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A town of 1,963 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Marmagne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C+): 57% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,706/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Bourges Plus. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Marmagne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Marmagne with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Marmagne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église collégiale Notre-Dame, in Mehun-sur-Yèvre, 4.5 mi away.
14% 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 Marmagne.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Cher: 84 years for women and 78.4 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 142 residents of Marmagne died, against 192 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 26% fewer. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Marmagne is Ch Bourges Jacques Coeur, 7.3 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Marmagne can choose among 2 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
At the census, 5.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Cher’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Marmagne holds 250 jobs; 850 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Median disposable income comes to €28,450 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
33% of adults hold a degree, above Cher’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents. Half the people of Marmagne are older than 51.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Marmagne | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.46/m² a month, higher than Cher’s towns (€9.78/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 99% of what sold. House rents are put at about €8.61/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,722/m² | 72 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Marmagne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Marmagne as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmagne | 1,963 | — | — | B | — | A− |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin | 3,681 | 3.1 | A | B | A+ | B− |
| Saint-Doulchard | 9,647 | 4.1 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre | 6,380 | 4.2 | C | A | C+ | D |
| Bourges | 64,186 | 5.8 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Trouy | 4,055 | 6.1 | B | B | A | C |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher | 6,463 | 7.3 | C− | B | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Marmagne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 13.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 20 acts of criminal damage.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Marmagne grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Marmagne is a commune of 1,963 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Bourges Plus. 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.