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A town of 1,333 in Aude, Occitanie.
Marcorignan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 10 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,170/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne. Its strongest is health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 35% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Marcorignan with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Marcorignan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Canal du Midi, in Sallèles-d'Aude, 2.2 mi away.
16% 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 Marcorignan.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 5 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marcelin AlbertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 153 | 75%−10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Aude, women can expect to live 84.4 years and men 78.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 82 residents of Marcorignan died, against 127 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 35% fewer. The town has 3 family doctors.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,170/m²: 49 houses and apartments sold in Marcorignan between July 2023 and June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.17/m² a month. The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,120/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, lower than Aude’s towns (29%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. Graduates make up 30% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Marcorignan | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
11.1% of people in the labour force have no job. Marcorignan holds 150 jobs; 550 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. The median disposable income was €24,620 a year per consumption unit, between Aude’s towns (€23,350) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Marcorignan. Best known first.
Nothing in Marcorignan 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 Marcorignan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcorignan | 1,333 | — | — | C | — | A+ |
| Sallèles-d'Aude | 3,179 | 2.7 | D | C | A | C− |
| Cuxac-d'Aude | 4,079 | 4.2 | D | B− | C | C− |
| Ouveillan | 2,713 | 4.9 | B | B | A | C− |
| Narbonne | 57,587 | 5.1 | D− | C− | D− | C |
| Coursan | 5,737 | 6.8 | D | B− | C− | C |
| Vinassan | 2,662 | 7.7 | D | C− | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Marcorignan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 2% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,170/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.13/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Marcorignan grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Marcorignan is a commune of 1,333 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.