Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 131 residents, it is a town in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Marchastel: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 43% of homes. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
The 2 things Marchastel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Marchastel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
70% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marchastel.
12% are under 15, about level with Cantal’s towns (12%) and below compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 28% of residents are 65 or older. Half the people of Marchastel are older than 52.8.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Marchastel | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Marchastel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For its 50 residents in work, Marchastel has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. At the census, 15.9% of working residents in Marchastel didn’t travel to work at all. Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €25,820 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Cantal’s towns (€24,340).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €6.90/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Marchastel.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Marchastel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Croix et Saint-Pierre: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Marchastel as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Marchastel is a commune of 131 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Gentiane. 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) · 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.