Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marcillé.
History
Marcillé keeps more of its old housing than Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Marcillé is Église Saint-Génard. On the Culture ministry’s list, Marcillé counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Marcillé than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or across compared French towns: 23% of adults
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, about level with Deux-Sèvres’ towns (26%) and above compared French towns (22%). Ages in Marcillé split evenly at 48.8: half are older, half younger. Aged 15 to 24: 10% of residents.
48.8median age
MarcilléDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer people in Marcillé are out of work than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or across compared French towns: 5.5%
At the census, 5.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (7.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 350 residents in work, Marcillé has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,180 a year.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Marcillé, 0.2 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Marcillé, 98.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (95.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.8 mi away.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Marcillé
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Marcillé is a commune of 725 people in the Communauté de communes Mellois en Poitou. 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
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.
