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Home to 1,261 people, this town lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
The local economy is weaker than most: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 10.3% unemployment. It also trails on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,891/m² takes 5.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Aunis Sud. Walkability is weaker too (D).
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · 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. Saint-Mard 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.
The 2 things Saint-Mard does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Mard 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-Mard has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Mard as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, in Breuil-la-Réorte, 2.1 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Mard.
4.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,370 a year. Of those in the labour force, 10.3% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 98 residents of Saint-Mard died, against 90 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% more. Life expectancy in Charente-Maritime: 85.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Mard is Centre hospitalier St Jean D Angely, 13.2 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.
Among adults, 25% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 19%, higher than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.9% of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Mard | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 2.5 mi away. At the general lycée, 97% of 67 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Hélène de FonsèqueNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 135 | 87%−2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent du Pays d'AunisNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 67 | 97%−1 pt |
| Collège privé Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 46 | 100%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.19/m² a month, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Saint-Mard recorded 48 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.20/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,891/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Mard is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Mard 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-Mard | 1,261 | — | — | B− | — | D |
| Surgères | 6,897 | 2.6 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon Deux-Sèvres | 2,941 | 6.9 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis | 4,677 | 11 | B+ | C− | A | B− |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan Deux-Sèvres | 2,967 | 13 | A− | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 14 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Tonnay-Charente | 8,289 | 14 | D | C+ | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Mard has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Mard grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Mard is a commune of 1,261 people in the Communauté de communes Aunis Sud. 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) · 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 4, 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.