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A town of 184 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Martin-de-Clelles isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up just over a fifth of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 32% of residents.
The 2 things Saint-Martin-de-Clelles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Martin-de-Clelles 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, 5.4 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-Clelles.
People 65 and over make up nearly a third of the town, higher than both Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%). 37% of adults hold a degree. Line up the people of Saint-Martin-de-Clelles by age and the one in the middle is 48.4.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Martin-de-Clelles | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly one in ten commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 12.0%, above both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Sales in Saint-Martin-de-Clelles from July 2023 to June 2026: 5 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €8.27/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Martin-de-Clelles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Martin-de-Clelles as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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-Clelles | 184 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Mure | 4,963 | 9.3 | C+ | B | C− | D |
| Die Drôme | 4,844 | 14 | C− | C− | D | B− |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers | 2,699 | 14 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Vif | 8,530 | 14 | B− | D | B+ | B |
| Villard-de-Lans | 4,328 | 16 | A+ | C− | A− | B+ |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 3,335 | 17 | B | C− | B+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Martin-de-Clelles is a commune of 184 people in the Communauté de communes du Trièves. 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 4, 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.