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With 689 residents, it is a town in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
There are no grades for Saint-Martin-de-Castillon: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 43% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 28% of residents.
The 2 things Saint-Martin-de-Castillon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Martin-de-Castillon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Eusèbe, in Saignon, 3.7 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Martin-de-Castillon 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-Martin-de-Castillon.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.1% of the town, below Vaucluse’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 33% of adults hold a degree. Half the people of Saint-Martin-de-Castillon are older than 51.5.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Martin-de-Castillon | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.3% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Per resident in work, Saint-Martin-de-Castillon counts 0.4 jobs (100 jobs, 250 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €23,750 a year per consumption unit, below both Vaucluse’s towns (€25,140) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Of the homes sold, 96% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 28 homes were sold in Saint-Martin-de-Castillon.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and gardens in and near Saint-Martin-de-Castillon. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Martin-de-Castillon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saint-Martin-de-Castillon is a commune of 689 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Apt-Luberon. 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-Martin-de-Castillon | 689 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apt | 10,143 | 6.1 | D | C | C− | C+ |
| Gargas | 3,035 | 8.5 | — | D | — | A |
| La Tour-d'Aigues | 4,405 | 9.3 | B+ | C− | A− | B− |
| Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt | 3,004 | 9.4 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Villelaure | 3,398 | 11 | — | D | — | C+ |
| Cadenet | 4,363 | 11 | C | C− | B− | 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 8, 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.