Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marquay.
Who lives here
Marquay has fewer young adults than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 7% are 15 to 24
13% are under 15, about level with Dordogne’s towns (13%) and below compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 27% have a degree. Line up the people of Marquay by age and the one in the middle is 55.3.
55.3median age
MarquayDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Marquay: 18% were built before 1919, more than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Marquay is Abri du Cap-Blanc à Laussel. On the Culture ministry’s list, Marquay counts 6 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Marquay walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 2.9%
Unemployment runs at 8.2%. Marquay has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income was €25,750 a year per consumption unit, above Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Marquay, 0.4 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,750
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Abri du Cap-Blanc à Laussel: Photo: See File:Palæolithic Man and Terramara Settlements in Europe.djvu · Public domain · Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens: Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gisement préhistorique de Laussel: Photo: photo 120 , œuvre dont l'auteur est mort depuis environ 25 000 ans · CC BY 3.0
Famous people from Marquay
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Marquay yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Marquay
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Marquay is a commune of 588 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
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.
