Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 947 people, lies in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Martin-Lestra is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Martin-Lestra as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Symphorien, in Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise, 7.8 mi away.
38% 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-Lestra.
18% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Saint-Martin-Lestra has a median age of 38.3 years.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Martin-Lestra | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 450 residents in work, Saint-Martin-Lestra has 100 jobs: 0.3 each. 6.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €25,380 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 28 homes in Saint-Martin-Lestra.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out, gardens and heritage in and near Saint-Martin-Lestra. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Martin-Lestra 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-Lestra 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-Lestra | 947 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Panissières | 2,911 | 4.8 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
| Chazelles-sur-Lyon | 5,543 | 6.2 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
| Feurs | 8,367 | 6.6 | A− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise Rhône | 3,785 | 7.9 | A+ | B | B+ | B− |
| Montrond-les-Bains | 5,652 | 8.3 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Galmier | 5,829 | 9.3 | A− | C+ | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Martin-Lestra is a commune of 947 people in the Communauté de communes de Forez-Est. 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.