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A town of 826 in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Marcillac-Saint-Quentin has none. Holiday and other second homes account for just over one in ten homes.
The one thing Marcillac-Saint-Quentin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Marcillac-Saint-Quentin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines du château de Temniac, in Sarlat-la-Canéda, 2.7 mi away.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Marcillac-Saint-Quentin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marcillac-Saint-Quentin.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, between Dordogne’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (22%). 16% of residents are children under 15. Among adults, 26% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Marcillac-Saint-Quentin | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Marcillac-Saint-Quentin: 200, for 350 residents in work (0.6 each). 9.5% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 4.7% of working residents in Marcillac-Saint-Quentin didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Marcillac-Saint-Quentin from July 2023 to June 2026: 19 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Marcillac-Saint-Quentin yet.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Marcillac-Saint-Quentin is a commune of 826 people in the Communauté de communes Sarlat-Périgord Noir. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcillac-Saint-Quentin | 826 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 8,763 | 4.2 | C | B− | C | C |
| Montignac-Lascaux | 2,762 | 8.3 | B− | B− | A | C− |
| Le Bugue | 2,663 | 13 | A− | B | A | C+ |
| Terrasson-Lavilledieu | 6,218 | 13 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B |
| Souillac Lot | 3,192 | 14 | B+ | A | D | C+ |
| Gourdon Lot | 4,206 | 17 | B+ | A− | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.