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128 people call this town in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.

Population

128

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.07

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€27,380

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Marcel-en-Murat a good place to live?

Saint-Marcel-en-Murat has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. A tenth of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 33% of the population.

What makes Saint-Marcel-en-Murat stand out

The 2 things Saint-Marcel-en-Murat does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

33% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 59.9. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Marcel · Classé · Photo: User:Otourly · CC BY-SA 3.0

Saint-Marcel-en-Murat’s story

Saint-Marcel-en-Murat in pictures

Saint-Marcel-en-Murat has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1963.

48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1963First protected: Église Saint-Marcel

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Marcel-en-Murat.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Saint-Marcel-en-Murat than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 9.3% are under 15

People 65 and over make up 33% of the town, above both Allier’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 6.2%. Graduates make up a quarter of adults.

59.9median age

Saint-Marcel-en-MuratAllier medianFrance median

Allier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

33%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Marcel-en-Murat
	Saint-Marcel-en-Murat	Allier median	France median
Under 15	9.3%	14%	17%
15–24	6.2%	9.3%	11%
25–44	15%	19%	23%
45–64	36%	27%	26%
65+	33%	30%	22%
No diploma	21%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	17%	18%
Higher education	25%	22%	30%

Full pageSaint-Marcel-en-Murat’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages59.9 median age · 33% are 65 or over Households60 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad3.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Marcel-en-Murat?”

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

History

Saint-Marcel-en-Murat keeps more of its old housing than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 48% built before 1919

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Marcel-en-Murat is Église Saint-Marcel.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Marcel 12th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1963

first monument protected

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Age of homes48% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Marcel-en-Murat?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Saint-Marcel-en-Murat are out of work than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.7%

The median disposable income was €27,380 a year per consumption unit, above Allier’s towns (€23,590) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%

On foot0%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Saint-Marcel-en-Murat, 0.4 per working resident

5.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€27,380

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

24%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.4 per working resident Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€27,380 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Saint-Marcel-en-Murat costs less than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.07/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Saint-Marcel-en-Murat.

€8.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Marcel-en-Murat€8.07/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Allier median€9.45/m²

€8.07/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.44 to €10.11/m² a month)

€6.69/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageSaint-Marcel-en-Murat’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.07/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Chassincourt and 5 more in and around Saint-Marcel-en-Murat

Heritage in and near Saint-Marcel-en-Murat. Best known first.

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Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Marcel-en-Murat

12pages on Saint-Marcel-en-Murat

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 18.9 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing3 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 59.9 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Saint-Marcel-en-Murat has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église Saint-MarcelChurch · 12th c.

Classé

Église Saint-DenisChurch · 11th & 12th c. · in Deux-Chaises, 4.4 mi

Classé

Église Sainte-AnneChurch · 11th–18th c. · in Chappes, 5.9 mi

Classé

Église Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-ProtaisChurch · in Le Montet, 6.6 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Marcel: Photo: User:Otourly · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Marcel-en-Murat

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Marcel-en-Murat yet.

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Saint-Marcel-en-Murat’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Allier →

CommentrySaint-Éloy-les-MinesSaint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleSaint-Marcel-en-Murat

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Marcel-en-Murat	128	—	—	—	—	—
Commentry	6,017	13	B⁺	A	B	D
Saint-Éloy-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme	3,480	14	B⁺	A⁺	C	B
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule	4,884	14	C⁺	A	D	B⁻

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

About Saint-Marcel-en-Murat

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Saint-Marcel-en-Murat is a commune of 128 people in the Communauté de communes Commentry Montmarault Néris 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: 128 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté
Département: Allier (03)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 6.5 sq mi (16.9 km²)
INSEE code: 03243

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.