Croix du 16e siècle: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martial-le-Vieux.
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Martial-le-Vieux are 15 to 24: 4%, fewer than in both Creuse’s towns and compared French towns
51.5median age
Children are nearly a fifth of the town. Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, lower than Creuse’s towns (32%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 14% of adults.
Saint-Martial-le-VieuxCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education14%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Martial-le-Vieux: 26% were built before 1919, more than in both Creuse’s towns and compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Martial-le-Vieux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Saint-Martial-le-Vieux walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 3.4%
3%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €24,480 a year per consumption unit, above Creuse’s towns (€22,570) but below compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate here is 7.9%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving97%
On foot3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Saint-Martial-le-Vieux, 0.3 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-Martial-le-Vieux is a commune of 150 people in the Communauté de communes Haute-Corrèze Communauté. 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
150 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Haute-Corrèze Communauté
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
8.6 sq mi (22.2 km²)
INSEE code
23215
Saint-Martial-le-Vieux’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.