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A town of 437 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Martin-en-Vercors is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 38% of its housing.
The one thing Saint-Martin-en-Vercors does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Martin-en-Vercors as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Beauvoir (ruines), in Beauvoir-en-Royans, 8.9 mi away.
30% 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-en-Vercors.
Graduates make up 40% of adults. Residents of Saint-Martin-en-Vercors have a median age of 46.7. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, about level with both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%).
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Martin-en-Vercors | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.6%, below both Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Saint-Martin-en-Vercors: 100, for 200 residents in work (0.6 each). 11.3% of Saint-Martin-en-Vercors’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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 market in Saint-Martin-en-Vercors: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 83% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Martin-en-Vercors is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Martin-en-Vercors as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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-en-Vercors | 437 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villard-de-Lans Isère | 4,328 | 6.6 | A+ | C− | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Jean-en-Royans | 2,874 | 7.5 | B | B+ | A | C |
| Lans-en-Vercors Isère | 2,751 | 10 | — | C− | — | A− |
| Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors Isère | 2,936 | 11 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Saint-Marcellin Isère | 7,700 | 11 | C+ | B | C− | B− |
| Vif Isère | 8,530 | 11 | B− | D | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Martin-en-Vercors is a commune of 437 people in the Communauté de communes du Royans-Vercors. 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 9, 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.