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A town of 179 in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
Saint-Mards has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Mards does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Mards as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines du château, in Longueville-sur-Scie, 4.7 mi away.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Mards is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Mards.
25% of residents are 65 or over, above both Seine-Maritime’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 26% of adults. Half the people of Saint-Mards are older than 46.3.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Mards | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.4%, below both Seine-Maritime’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.3% of commuters got to work without a car.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Guy de MaupassantNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 61 | 93%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €10.54/m² a month. The market in Saint-Mards: 6 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Mards yet.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Saint-Mards is a commune of 179 people in the Communauté de communes Terroir de Caux. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mards | 179 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Val-de-Scie | 2,530 | 5.6 | B− | B | A | B− |
| Offranville | 3,242 | 7.6 | A− | C− | A+ | B+ |
| Yerville | 2,731 | 8.6 | B+ | B | A− | B− |
| Dieppe | 28,496 | 11 | D− | C− | D | D |
| Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont | 3,665 | 12 | B+ | B | A | B+ |
| Pavilly | 6,029 | 14 | C | B− | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.