Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 307 people live in this town, in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Martin-des-Champs out for now. 22% of its homes are second homes. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Martin-des-Champs does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Martin-des-Champs as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Remparts (restes), in La Charité-sur-Loire, 4.2 mi away.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-des-Champs.
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, near Cher’s towns (20%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). Saint-Martin-des-Champs has a median age of 49.4 years.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Martin-des-Champs | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 3.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs based in Saint-Martin-des-Champs number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €25,200 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Collège pupils travel 1.4 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 15.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Roger-Martin du GardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 53 | 75%−10 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.
The market in Saint-Martin-des-Champs: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Martin-des-Champs is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Martin-des-Champs 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-des-Champs | 307 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Charité-sur-Loire Nièvre | 4,705 | 4.5 | B+ | A | C | C+ |
| Garchizy Nièvre | 3,648 | 12 | B+ | A | A | D |
| Fourchambault Nièvre | 3,992 | 13 | B− | A | C+ | D |
| Guérigny Nièvre | 2,505 | 14 | — | A | — | B− |
| Marzy Nièvre | 3,623 | 15 | A− | B | A | B− |
| Varennes-Vauzelles Nièvre | 9,146 | 15 | B+ | B+ | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Martin-des-Champs is a commune of 307 people in the Communauté de communes Berry-Loire-Vauvise. 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 8, 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.