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Home to 224 people, this town lies in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Martin-le-Colonel isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Martin-le-Colonel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église abbatiale Sainte-Marie (ancienne), in Léoncel, 6.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-le-Colonel.
23% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Drôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for 21% of the people here. People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Martin-le-Colonel | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
12.6% of people in the labour force have no job. Half of residents lived on more than €27,480 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Drôme’s towns (€25,300) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
The nearest collège is 2.7 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 11.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Benjamin MalossaneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 69 | 75%−13 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Saint-Martin-le-Colonel.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Saint-Martin-le-Colonel. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Martin-le-Colonel 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-le-Colonel 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-le-Colonel | 224 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-en-Royans | 2,874 | 2.3 | B | B+ | A | C |
| Chatuzange-le-Goubet | 6,523 | 9.6 | A− | C− | A+ | A |
| Chatte Isère | 2,518 | 11 | B | B | B− | B |
| Bourg-de-Péage | 9,921 | 11 | C− | B− | D | C |
| Saint-Marcellin Isère | 7,700 | 12 | C+ | B | C− | B− |
| Romans-sur-Isère | 33,464 | 12 | C | B | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Martin-le-Colonel is a commune of 224 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 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.