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470 people live in this town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saint-Martin-d'Ary is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. People aged 65 and over make up 35% of residents.
The one thing Saint-Martin-d'Ary does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Martin-d'Ary has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
17% 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-d'Ary.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 6.2% of residents. People 65 and over make up 35% of the town, about level with Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and above compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Saint-Martin-d'Ary by age and the one in the middle is 57.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saint-Martin-d'Ary | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 31% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Martin-d'Ary has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 7.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. For its 200 residents in work, Saint-Martin-d'Ary has 150 jobs: 0.8 each. Unemployment stands at 9.4%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 0.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de La TourNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 56 | 82%−2 pts |
| Collège La FontaineBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 48 | 94%+5 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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.39/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 10 homes were sold in Saint-Martin-d'Ary.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Martin-d'Ary. Best known first.
Saint-Martin-d'Ary has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Mj.galais · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Martin-d'Ary 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-d'Ary | 470 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laruscade Gironde | 2,811 | 10 | — | B | — | B− |
| Montendre | 3,222 | 11 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac Gironde | 2,586 | 11 | C− | C+ | B+ | D− |
| La Roche-Chalais Dordogne | 3,060 | 11 | B− | B+ | A− | D |
| Coutras Gironde | 8,678 | 13 | D− | C+ | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Savin Gironde | 3,582 | 13 | B− | B− | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Martin-d'Ary is a commune of 470 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge. 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.