Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 386 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Marcenat is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Marcenat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye Saint-Gilbert de Neuffontaines, in Saint-Didier-la-Forêt, 3.2 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and other places to visit in and near Marcenat. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marcenat.
A quarter of adults hold a degree, higher than Allier’s towns (22%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. Half the people of Marcenat are older than 44.4.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Marcenat | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Marcenat has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 9.9% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Allier’s towns (12.1%). Median disposable income comes to €25,690 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean de la FontaineNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 74 | 86%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Marcenat.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Marcenat is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Marcenat as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcenat | 386 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés | 3,579 | 3 | B+ | A | A− | C |
| Varennes-sur-Allier | 3,549 | 5.5 | C− | A | C | D |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux | 3,205 | 5.7 | A | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | 4,884 | 6.9 | C+ | A | D | B− |
| Cusset | 13,316 | 7.5 | C+ | B+ | B− | C |
| Vichy | 25,115 | 7.6 | C− | B | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Marcenat is a commune of 386 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. 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) · 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 October 30, 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.