Marcillac-Vallon’s strongest subject is schools (A+): brevet results 3.6 points above the expected rate. Add cost of living to its strengths — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The median home sells for €1,725/m².
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Marcillac-Vallon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Marcillac-Vallon 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Marcillac-Vallon than in Aveyron’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.59/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 47 homes were sold in Marcillac-Vallon. Houses made up 91% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. That is the middle of 47 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,741/m² for the median of compared towns in Aveyron.
€1,725/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Marcillac-Vallon€1,725/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aveyron median€1,741/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,739/m²
43
€8.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.83 to €10.80/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,630
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Conques-Marcillac
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
A walkable place: Marcillac-Vallon beats 78% of compared French towns on foot
The unemployment rate comes to 8.0%. 900 jobs are based in Marcillac-Vallon, for 650 working residents (1.4 per worker). 5.5% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot9%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
900
jobs based in Marcillac-Vallon, 1.4 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 78% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 30% of residents are 65 or over
Children under 15 make up 16%, above Aveyron’s towns (14%) but below compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.6% of the town. The middle age in Marcillac-Vallon is 49.2.
49.2median age
Marcillac-VallonAveyron medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B+
Marcillac-Vallon’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 72% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 329 deaths in Marcillac-Vallon from 2016 to 2025; there were 357, 9% more. Adjusted mortality in the town: 80 deaths for every 100 expected. The nearest emergency department to Marcillac-Vallon is Centre hospitalier de Rodez Hopital Jacques Puel, 9 mi away. 4 GPs practise locally.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Marcillac-Vallon · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Rodez Hopital Jacques Puel
9.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Rodez Hopital Jacques Puel
85.1 · 80
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aveyron, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Marcillac-Vallon keeps more of its old housing than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Marcillac-Vallon; none is classé, France’s top protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Marcillac-Vallon
Is Marcillac-Vallon safe?
Marcillac-Vallon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Marcillac-Vallon good?
They grade A+, better than 96% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Marcillac-Vallon expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Marcillac-Vallon grades A for cost of living.
About Marcillac-Vallon
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Marcillac-Vallon is a commune of 1,711 people in the Communauté de communes Conques-Marcillac. 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
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.
