Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 226 residents and lies in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
There are no grades for La Martre: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 46% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing La Martre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Martre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pons d'Eoulx (ruines), in Castellane, 3.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Martre.
Degrees are held by 27% of adults. Children under 15 make up 12%, below both Var’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 28% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| La Martre | Var median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 16.5%, above Var’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. 50 jobs are based in La Martre, for 100 working residents (0.7 per worker). At the census, 2.2% of working residents in La Martre went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €11.00/m² a month. La Martre recorded 6 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near La Martre. Best known first.
Nothing in La Martre is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Martre yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Martre | 226 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seillans | 2,941 | 10 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Fayence | 6,157 | 12 | C− | D | B− | B+ |
| Tourrettes | 2,972 | 12 | D | D | C+ | B− |
| Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne Alpes-Maritimes | 4,056 | 13 | B+ | D | A− | A− |
| Callian | 3,823 | 13 | B− | C− | A− | B− |
| Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey Alpes-Maritimes | 3,658 | 14 | B | D | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Martre is a commune of 226 people in the Communauté de communes Lacs et Gorges du Verdon. 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) · 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.