With fewer than 1,000 residents, Martigny-le-Comte falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up just over a fifth of its housing. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Martigny-le-Comte stand out
The 2 things Martigny-le-Comte does most differently from other towns.
Château de Comune · Classé · Photo: Laura05.1985 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Martigny-le-Comte’s story
Martigny-le-Comte in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Martigny-le-Comte: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
52% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Martigny-le-Comte: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Église Sainte-Euphémie: Photo: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Martigny-le-Comte.
Who lives here
Few people in Martigny-le-Comte are 15 to 24: 7.1%, fewer than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
55.7median age
Graduates make up 23% of adults. 12% are under 15, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Martigny-le-Comte has a median age of 55.7 years.
Martigny-le-ComteSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Martigny-le-Comte keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 52% built before 1919
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
3 of the 4 are houses and mansions. Among the classé monuments in Martigny-le-Comte is Château de Comune. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). Protection here reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Martigny-le-Comte, 2.7%, runs below Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
4%walk, cycle or take transit
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 3.7% of commuters at the census. Jobs based in Martigny-le-Comte number 100, against 200 residents in work (0.5 per worker). The median disposable income was €26,270 a year per consumption unit, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Martigny-le-Comte, 0.5 per working resident
2.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Martigny-le-Comte is a commune of 406 people in the Communauté de communes Le Grand Charolais. 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
406 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Le Grand Charolais
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
14.4 sq mi (37.3 km²)
INSEE code
71285
Martigny-le-Comte’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
