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It is a town of 1,536 residents in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Saint-Martin-du-Tertre’s strongest is walkability: 2% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It lags on health as well — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,733/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Martin-du-Tertre has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Saint-Martin-du-Tertre does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Martin-du-Tertre with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Saint-Martin-du-Tertre has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Martin-du-Tertre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Maurice, in Sens, 1.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Martin-du-Tertre. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de Sens2.7 km southeast, in Sens
Historic housePalais synodal de Sens2.7 km southeast, in SensAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre-le-Vif de Sens3.5 km southeast, in SensMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Sainte-Colombe de Sens1.3 km east, in Saint-Denis-lès-SensMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCarmel de Sens3 km southeast, in SensPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-du-Tertre.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
142 deaths in Saint-Martin-du-Tertre between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 146: 2% below. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Saint-Martin-du-Tertre records 98 deaths per 100 expected. One GP practises in the town. Average lifespans in Yonne: 84.2 years for women, 78.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
11.6% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 18.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
24% of adults hold a degree, above Yonne’s towns (21%) but below compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Saint-Martin-du-Tertre is 49.7. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Martin-du-Tertre | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.83/m² a month, about level with Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 98% of what sold. 54 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Martin-du-Tertre from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,742/m² | 53 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 1.7 mi off. At the two general lycées, 95% of 733 candidates passed the bac, 1.1 points above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège MontpezatNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 108 | 80%−5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent privé Saint-Étienne PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 104 | 100%+2 pts |
| Collège Saint-Étienne PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 140 | 100%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Martin-du-Tertre 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 Saint-Martin-du-Tertre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-du-Tertre | 1,536 | — | — | B | — | C |
| Saint-Clément | 2,849 | 1.7 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B |
| Paron | 4,834 | 1.9 | C | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Sens | 27,106 | 1.9 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Pont-sur-Yonne | 3,391 | 5.5 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne | 5,135 | 9.3 | D | B+ | D | C |
| Villeneuve-la-Guyard | 3,455 | 12 | C− | C+ | B− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Martin-du-Tertre has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 104 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent privé Saint-Étienne in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Martin-du-Tertre grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Martin-du-Tertre is a commune of 1,536 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.