At under 1,000 residents, Candes-Saint-Martin is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 41% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 38% of residents.
What makes Candes-Saint-Martin stand out
The 2 things Candes-Saint-Martin does most differently from other towns.
Ancien château des Archevêques de Tours: Photo: Joël Thibault · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien hôtel de la Prévôté: Photo: Joël Thibault · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Immeuble dit le Nouveau Logis: Photo: Joël Thibault · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Candes-Saint-Martin.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Candes-Saint-Martin than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 10% are under 15
60median age
People 65 and over make up 38% of the town, higher than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 4.5% of residents. Graduates make up 30% of adults.
Candes-Saint-MartinIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Candes-Saint-Martin keeps more of its old housing than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 44% built before 1919
9historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Candes-Saint-Martin has 9 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 8 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Église collégiale Saint-Martin. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 1999.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
23.6% of commuters in Candes-Saint-Martin go to work without a car, more than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
24%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 11.8%, higher than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (8.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Candes-Saint-Martin holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Public transport took 11.1% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
Public transport11%
On foot10%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
50
jobs based in Candes-Saint-Martin, 0.4 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Candes-Saint-Martin is a commune of 180 people in the Communauté de communes Chinon, Vienne et Loire. 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
180 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Chinon, Vienne et Loire
Département
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
2.2 sq mi (5.7 km²)
INSEE code
37042
Candes-Saint-Martin’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.
