Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 981 people, lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Marsais: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Homes sell for a median €1,408/m².
The one thing Marsais does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Marsais as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Site de la nécropole de Péré (ou Pairé), in Plaine-d'Argenson, 5 mi away.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marsais.
18% of residents are 65 or over. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.2%, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Ages in Marsais split evenly at 42.3: half are older, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Marsais | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,380 a year. Marsais has 100 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, nearly a tenth of working residents in Marsais didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 51 homes were sold in Marsais. That is the middle of 51 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,369/m² for the median of compared towns in Charente-Maritime.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,408/m² | 51 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Marsais is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Marsais.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsais | 981 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon Deux-Sèvres | 2,941 | 5.3 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Surgères | 6,897 | 6 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan Deux-Sèvres | 2,967 | 9.9 | A− | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 13 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Magné Deux-Sèvres | 2,728 | 14 | A | B | A− | B |
| Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis | 4,677 | 15 | B+ | C− | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Marsais is a commune of 981 people in the Communauté de communes Aunis Sud. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.