Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 187 in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Marnac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Marnac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Marnac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Cyprien, in Saint-Cyprien, 2.6 mi away.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and museums in and near Marnac. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marnac.
Just over a third of residents are 65 or over, near Dordogne’s towns (33%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Marnac has a median age of 57.9. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Marnac | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 9.8% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in Marnac, for 50 working residents (0.6 per worker). At the census, 2.9% of commuters got to work without a car. Half of residents lived on more than €27,370 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 2.4 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 9.1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean LadignacNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 45 | 98%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Marnac.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Marnac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Marnac.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marnac | 187 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Bugue | 2,663 | 7.2 | A− | B | A | C+ |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 8,763 | 10 | C | B− | C | C |
| Lalinde | 2,931 | 14 | A− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Montignac-Lascaux | 2,762 | 17 | B− | B− | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Marnac is a commune of 187 people in the Communauté de communes Vallée de la Dordogne et Forêt Bessède. 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) · 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.