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MarthonCharente

A town of 554 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

554

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.92

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,770

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Marthon a good place to live?

Marthon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Marthon stand out

The one thing Marthon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

34% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 53.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Prieuré Saint-Sylvestre-de-Saint-Sauveur · Inscrit · Photo: Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Marthon’s story

Marthon in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Marthon; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Marthon before 1900, the earliest Guy Tachard, in 1648.

1925First protected: Église Saint-Martin
1978Most recently protected: Prieuré Saint-Sylvestre-de-Saint-Sauveur

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marthon.

Who lives here

Marthon has fewer young adults than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 4.9% are 15 to 24

19% of adults hold a degree, below both Charente’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 34% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 count for 12% of the people here.

53.8median age

MarthonCharente medianFrance median

Charente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

34%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Marthon
	Marthon	Charente median	France median
Under 15	12%	15%	17%
15–24	4.9%	9.6%	11%
25–44	24%	21%	23%
45–64	25%	26%	26%
65+	34%	28%	22%
No diploma	23%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	19%	18%
Higher education	19%	25%	30%

Full pageMarthon’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages53.8 median age · 34% are 65 or over Households270 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad3.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Marthon?”

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

History

Marthon keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919

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

Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit3

11th c.

oldest protected part

1925

first monument protected

Full pageMarthon’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes20% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Marthon?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Marthon walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 4.3%

Marthon holds 200 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.9 jobs each. 11.4% of the labour force were unemployed, close to Charente’s towns (11.0%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,770 a year.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%

On foot2%

Public transport2%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

200

jobs based in Marthon, 0.9 per working resident

11.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,770

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.9 per working resident Median income€24,770 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Marthon is €10.92/m² a month

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

Sales in Marthon from July 2023 to June 2026: 23 houses and apartments.

€10.92/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Marthon€10.92/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Charente median€10.82/m²

€10.92/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.74 to €13.65/m² a month)

€7.32/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMarthon’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.92/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Donjon de Marthon and 3 more in and around Marthon

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Marthon. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauDonjon de Marthonin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau-neuf de Marthonin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Bréchinie4.5 km southwest, in Grassac AttractionAttractionSculpteur statuaire Bois - Hervé Ducongé2.6 km northwest, in Saint-Germain-de-Montbron

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Marthon

12pages on Marthon

The big questions

Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 15.6 mi away Work & commute200 jobs based here Housing23 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53.8 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Marthon; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →

Église Saint-MartinChurch · 12th c.

Vieille TourFortified house · 12th & 13th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vieille Tour: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Marthon

2 notable people were born in Marthon.

Their page →

Guy TachardFrench Jesuit missionary and mathematician · 1648–1712

Maurice RaynaudFrench politician (1860-1927)

Marthon’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 →

La Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisMagnac-sur-TouvreRuelle-sur-TouvreBrieNontronSoyauxMarthon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Marthon	554	—	—	—	—	—
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois	4,025	9.2	B⁺	B	B⁻	A⁺
Magnac-sur-Touvre	3,255	11	A	A⁻	A⁺	A⁻
Ruelle-sur-Touvre	7,408	12	C⁺	B⁺	B⁻	C⁺
Brie	4,125	12	A⁺	A⁻	A⁺	B⁻
Nontron Dordogne	3,057	12	A⁺	A	A⁻	B⁺
Soyaux	10,087	12	C⁺	B	C⁻	C⁺

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

About Marthon

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Marthon is a commune of 554 people in the Communauté de communes La Rochefoucauld porte du Périgord. 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: 554 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes La Rochefoucauld porte du Périgord
Département: Charente (16)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 5 sq mi (12.8 km²)
INSEE code: 16211

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 October 30, 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.