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MarmanhacCantal

667 people call this town in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.

Is Marmanhac a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Marmanhac has none. Second homes make up 14% of its housing. Over-65s are 29% of the population.

What makes Marmanhac stand out

The 2 things Marmanhac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de la Voulte
Château de la Voulte · Inscrit · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Marmanhac’s story

Marmanhac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Marmanhac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1987First protected: Château de Sedaiges
  • 2012Most recently protected: Maison Pradelle
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marmanhac.

Who lives here

Few people in Marmanhac are 15 to 24: 8.7%, fewer than in Cantal’s towns and across compared French towns

The 65-and-over age group makes up 29% of residents. 12% are under 15, about level with Cantal’s towns (12%) and below compared French towns (17%). The age that splits Marmanhac in two is 52.4.

52.4median age
MarmanhacCantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Marmanhac
MarmanhacCantal medianFrance median
Under 1512%12%17%
15–248.7%10%11%
25–4417%20%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+29%28%22%
No diploma19%20%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education28%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Marmanhac: 36% were built before 1919, more than in Cantal’s towns and across compared French towns

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

4 of the 5 are houses and mansions. Protection here reaches back to the 14th century.

5historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit5
14th c.
oldest protected part
1987
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Marmanhac are out of work than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.4%

At the census, 8.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Cantal’s towns (17.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Marmanhac: 200, for 300 residents in work (0.6 each). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,000 a year per consumption unit.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot8%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Marmanhac, 0.6 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,000
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 Marmanhac costs less than in Cantal’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.80/m² a month

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

22 houses and apartments changed hands in Marmanhac from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Marmanhac€8.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cantal median€9.36/m²
€8.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.78 to €11.43/m² a month)
€7.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Sedaiges and 5 more in and around Marmanhac

Heritage in and near Marmanhac. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Marmanhac

12pages on Marmanhac

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Marmanhac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Saturnin: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château d'Estang: Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : Heurtelions (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Sedaiges: Photo: Heurtelions · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Marmanhac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Marmanhac yet.

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Marmanhac’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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AurillacArpajon-sur-CèreYtracMauriacAurillacArpajon-sur-CèreYtracMauriacMarmanhac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Marmanhac667—————
Aurillac26,2146.2A−AC+C+
Arpajon-sur-Cère6,3617.7AA−A+B−
Ytrac4,3398.3—A—B−
Mauriac3,44916AA+CB−

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

About Marmanhac

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Marmanhac is a commune of 667 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Aurillac Agglomération. 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
667 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Aurillac Agglomération
Département
Cantal (15)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
9.3 sq mi (24.2 km²)
INSEE code
15118

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.