A+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Martin-Cantalès is a commune of 157 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Salers. 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 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.