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The town, home to 2,546 people, lies in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny’s best grade is for cost of living (A) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a weak point (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 11% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car (D). Homes sell for a median €1,388/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny 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-Martin-d'Auxigny has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
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The 2 things Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 2013.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny has 2 family doctors. Life expectancy at birth in Cher is 84 years for women and 78.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 203 residents of Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny died, against 182 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny is Ch Bourges Jacques Coeur, 8.2 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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
7.8% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Cher’s towns (11.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The census found 4.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny has 600 jobs for 1,200 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Median disposable income comes to €26,800 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.15/m² a month, close to Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny: 79 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.79/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,388/m² | 79 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Under 15: a fifth of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Cher’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 29% of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny yet.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny is a commune of 2,546 people in the Communauté de communes Terres du Haut Berry. 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
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'Auxigny | 2,546 | — | — | A | — | D |
| Saint-Doulchard | 9,647 | 6.9 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy | 4,779 | 7.9 | C | B+ | C− | B− |
| Bourges | 64,186 | 8.1 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre | 6,380 | 9.5 | C | A | C+ | D |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin | 3,681 | 10 | A | B | A+ | B− |
| Trouy | 4,055 | 12 | B | B | A | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2 recorded violent incidents and 5.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny grades A for cost of living.
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.