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Saint-Martin-du-LimetMayenne

The town, home to 420 people, lies in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.

Is Saint-Martin-du-Limet a good place to live?

There are no grades for Saint-Martin-du-Limet: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Logis de la Joubardière
Logis de la Joubardière · Classé · Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Martin-du-Limet’s story

Saint-Martin-du-Limet in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Martin-du-Limet counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1992First protected: Église Saint-Martin
  • 1997Most recently protected: Logis de la Joubardière
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-du-Limet.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Saint-Martin-du-Limet hold a degree than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 13%

8.3% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Mayenne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. Half the people of Saint-Martin-du-Limet are older than 53.7.

53.7median age
Saint-Martin-du-LimetMayenne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education13%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Martin-du-Limet
Saint-Martin-du-LimetMayenne medianFrance median
Under 1513%16%17%
15–248.3%10%11%
25–4417%20%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+27%27%22%
No diploma23%24%19%
CAP or BEP37%29%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education13%25%30%

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

History

Saint-Martin-du-Limet keeps more of its old housing than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919

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

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Martin-du-Limet counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Logis de la Joubardière. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1992
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Saint-Martin-du-Limet has lower unemployment than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.8%

The census found 3.8% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median disposable income was €23,970 a year per consumption unit, about level with Mayenne’s towns (€24,995) and below compared French towns (€25,970).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
0
jobs based in Saint-Martin-du-Limet, 0.1 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

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

Collège pupils travel 2.1 mi to the nearest one.

87.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Martin-du-Limet87.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Alfred JarryNearest collègeCollègeCollège5387%+4 pts
87.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
2.1 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-Martin-du-Limet costs less than in Mayenne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.83/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 21 homes were sold in Saint-Martin-du-Limet.

€7.83/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Martin-du-Limet€7.83/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Mayenne median€9.49/m²
€7.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.95 to €10.31/m² a month)
€7.42/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de l'Ansaudière and 4 more in and around Saint-Martin-du-Limet

Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Martin-du-Limet. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Martin-du-Limet

13pages on Saint-Martin-du-Limet

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Martin-du-Limet counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Yann Gwilhoù · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Logis de la Joubardière: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Saint-Martin-du-Limet

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Martin-du-Limet yet.

How we find them →

Saint-Martin-du-Limet’s neighbors

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

All towns in Mayenne →
RenazéCraonOmbrée d'AnjouCossé-le-VivienSegré-en-Anjou BleuLa Guerche-de-BretagneRenazéCraonOmbrée d'AnjouCossé-le-VivienSegré-en-Anjou BleuLa Guerche-de-BretagneSaint-Martin-du-Limet
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Martin-du-Limet420—————
Renazé2,5041.9—A−—A−
Craon4,4314.2A+A−BB
Ombrée d'Anjou Maine-et-Loire8,8137A−AB−A
Cossé-le-Vivien3,17410A−AA+C−
Segré-en-Anjou Bleu Maine-et-Loire17,66711AB+C+B+
La Guerche-de-Bretagne Ille-et-Vilaine4,55413A+A−B+B+

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

About Saint-Martin-du-Limet

Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire

Saint-Martin-du-Limet is a commune of 420 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Craon. 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
420 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Craon
Département
Mayenne (53)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
4.7 sq mi (12.3 km²)
INSEE code
53240

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.