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MarcenayCôte-d'Or

108 people live in this town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

108

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.69

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€23,030

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Marcenay a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Marcenay out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for a quarter of homes.

What makes Marcenay stand out

The one thing Marcenay does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église · Inscrit · Photo: Claude PIARD · CC BY-SA 4.0

Marcenay’s story

Marcenay in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Marcenay; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Hippolyte Délié, born in 1841, is the one person born in Marcenay before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marcenay.

History

Old homes shape Marcenay: 53% were built before 1919, more than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Marcenay; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

12th c.

oldest protected part

1925

first monument protected

Full pageMarcenay’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes53% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Marcenay?”

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

Who lives here

Marcenay has fewer young adults than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 7.7% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 14% of residents. 22% of residents have reached 65. Half of Marcenay is older than 51.2, half younger.

51.2median age

MarcenayCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Côte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

22%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP35%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Marcenay
	Marcenay	Côte-d'Or median	France median
Under 15	14%	15%	17%
15–24	7.7%	11%	11%
25–44	20%	22%	23%
45–64	37%	26%	26%
65+	22%	24%	22%
No diploma	19%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	35%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	17%	18%
Higher education	24%	31%	30%

Full pageMarcenay’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages51.2 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households60 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad3.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Marcenay?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Marcenay walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 3.6%

Unemployment stood at 8.5%, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Median disposable income comes to €23,030 a year per consumption unit. Marcenay holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%

On foot4%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Marcenay, 0.6 per working resident

8.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,030

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

14%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageMarcenay’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident Median income€23,030 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Marcenay than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.69/m² a month

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

The market in Marcenay: 4 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€7.69/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Marcenay€7.69/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²

€7.69/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.02 to €9.82/m² a month)

€7.16/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMarcenay’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.69/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Marcenay

12pages on Marcenay

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.2 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing4 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.2 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Classé

Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-PaulChurch · 13th c. · in Nicey, 4.1 mi

Classé

Oppidum de VertillumArchaeological site · 3rd c. · in Vertault, 4.6 mi

Classé

Église Saint-MarcelChurch · 12th & 15th c. · in Vix, 6.5 mi

Classé

Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-PaulChurch · 15th c. · in Noiron-sur-Seine, 6.9 mi

Famous people from Marcenay

One notable person was born in Marcenay.

Their page →

Hippolyte DéliéFrench photographer (1841–1899)

Marcenay’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 Côte-d'Or →

Châtillon-sur-SeineMontbardBar-sur-SeineMarcenay

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Marcenay	108	—	—	—	—	—
Châtillon-sur-Seine	5,443	7.9	A	A⁺	C⁺	B
Montbard	4,639	17	B	A⁻	C⁺	A⁻
Bar-sur-Seine Aube	2,858	18	C⁻	A⁺	C⁻	D⁻

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

About Marcenay

Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Marcenay is a commune of 108 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais. 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: 108 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais
Département: Côte-d'Or (21)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 3.7 sq mi (9.5 km²)
INSEE code: 21378

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 November 4, 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.