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It is a town of 333 residents in Lot, Occitanie.

Is Saint-Denis-lès-Martel a good place to live?

Saint-Denis-lès-Martel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Nearly a third of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 28% of the population.

What makes Saint-Denis-lès-Martel stand out

The 2 things Saint-Denis-lès-Martel does most differently from other towns.

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Saint-Denis-lès-Martel’s story

1 historic monument, the oldest from Antiquity

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Denis-lès-Martel; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 2010.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2010First protected: Site archéologique de la " fontaine de l'Oulié "
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Nearby attractions

Uxellodunum et Fontaine de Loulié and 10 more in and around Saint-Denis-lès-Martel

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Denis-lès-Martel. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Denis-lès-Martel.

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Denis-lès-Martel are 15 to 24: 6.8%, fewer than in Lot’s towns and across compared French towns

Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults. 13% are under 15, between Lot’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (17%). Saint-Denis-lès-Martel has a median age of 52.2 years.

52.2median age
Saint-Denis-lès-MartelLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Denis-lès-Martel
Saint-Denis-lès-MartelLot medianFrance median
Under 1513%11%17%
15–246.8%8.8%11%
25–4421%19%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+28%35%22%
No diploma18%21%19%
CAP or BEP30%24%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education23%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Saint-Denis-lès-Martel keeps more of its old housing than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 37% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Denis-lès-Martel; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to Antiquity.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
Antiquity
oldest protected part
2010
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 4.2% of commuters in Saint-Denis-lès-Martel go to work without a car, fewer than in Lot’s towns and across compared French towns

Saint-Denis-lès-Martel has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 9.3% of the labour force were unemployed, below Lot’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Public transport took 2.8% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Denis-lès-Martel, 0.4 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 2.8 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 9.3 mi away.

95.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Denis-lès-Martel95.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège des Sept ToursNearest collègeCollègeCollège4095%+6 pts
95.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +6 pts against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Saint-Denis-lès-Martel costs less than in Lot’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.11/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Of the homes sold, 95% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 19 homes were sold in Saint-Denis-lès-Martel.

€8.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Denis-lès-Martel€8.11/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€8.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.57 to €10.01/m² a month)
€7.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Denis-lès-Martel

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Landmarks

Saint-Denis-lès-Martel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Saint-Denis-lès-Martel

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Denis-lès-Martel as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Saint-Denis-lès-Martel’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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SouillacGramatSaint-CéréCosnacBrive-la-GaillardeMalemortSouillacGramatSaint-CéréCosnacBrive-la-GaillardeMalemortSaint-Denis-lès-Martel
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Denis-lès-Martel333—————
Souillac3,1929.7B+ADC+
Gramat3,51212B−B+B+B−
Saint-Céré3,42913A−B+A−B
Cosnac Corrèze3,04414—B+—B+
Brive-la-Gaillarde Corrèze47,09516C+BCB
Malemort Corrèze8,23916A−BA−A

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Denis-lès-Martel

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Saint-Denis-lès-Martel is a commune of 333 people in the Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne. 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
333 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.1 sq mi (7.9 km²)
INSEE code
46265

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.