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Some 448 people live in this town, in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for La Motte-Saint-Martin: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for a quarter of homes.
The one thing La Motte-Saint-Martin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Motte-Saint-Martin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint Jean-Baptiste, in Mayres-Savel, 5.7 mi away.
46% 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 La Motte-Saint-Martin.
20% are under 15, higher than both Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 19% of the population. Typical age in La Motte-Saint-Martin: 44.2, the median.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Motte-Saint-Martin | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 6.3%, below both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in La Motte-Saint-Martin: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.1 each). At the census, 2.8% of working residents in La Motte-Saint-Martin didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Among the homes sold, 95% were houses. Sales in La Motte-Saint-Martin from July 2023 to June 2026: 22 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near La Motte-Saint-Martin. Best known first.
Nothing in La Motte-Saint-Martin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in La Motte-Saint-Martin.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Motte-Saint-Martin | 448 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Mure | 4,963 | 5 | C+ | B | C− | D |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers | 2,699 | 5.6 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Vif | 8,530 | 6.8 | B− | D | B+ | B |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 3,335 | 8.4 | B | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Vizille | 7,292 | 8.7 | C+ | B− | D | C+ |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset | 8,542 | 9.7 | C+ | D | C | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Motte-Saint-Martin is a commune of 448 people in the Communauté de communes de la Matheysine. 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.