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Saint-Martin-de-PallièresVar

Population 284: a town in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Is Saint-Martin-de-Pallières a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Martin-de-Pallières has none. Second homes make up 43% of its housing.

What makes Saint-Martin-de-Pallières stand out

The one thing Saint-Martin-de-Pallières does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Fr.Latreille · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Martin-de-Pallières’ story

Saint-Martin-de-Pallières in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Saint-Martin-de-Pallières; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 2003.

A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2003First protected: Église Saint-Martin
  • 2009The protected historic area is created
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Landmarks

The list names few of Saint-Martin-de-Pallières’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: SombreSanglier · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-de-Pallières.

Who lives here

Children make up only 12% of Saint-Martin-de-Pallières, fewer than in Var’s towns and compared French towns

50.9median age

People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. Typical age in Saint-Martin-de-Pallières: 50.9, the median. Degrees are held by 31% of adults, in line with Var’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%).

Saint-Martin-de-PallièresVar medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Martin-de-Pallières
Saint-Martin-de-PallièresVar medianFrance median
Under 1512%15%17%
15–2412%8.8%11%
25–4416%21%23%
45–6433%28%26%
65+27%26%22%
No diploma17%16%19%
CAP or BEP29%25%26%
Baccalauréat19%20%18%
Higher education31%31%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Saint-Martin-de-Pallières keeps more of its old housing than Var’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

2historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Saint-Martin-de-Pallières; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 10th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
10th c.
oldest protected part
2003
first monument protected
2009
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
25%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Saint-Martin-de-Pallières has higher unemployment than Var’s towns or compared French towns: 16.7%

2%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 1.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. For its 100 residents in work, Saint-Martin-de-Pallières has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,940 a year per consumption unit, below Var’s towns (€26,770) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Martin-de-Pallières, 0.4 per working resident
16.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Martin-de-Pallières than in Var’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.89/m² a month

€10.89/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Houses made up 91% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.13/m² a month. Sales in Saint-Martin-de-Pallières from July 2023 to June 2026: 22 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Martin-de-Pallières€10.89/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Var median€14.43/m²
€10.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.75 to €13.55/m² a month)
€10.13/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Martin-de-Pallières

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Famous people from Saint-Martin-de-Pallières

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About Saint-Martin-de-Pallières

Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Saint-Martin-de-Pallières is a commune of 284 people in the Communauté de communes Provence 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

Population
284 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Provence Verdon
Département
Var (83)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
10.3 sq mi (26.7 km²)
INSEE code
83114

Saint-Martin-de-Pallières’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Seillons-Source-d'ArgensBarjolsRiansBrasPourrièresSaint-Maximin-la-Sainte-BaumeSeillons-Source-d'ArgensBarjolsRiansBrasPourrièresSaint-Maximin-la-Sainte-BaumeSaint-Martin-de-Pallières
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Martin-de-Pallières284—————
Seillons-Source-d'Argens2,8186.1—D—B−
Barjols2,9846.3C−B−C+D−
Rians4,2236.5C−CA−D
Bras2,6378.9—C−—C+
Pourrières5,6429.5—D—B
Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume17,8969.6C−DC+C

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 9, 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.