Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 600 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Marcolès is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Marcolès does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Marcolès, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 2003.
35% 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 Marcolès.
Children under 15 make up 13%, close to Cantal’s towns (12%) and below compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. The median resident of Marcolès is 52.1 years old.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Marcolès | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 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 protected list starts in the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Marcolès, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Marcolès has 150 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €24,280 a year per consumption unit, close to Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and below compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 13.1% of working residents in the town at the census.
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.
The sales split: 90% houses, the rest apartments. Sales in Marcolès from July 2023 to June 2026: 21 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Marcolès, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Fortifications d'agglomération: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Marcolès 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcolès | 600 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ytrac | 4,339 | 8.9 | — | A | — | B− |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère | 6,361 | 9.5 | A | A− | A+ | B− |
| Aurillac | 26,214 | 10 | A− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Decazeville Aveyron | 5,020 | 16 | C | A | C | C |
| Aubin Aveyron | 3,444 | 18 | B | A+ | A+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Marcolès is a commune of 600 people in the Communauté de communes de la Châtaigneraie Cantalienne. 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.
