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Saint-Martin-de-CouxCharente-Maritime

In Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 444 residents.

Is Saint-Martin-de-Coux a good place to live?

Saint-Martin-de-Coux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Classé · Photo: Mj.galais · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Martin-de-Coux’s story

Saint-Martin-de-Coux in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Martin-de-Coux counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1911.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1911First protected: Église Saint-Martin
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Landmarks

Saint-Martin-de-Coux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Mj.galais · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-de-Coux.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Saint-Martin-de-Coux than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 17% of adults

49.8median age

Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, lower than Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 15% of the population. The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.6%.

Saint-Martin-de-CouxCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Martin-de-Coux
Saint-Martin-de-CouxCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1515%12%17%
15–248.6%7.6%11%
25–4423%17%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+26%36%22%
No diploma18%19%19%
CAP or BEP33%29%26%
Baccalauréat26%18%18%
Higher education17%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Saint-Martin-de-Coux: 29% were built before 1919, more than in both Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Martin-de-Coux is Église Saint-Martin.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1911
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Saint-Martin-de-Coux run lower than in both Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns: a median €21,440 a year per consumption unit

3%walk, cycle or take transit

2.8% 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. 50 jobs are based in Saint-Martin-de-Coux, for 200 working residents (0.3 per worker). The jobless rate is 11.7%.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Martin-de-Coux, 0.3 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,440
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Martin-de-Coux than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.76/m² a month

€8.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

26 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Martin-de-Coux from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Martin-de-Coux€8.76/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€8.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.06 to €10.88/m² a month)
€8.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Martin-de-Coux

11pages on Saint-Martin-de-Coux

Famous people from Saint-Martin-de-Coux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Martin-de-Coux yet.

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About Saint-Martin-de-Coux

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Martin-de-Coux is a commune of 444 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

Population
444 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.1 sq mi (15.7 km²)
INSEE code
17366

Saint-Martin-de-Coux’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Charente-Maritime →
La Roche-ChalaisCoutrasSaint-Seurin-sur-l'IsleLaruscadeSaint-Denis-de-PileGalgonLa Roche-ChalaisCoutrasSaint-Seurin-sur-l'IsleLaruscadeSaint-Denis-de-PileGalgonSaint-Martin-de-Coux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Martin-de-Coux444—————
La Roche-Chalais Dordogne3,0606.2B−B+A−D
Coutras Gironde8,6787.5D−C+C−C+
Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle Gironde3,16711BBBB−
Laruscade Gironde2,81112—B—B−
Saint-Denis-de-Pile Gironde5,95512BC+A−B−
Galgon Gironde3,14414—B−—B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

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 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.