Is Saint-Germain-de-Martigny a good place to live?
There are no grades for Saint-Germain-de-Martigny: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 17% of homes. Over-65s are 43% of the population.
What makes Saint-Germain-de-Martigny stand out
The 2 things Saint-Germain-de-Martigny does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Germain-de-Martigny.
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Germain-de-Martigny are 15 to 24: 1.4%, fewer than in both Orne’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 43% of the town, above both Orne’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are a tenth of the town. 37% of adults hold a degree.
62.5median age
Saint-Germain-de-MartignyOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
43%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
More people in Saint-Germain-de-Martigny are out of work than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: 18.5%
Saint-Germain-de-Martigny has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 1.2 per worker. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 20.0% of commuters at the census. Also worth knowing: at the census, 4.0% of working residents in Saint-Germain-de-Martigny didn’t travel to work at all.
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot12%
Public transport8%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Germain-de-Martigny, 1.2 per working resident
18.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Germain-de-Martigny
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Saint-Germain-de-Martigny is a commune of 78 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne au Perche. 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
78 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne au Perche
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.