A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.5%
The share of empty homes tops 78% of compared French towns: 9.9%. Few places have as many single-parent households: 12% here, more than in 79% of compared French towns. Census day 2023: 667 residents and 330 households in Marmanhac. Residents aged 15 to 24: nearly a tenth of the total.
Throughout this page, the Cantal median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Marmanhac
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 63 second homes and occasional dwellings in Marmanhac, 14% of its 440 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 87% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Marmanhac’s residents are under 52.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.2% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Marmanhac had 711 residents at the 2012 census and 667 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Only 2.1% of households rent social housing (HLM) in Marmanhac
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
The share of second homes is 14%, against 2.1% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Flats make up about one in 17 here (6%). Marmanhac has fewer households without a car than 66% of compared French towns, at 8.2%.
A −6% change since 2012: slower than 91% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Cantal town −3%.
Marmanhac is older than 90% of compared French towns: a median age of 52.4
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Marmanhac 52.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 29%, against 22% in the typical compared French town.
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%.
38% of households are one person living alone, more than in 62% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Cantal median and the France median
Living alone · share
Nearly a quarter of households are couples with children, against 25% in the median compared French town; 12% are single parents with their children (10%). The share of one-person households in the typical compared French town is 35%. A household here holds 2 people on average.
A typical living standard of €26,000 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €26,000 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 50% of compared French towns.
Marmanhac sits above 82% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (39%)
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
About one in seven: that is how common households headed by a manual worker are in Marmanhac (15%). Measured more widely, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 0.7%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Cantal has 3.9%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. 0.1% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A higher share of married residents than 59% of compared French towns, at 44%
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
About one in four: that is how common single residents are in Marmanhac (25%). In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Marmanhac ranks below 58% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 28%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification, or about one in five. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (667 to 2,582 people), the 8th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Of the 4 towns nearest Marmanhac, 1 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmanhac | 52.4 | 29% | 14% | 0.7% |
| Aurillac 26,214 · 6.2 mi | 48.4 | 28% | 4.6% | 6.7% |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère 6,361 · 7.7 mi | 49.8 | 26% | 4.4% | 2% |
| Ytrac 4,339 · 8.3 mi | 48.3 | 25% | 3.1% | 1.8% |
| Mauriac 3,449 · 16.2 mi | 56.8 | 37% | 8.1% | 3.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Marmanhac
What is the population of Marmanhac?
667 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (711).
How old are Marmanhac’s residents?
The median age is 52.4, older than 90% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Marmanhac?
63, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Marmanhac?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.7% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Marmanhac?
€26,000 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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