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Saint-Martin-des-ChampsYonne

It is a town of 258 residents in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Saint-Martin-des-Champs a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Martin-des-Champs is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just over a fifth of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 36% of residents.

What makes Saint-Martin-des-Champs stand out

The 2 things Saint-Martin-des-Champs does most differently from other towns.

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Saint-Martin-des-Champs’ story

No historic monuments in Saint-Martin-des-Champs

The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Martin-des-Champs as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Tour de l'Horloge, in Saint-Fargeau, 2.3 mi away.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Nothing in Saint-Martin-des-Champs is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-des-Champs.

Who lives here

Saint-Martin-des-Champs has fewer young adults than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 5% are 15 to 24

54.4median age

People 65 and over make up 36% of the town, higher than both Yonne’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). At 54.4, the median resident of Saint-Martin-des-Champs sits in the middle of the age range. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.

Saint-Martin-des-ChampsYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Martin-des-Champs
Saint-Martin-des-ChampsYonne medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–245%10%11%
25–4416%20%23%
45–6427%25%26%
65+36%28%22%
No diploma16%26%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%16%18%
Higher education24%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Saint-Martin-des-Champs, 8.3%, runs below Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

8%walk, cycle or take transit

7.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Per resident in work, Saint-Martin-des-Champs counts 0.5 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). The median disposable income was €24,510 a year per consumption unit, higher than Yonne’s towns (€23,390) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Saint-Martin-des-Champs, 0.5 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,510
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate

87.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 13.2 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.3 mi to the nearest one.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Martin-des-Champs87.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de PuisayeNearest collègeCollègeCollège7987%±0 pts
87.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, ±0 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Martin-des-Champs than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.11/m² a month

€8.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 8 homes were sold in Saint-Martin-des-Champs.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Martin-des-Champs€8.11/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€8.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.58 to €10.01/m² a month)
€8.14/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-des-Champs

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Nearby attractions

Château de Saint-Fargeau and 2 more in and around Saint-Martin-des-Champs

Museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Martin-des-Champs. Best known first.

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Famous people from Saint-Martin-des-Champs

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About Saint-Martin-des-Champs

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Saint-Martin-des-Champs is a commune of 258 people in the Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre. 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
258 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
13.2 sq mi (34.3 km²)
INSEE code
89352

Saint-Martin-des-Champs’ 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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ToucyBriareChâtillon-sur-LoireCharny Orée de PuisayeToucyBriareChâtillon-sur-LoireCharny Orée de PuisayeSaint-Martin-des-Champs
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Martin-des-Champs258—————
Toucy2,57113C+A−CC−
Briare Loiret4,91114CA−CB−
Châtillon-sur-Loire Loiret3,06514A−A−B+B−
Charny Orée de Puisaye4,90016C+AB+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 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.