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Saint-MarcelArdennes

A town of 325 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Population

325

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.50

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

Median income

€27,170

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 a good place to live?

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

Allée couverte de «Giraumont» · Classé · Photo: HenriDavel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Saint-Marcel’s story

Saint-Marcel in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Marcel counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1911.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1960First protected: Allée couverte de «Giraumont»
1972Most recently protected: Chapelle de Giraumont

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The data

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

History

Saint-Marcel keeps more of its old housing than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Saint-Marcel is Allée couverte de «Giraumont». On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Marcel counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Allée couverte de «Giraumont» Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1911

first monument protected

Full pageSaint-Marcel’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes31% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Marcel?”

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

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Marcel are 15 to 24: 8.4%, fewer than in both Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

Children are 13% of the town. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, above Ardennes’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Ages in Saint-Marcel split evenly at 49.2: half are older, half younger.

49.2median age

Saint-MarcelArdennes medianFrance median

Ardennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Marcel
	Saint-Marcel	Ardennes median	France median
Under 15	13%	16%	17%
15–24	8.4%	10%	11%
25–44	23%	22%	23%
45–64	32%	27%	26%
65+	23%	25%	22%
No diploma	12%	30%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	16%	18%
Higher education	32%	17%	30%

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

Ages49.2 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households160 households · 2 people per household Born abroad3.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Marcel?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Saint-Marcel, 5.4%, runs below Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,170 a year. 6.8% of Saint-Marcel’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%

Motorbike or scooter1%

On foot0%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Saint-Marcel, 0.2 per working resident

5.4%

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

€27,170

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageSaint-Marcel’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here0.2 per working resident Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€27,170 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 costs less than in both Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.50/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 7 homes were sold in Saint-Marcel.

€7.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Marcel€7.50/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Ardennes median€8.19/m²

€7.50/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.17 to €9.11/m² a month)

€7.81/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Renting€7.50/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Marcel

12pages on Saint-Marcel

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing7 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.2 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Marcel counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Chapelle de GiraumontChapel · 16th & 19th c.

Allée couverte de «Giraumont»Dolmen · Prehistory

Photo credits

Chapelle de Giraumont: Photo: HenriDavel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allée couverte de «Giraumont»: Photo: HenriDavel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Marcel

One notable person was born in Saint-Marcel.

Their page →

Thierry GuichardFrench athletics competitor (born 1960)

Saint-Marcel’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 →

Charleville-MézièresVillers-SemeuseNouzonvilleBogny-sur-MeuseVivier-au-CourtRevinSaint-Marcel

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Marcel	325	—	—	—	—	—
Charleville-Mézières	45,560	6.8	D	B⁺	D	D
Villers-Semeuse	3,615	8.2	B	B⁺	B	C⁺
Nouzonville	5,523	8.9	B⁻	A⁺	B⁻	D
Bogny-sur-Meuse	4,889	11	C⁺	A⁺	C⁺	D
Vivier-au-Court	2,732	12	—	B	—	D
Revin	5,716	12	C	A⁺	C⁺	C

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

About Saint-Marcel

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Saint-Marcel is a commune of 325 people in the Communauté de communes Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne. 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: 325 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne
Département: Ardennes (08)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 4.2 sq mi (11 km²)
INSEE code: 08389

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.