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A town of 719 in Gard, Occitanie.
Le Martinet is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Le Martinet does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Martinet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Saint-André-de-Cruzières, 7.8 mi away.
32% 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 Le Martinet.
For Le Martinet, that is above both Gard’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.3% of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Le Martinet | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Le Martinet sits above both Gard’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Le Martinet has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.5 per worker. The median disposable income is €19,670 a year per consumption unit.
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.
That puts Le Martinet below both Gard’s towns (€12.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,318/m², comes from 32 sales of houses and apartments in Le Martinet from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Martinet is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Le Martinet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Martinet | 719 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bessèges | 2,606 | 2.9 | C+ | A | C+ | D |
| La Grand-Combe | 4,783 | 3.8 | C | A | C− | C− |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers | 3,533 | 5.3 | — | C | — | C |
| Saint-Ambroix | 3,445 | 5.4 | D− | B | C− | D |
| Rousson | 4,456 | 5.5 | D | C− | A+ | C+ |
| Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues | 4,840 | 6.1 | C | C+ | B | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Le Martinet is a commune of 719 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.