Saint-Martin-la-Garenne

Identity

Saint-Martin-la-Garenne (INSEE 78567) is in Yvelines (78), part of CU Grand Paris Seine et Oise. Population 942 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). ^[2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/78567-saint-martin-la-garenne

Vitality score

Vitality score 35.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 53 % of the 14,707 communes of a similar size.

Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.

Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.

Services

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

2 × Restaurant (LES TERRASSES DE ST MARTIN). ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES GARENNES). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). ^[3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket.

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. ^[3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

Population 943 (2012) → 942 (2023): -0.1 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 654 (1990) → 942 (2023): 44 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 468, of which 5.6 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Bakery (Vétheuil): 2.7 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Vétheuil): 2.7 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Follainville-Dennemont): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Vétheuil): 2.7 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Saint-Martin-la-Garenne): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). ^[10]

Climate

An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the MAGNANVILLE weather station, 8.6 km away at 123 m; the village itself is at 50 m. ^[11]

The village sits 73 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. ^[11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[11]

Humidity measured at MAGNANVILLE, 8.6 km away at 123 m, over 30 summers. ^[11]

That station sits 73 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. ^[11]

An average of 678 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at MERICOURT, 5.3 km away at 20 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[11]

What property sold for

49 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 281,580 € — 1,887 € per m² of built surface. ^[12]

9 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 144,000 € — 2,653 € per m². ^[12]

The median across Yvelines is 3,657 € per m², so this commune sits below it. ^[12]

These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78567/2023
2. INSEE density grid 2026
3. INSEE BPE 2025
4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78567/2012
6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78567/1990
7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78567/logement/2023
8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 95651
9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 78239
10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 78567
11. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
12. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025