At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Martin-Valmeroux is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 15% of its housing. Over-65s are 34% of the population.
What makes Saint-Martin-Valmeroux stand out
The 2 things Saint-Martin-Valmeroux does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-Valmeroux.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Saint-Martin-Valmeroux, fewer than in Cantal’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8% of the town. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over, above Cantal’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Graduates make up 16% of adults.
56.3median age
Saint-Martin-ValmerouxCantal medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Martin-Valmeroux: 27% were built before 1919, more than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Martin-Valmeroux is Église Saint-Martin. The town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Saint-Martin-Valmeroux are out of work than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.1%
Half of residents lived on more than €22,960 a year per consumption unit, below both Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Saint-Martin-Valmeroux: 400, for 300 residents in work (1.5 each). 6.3% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot9%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
400
jobs based in Saint-Martin-Valmeroux, 1.5 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Martin-Valmeroux
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Martin-Valmeroux is a commune of 716 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
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.
