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A town of 130 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up just over a third of its housing. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
The 2 things Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin de Tours, in Chambonchard, 2.4 mi away.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat.
7.5% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Allier’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults. Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat has a median age of 56.2.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
1.6% 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%). Jobs located in Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.4 each). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,330 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat recorded 8 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.28/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat 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-Marcel-en-Marcillat 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-Marcel-en-Marcillat | 130 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme | 3,480 | 12 | B+ | A+ | C | B |
| Prémilhat | 2,540 | 12 | — | A | — | C− |
| Commentry | 6,017 | 12 | B+ | A | B | D |
| Montluçon | 33,147 | 13 | C | A | D | C |
| Désertines | 4,259 | 14 | B | A− | A− | B− |
| Domérat | 8,622 | 15 | B | A | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat is a commune of 130 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Montluçon 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
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 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.