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MarsacCharente

A town of 742 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Marsac a good place to live?

Marsac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais
Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Marsac’s story

Marsac in pictures

Marsac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1934.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1934First protected: Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marsac.

Who lives here

Marsac has fewer young adults than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1% are 15 to 24

27% of residents are 65 or over, close to Charente’s towns (28%) and above compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Marsac by age and the one in the middle is 49.2. Among adults, 29% have a degree.

49.2median age
MarsacCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Marsac
MarsacCharente medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–247.1%9.6%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+27%28%22%
No diploma14%22%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education29%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Marsac: 23% were built before 1919, more than in both Charente’s towns and compared French towns

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

Marsac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1934
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Marsac, 3.7%, runs below Charente’s towns and compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €27,750 a year per consumption unit, above Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Per resident in work, Marsac counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 350 workers). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 2.3% of commuters travelled at the census.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Marsac, 0.2 per working resident
3.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,750
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Marsac than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.18/m² a month

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

19 houses and apartments changed hands in Marsac from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.18/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Marsac€9.18/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€9.18/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.38 to €11.43/m² a month)
€7.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Logis du Portal and 2 more in and around Marsac

Heritage in and near Marsac. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Marsac

12pages on Marsac

Landmarks

Marsac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Marsac

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

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Marsac’s neighbors

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

All towns in Charente →
La BoixeFléacSaint-Yrieix-sur-CharenteChampniersGond-PontouvreSaint-MichelLa BoixeFléacSaint-Yrieix-sur-CharenteChampniersGond-PontouvreSaint-MichelMarsac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Marsac742—————
La Boixe2,8412.8AA−AC+
Fléac3,8615.1AA−A+C−
Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente7,5395.5BBC+B+
Champniers5,2816.4B+A−BB
Gond-Pontouvre5,8626.5CB+DC−
Saint-Michel3,1967.2BBCB

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

About Marsac

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Marsac is a commune of 742 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême. 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
742 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.2 sq mi (13.3 km²)
INSEE code
16210

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.