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A town of 200 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. 29% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Marigny a good place to live?

Marigny is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Marigny stand out

The one thing Marigny does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Pourçain
Église Saint-Pourçain · Classé · Photo: Modillons58 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Marigny’s story

Marigny in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Marigny counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1919.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1919First protected: Église Saint-Pourçain
  • 1992Most recently protected: Château de Charnes
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Nearby attractions

Monastère des cordeliers de Champaigue and 10 more in and around Marigny

Heritage in and near Marigny. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marigny.

Who lives here

Few people in Marigny are 15 to 24: 6%, fewer than in Allier’s towns and compared French towns

Under 15: 20% of residents. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, near Allier’s towns (30%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Two in five adults hold a degree.

49.3median age
MarignyAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education40%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Marigny
MarignyAllier medianFrance median
Under 1520%14%17%
15–246%9.3%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+29%30%22%
No diploma13%24%19%
CAP or BEP25%29%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education40%22%30%

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

History

Marigny keeps more of its old housing than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Marigny is Église Saint-Pourçain. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Marigny counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1919
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Marigny has lower unemployment than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 4.9%

7.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Marigny holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,210 a year.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Marigny, 0.4 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Marigny costs less than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.63/m² a month

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

Marigny recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.63/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Marigny€8.63/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€8.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.87 to €10.83/m² a month)
€7.76/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 Marigny

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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Marigny counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Charnes: Photo: Aceras · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Pourçain: Photo: Modillons58 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Marigny

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Marigny yet.

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Marigny’s 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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AvermesMoulinsYzeureAvermesMoulinsYzeureMarigny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Marigny200—————
Avermes4,0745A+A−AA
Moulins19,2065.8B+A−C−B+
Yzeure12,8976.9AA−BB+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Marigny

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Marigny is a commune of 200 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Moulins Communauté. 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
200 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Moulins Communauté
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6.7 sq mi (17.3 km²)
INSEE code
03162

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.