Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martial.
Who lives here
Children make up only 9.6% of Saint-Martial, fewer than in both Charente’s towns and compared French towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up 44% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.2% of residents, below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Ages in Saint-Martial split evenly at 60.8: half are older, half younger.
60.8median age
Saint-MartialCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
44%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Saint-Martial run lower than in both Charente’s towns and compared French towns: a median €21,920 a year per consumption unit
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.3% of commuters travelled at the census. Also worth knowing: at the census, 4.9% of working residents in Saint-Martial didn’t travel to work at all.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Saint-Martial, 0.5 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Martial
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Martial is a commune of 122 people in the Communauté de communes Lavalette Tude Dronne. 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.