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101 residents make their home in this town in Hérault, Occitanie.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 54% of homes. Over-65s are 41% of the population.
The 2 things Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont du Diable, in Olargues, 3.9 mi away.
25% 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-de-l'Arçon.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.8% of the town, below both Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). The under-15s are 1.9% of the population here. Graduates make up 22% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 1.9% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 9.7% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 40% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €24,020 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970). 2.5% of Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. The unemployment rate comes to 11.9%.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €8.12/m² a month. 9 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon 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-de-l'Arçon 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-de-l'Arçon | 101 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bédarieux | 5,804 | 9.2 | C+ | A− | D | D |
| Murviel-lès-Béziers | 3,000 | 12 | B+ | C+ | B+ | C+ |
| Magalas | 3,582 | 14 | C | C | B | B− |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers | 5,261 | 14 | C+ | B+ | B | C+ |
| Thézan-lès-Béziers | 3,124 | 14 | A− | C+ | A | B |
| Puisserguier | 3,078 | 14 | — | B+ | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon is a commune of 101 people in the Communauté de communes du Minervois au Caroux. 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.