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1,346 people call this town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
Where it does best is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is another plus (A): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 4.1% unemployment. Its weakest subject is walkability (D). Homes are dear (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Marthod has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Marthod with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Marthod has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Marthod has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1950.
Maurice Pignard-Péguet, born in 1855, is the one person born in Marthod before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marthod.
The median disposable income was €29,160 a year per consumption unit, close to Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and above compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.7% of commuters got to work without a car.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 85 residents of Marthod died, against 121 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 30% fewer. Average lifespans in Savoie: 86.6 years for women, 81.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Marthod is Centre hospitalier D Albertville, 4.5 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €14.33/m² a month, near Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Marthod recorded 36 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 83% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,642/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Marthod, 97.2% passed the bac, higher than both Savoie’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Ernest Perrier de la BâthieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 89 | 83%−2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent René PerrinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 118 | 98%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Nearly one in ten homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Under-15s account for 16% of the population. 28% of adults hold a degree, below both Savoie’s towns (37%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Marthod | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and museums in and near Marthod. Best known first.
The list names few of Marthod’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancienne taillanderie Busillet: Photo: B. Brassoud · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Marthod.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marthod | 1,346 | — | — | C− | — | A |
| Ugine | 7,154 | 2 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Albertville | 19,978 | 4.2 | C− | C | C | C+ |
| Mercury | 3,495 | 4.6 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Gilly-sur-Isère | 3,149 | 5.4 | A− | D | A− | A |
| Faverges-Seythenex Haute-Savoie | 7,545 | 5.6 | A | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Doussard Haute-Savoie | 3,751 | 9.8 | A− | D | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Marthod has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 4.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 64% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 98% of 118 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent René Perrin in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Marthod grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Marthod is a commune of 1,346 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Arlysère. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.