Older than 97% of compared French towns: half of Marsac is over 57.4
In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats; in Marsac, 4.7%. The town had 643 residents in 290 households at the 2023 Census. Households headed by a retired person: 58% of the total. Fewer households in social housing than in 85% of compared French towns: 5.3%.
Throughout this page, the Creuse 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 Marsac
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 96 second homes and occasional dwellings in Marsac, 22% of its 440 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 99% 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 Marsac’s residents are under 57.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 41% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 17% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 62 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Marsac had 678 residents at the 2012 census and 643 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 94% of compared French towns, at 22%
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
Compared with 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 14% of homes stand empty here. Elsewhere, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Turnover: 9.8% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 28% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Higher than in 58% of compared French towns: 12% of households have no car.
Slower growth than 88% of compared French towns: Marsac changed by −5% since 2012
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
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 98% of compared French towns, at 41%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Marsac 57.4. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 7%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Single-parent households make up 5.3% in Marsac, less than in 98% 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 Creuse median and the France median
Living alone · share
In Marsac, just over two in five households are one person living alone, beside 35% in the typical compared French town. Meanwhile, the town has fewer couples with children than 77% of compared French towns, at 19%. The wider picture: 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2 people.
A median standard of living of €24,230 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.
Half of Marsac’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €24,230 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 69% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 5.3%, a lower share than 83% of compared French towns
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
Households headed by a manual worker: 16% here and 14% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
More foreign nationals than 62% of compared French towns: 5.8%
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 Creuse has 7.6%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 52% of compared French towns. Against that, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Locally, 6.7% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Marsac ranks below 68% of compared French towns on single residents: 23%
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
Across Marsac, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
Below 96% of compared French towns: 15% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
The share of adults with no qualification is 28%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (643 to 2,582 people), the 5th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Every neighbor is younger than Marsac
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsac | 57.4 | 41% | 22% | 6.7% |
| La Souterraine 4,978 · 10.7 mi | 51.4 | 33% | 5.6% | 8.8% |
| Bessines-sur-Gartempe 2,709 · 10.7 mi | 51.5 | 29% | 8.6% | 3.7% |
| Ambazac 5,556 · 13.6 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 4.8% | 2.1% |
| Guéret 12,955 · 14.7 mi | 46.4 | 26% | 4.5% | 8.6% |
| Sainte-Feyre 2,566 · 16 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 5% | 2.4% |
| Saint-Priest-Taurion 2,901 · 16.8 mi | 45.6 | 24% | 4.3% | 4.2% |
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 Marsac
What is the population of Marsac?
643 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (678).
How old are Marsac’s residents?
The median age is 57.4, older than 97% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 41% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Marsac?
96, with occasional dwellings: 22% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Marsac?
INSEE counts 43 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.7% of residents, and 37 foreign nationals (5.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Marsac?
€24,230 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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