Is Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux a good place to live?
Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 28% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 35% of the population.
What makes Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux stand out
The 2 things Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Marlenedd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Lescure: Photo: Heurtelions · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux.
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux are 15 to 24: 6.2%, fewer than in both Cantal’s towns and compared French towns
55.8median age
One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over, above both Cantal’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 14% of adults.
Saint-Martin-sous-VigourouxCantal medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education14%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux: 47% were built before 1919, more than in both Cantal’s towns and compared French towns
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 2 of 3.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux has lower unemployment than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 4.4%
25%walk, cycle or take transit
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how a quarter of commuters travelled at the census. Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.6 per worker. After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,900 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
On foot24%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux, 0.6 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux is a commune of 217 people in the Saint-Flour Communauté. 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
217 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Saint-Flour Communauté
Département
Cantal (15)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
7.5 sq mi (19.5 km²)
INSEE code
15201
Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux’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.
