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MarcqArdennes

A town of 87 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.86

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

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Marcq a good place to live?

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

What makes Marcq stand out

The 2 things Marcq does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

36% are second homes

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

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

39% are 65 or over

Median age 57.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château de Marcq dit "château Mercier" · Inscrit · Photo: HenriDavel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Marcq’s story

Marcq in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Marcq, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2002.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Anne Jean Marie René Savary, born in 1774, is the one person born in Marcq before 1900 that Wikidata records.

2002First protected: Château de Marcq dit "château Mercier"

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marcq.

Who lives here

An older town: 39% of people in Marcq are 65 or over, more than in Ardennes’ towns and across compared French towns

Degrees are held by 22% of adults, above Ardennes’ towns (17%) but below compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 4.5% of residents. In addition, 11% of residents are children under 15.

57.8median age

MarcqArdennes medianFrance median

Ardennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

39%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%

CAP or BEP22%

Baccalauréat28%

Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Marcq
	Marcq	Ardennes median	France median
Under 15	11%	16%	17%
15–24	4.5%	10%	11%
25–44	16%	22%	23%
45–64	29%	27%	26%
65+	39%	25%	22%
No diploma	23%	30%	19%
CAP or BEP	22%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	28%	16%	18%
Higher education	22%	17%	30%

Full pageMarcq’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages57.8 median age · 39% are 65 or over Households40 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad4.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Marcq?”

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

History

Old homes shape Marcq: 35% were built before 1919, more than in Ardennes’ towns and across compared French towns

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

The protected list starts in the 18th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Marcq, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

18th c.

oldest protected part

2002

first monument protected

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Age of homes35% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Marcq?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Marcq walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 6.9%

Unemployment stands at 12.5%. At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Marcq went to work by public transport.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%

On foot3%

Public transport3%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Marcq, 0.6 per working resident

12.5%

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.6 per working resident

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Marcq is €7.86/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Marcq.

€7.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Marcq€7.86/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Ardennes median€8.19/m²

€7.86/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.26 to €9.86/m² a month)

€6.70/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMarcq’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.86/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Marcq and 6 more in and around Marcq

Heritage in and near Marcq. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Marcqin town FortFortÉglise Saint-Juvin de Saint-Juvin2 km northeast, in Saint-Juvin ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cornay2.6 km southeast, in Cornay ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grandpré4.5 km northwest, in Grandpré ChâteauChâteauAbbaye de Chéhéry4.9 km southeast, in Chatel-Chéhéry ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Châtel4.5 km southeast, in Chatel-Chéhéry

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Marcq

12pages on Marcq

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.3 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing7 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors8% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 57.8 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Marcq has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Château de Marcq dit "château Mercier"Château · 18th c.

Classé

Église Saint-MédardChurch · 13th–16th c. · in Grandpré, 2.8 mi

Classé

Château de LandrevilleChâteau · 16th c. · in Bayonville, 5.5 mi

Classé

Église d'OlizyChurch · 15th & 16th c. · in Olizy-Primat, 7 mi

Photo credits

Château de Marcq dit "château Mercier": Photo: HenriDavel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Marcq

One notable person was born in Marcq.

Their page →

Anne Jean Marie René SavaryFrench general (1774-1833)

Marcq’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 Ardennes →

VouziersSainte-MenehouldMarcq

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Marcq	87	—	—	—	—	—
Vouziers	3,825	12	C⁻	A⁺	D⁻	C
Sainte-Menehould Marne	4,146	16	B⁺	A⁺	C	C⁻

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

About Marcq

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Marcq is a commune of 87 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Argonne Ardennaise. 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: 87 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de l'Argonne Ardennaise
Département: Ardennes (08)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 4.1 sq mi (10.6 km²)
INSEE code: 08274

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.