On health it is strong: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.4% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €2,296/m² costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Autour de Chenonceaux Bléré-Val de Cher.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Martin-le-Beau has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
How Saint-Martin-le-Beau grades
Each subject compares Saint-Martin-le-Beau with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-le-Beau.
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Saint-Martin-le-Beau run lower than in 72% of compared French towns
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 183 residents of Saint-Martin-le-Beau died, against 228 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% fewer. Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Martin-le-Beau records 80 deaths per 100 expected, about level with Indre-et-Loire’s towns (79) and below compared French towns (88). For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Martin-le-Beau can choose among 4 GPs. Life expectancy at birth in Indre-et-Loire is 86.1 years for women and 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Saint-Martin-le-Beau · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault
10.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Pole Sante Leonard de Vinci
86.1 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Saint-Martin-le-Beau: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century. Saint-Martin-le-Beau has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 21% of people in Saint-Martin-le-Beau are under 15, more than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
42median age
Over-65s are 20% of the population. Saint-Martin-le-Beau has a median age of 42. One in ten residents are 15 to 24, near Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and lower than compared French towns (11%).
Saint-Martin-le-BeauIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Saint-Martin-le-Beau has lower unemployment than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4%
8%walk, cycle or take transit
7.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €27,670 a year per consumption unit, near Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€27,340) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
500
jobs based in Saint-Martin-le-Beau, 0.3 per working resident
5.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 44% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Saint-Martin-le-Beau has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
3.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 3.5 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 6.3. All told, Saint-Martin-le-Beau had 11 recorded offenses in 2025. In 2025, family violence led the graded crimes in the town.
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence6
Criminal damage5
Armed robbery0
Fraud20
Theft without violence5
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
34.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 34.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
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About Saint-Martin-le-Beau
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Martin-le-Beau is a commune of 3,216 people in the Communauté de communes Autour de Chenonceaux Bléré-Val de Cher. 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
3,216 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Autour de Chenonceaux Bléré-Val de Cher
Département
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
7.4 sq mi (19.1 km²)
INSEE code
37225
Saint-Martin-le-Beau’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Martin-le-Beau
Is Saint-Martin-le-Beau safe?
Saint-Martin-le-Beau has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Saint-Martin-le-Beau expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,296/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Martin-le-Beau grades B for cost of living.
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.
