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Population 706: a town in Aube, Grand Est.

Is Marcilly-le-Hayer a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Marcilly-le-Hayer is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Dolmen
Dolmen · Classé · Photo: Hg marigny · CC BY-SA 3.0
Marcilly-le-Hayer’s story

Marcilly-le-Hayer in pictures

Marcilly-le-Hayer has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1936.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1959First protected: Pierres dites "le Four gaulois et le Réservoir"
  • 2014Most recently protected: Château de Chavaudon
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marcilly-le-Hayer.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Marcilly-le-Hayer than in Aube’s towns or across compared French towns: 17% of adults

Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, higher than both Aube’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Marcilly-le-Hayer is 44.8 years old.

44.8median age
Marcilly-le-HayerAube medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma34%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Marcilly-le-Hayer
Marcilly-le-HayerAube medianFrance median
Under 1518%17%17%
15–249.1%11%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6423%24%26%
65+27%25%22%
No diploma34%28%19%
CAP or BEP29%26%26%
Baccalauréat15%16%18%
Higher education17%23%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Marcilly-le-Hayer: 24% were built before 1919, more than in Aube’s towns and across compared French towns

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

The protected list starts in prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Marcilly-le-Hayer is Pierres dites "le Four gaulois et le Réservoir". The town has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

5historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3
Inscrit2
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1936
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Marcilly-le-Hayer than in Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3%

Jobs based in Marcilly-le-Hayer number 100, against 250 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Unemployment runs at 13.2%. The median disposable income was €23,690 a year per consumption unit, near Aube’s towns (€23,470) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Marcilly-le-Hayer, 0.5 per working resident
13.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
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 Marcilly-le-Hayer costs less than in Aube’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.45/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 28 homes in Marcilly-le-Hayer.

€8.45/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Marcilly-le-Hayer€8.45/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aube median€10.07/m²
€8.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.84 to €10.45/m² a month)
€7.93/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 Marcilly-le-Hayer

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Landmarks

Marcilly-le-Hayer has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Château de Chavaudon: Photo: G.Garitan · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Marcilly-le-Hayer

2 notable people were born in Marcilly-le-Hayer.

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Marcilly-le-Hayer’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 Aube →
Aix-Villemaur-PâlisNogent-sur-SeineRomilly-sur-SeineSaint-LyéVillenauxe-la-GrandeAix-Villemaur-PâlisNogent-sur-SeineRomilly-sur-SeineSaint-LyéVillenauxe-la-GrandeMarcilly-le-Hayer
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Marcilly-le-Hayer706—————
Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis3,2368.8C+A+BD
Nogent-sur-Seine5,53712C−B+CC
Romilly-sur-Seine14,95912C−B+DC−
Saint-Lyé2,95617A+B+AA−
Villenauxe-la-Grande2,60517CAC−D−

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

About Marcilly-le-Hayer

Commune in Aube, Grand Est

Marcilly-le-Hayer is a commune of 706 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Orvin et de l'Ardusson. 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
706 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Orvin et de l'Ardusson
Département
Aube (10)
Région
Grand Est
Area
13.3 sq mi (34.4 km²)
INSEE code
10223

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.