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196 people live in this town in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Marien has none. 18% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Marien does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Marien as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin et chapelle Notre-Dame, dites églises jumelles, in Boussac-Bourg, 3.9 mi away.
42% 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-Marien.
Children under 15 make up 14%, between Creuse’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 27% of residents are 65 or older. Saint-Marien has a median age of 55.5.
43% women, 57% men
About 76 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Marien | Creuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 42% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried one in ten commuters at the census. Saint-Marien holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. Unemployment stood at 14.1%, below Creuse’s towns (15.4%) but above compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
House rents are put at about €6.61/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 13 homes were sold in Saint-Marien.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Marien 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-Marien 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-Marien | 196 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Huriel Allier | 2,536 | 13 | — | A+ | — | C |
| La Châtre Indre | 4,037 | 16 | A− | A | D | A− |
| Domérat Allier | 8,622 | 16 | B | A | A | C+ |
| Prémilhat Allier | 2,540 | 17 | — | A | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Marien is a commune of 196 people in the Creuse Confluence. 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 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.