Cheap to live in, with trade-offs. Work and incomes are strong: 2.2 jobs per working resident; 7.6% unemployment. Marsac-sur-l'Isle grades B+ overall, better than just over two thirds of compared French towns, and ranks #17 of 27 in Dordogne. Add cost of living to its strengths: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools lag (C−): bac results 6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.3 points below the expected rate. It also trails on walkability (D): 8% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Marsac-sur-l'Isle with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marsac-sur-l'Isle.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Marsac-sur-l'Isle is harder to get around on foot than 87% of compared French towns
At the census, 5.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 7.6% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €25,550 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
3,050
jobs based in Marsac-sur-l'Isle, 2.2 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 13% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Bac results near Marsac-sur-l'Isle run low: 80.0% passed, below Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Marsac-sur-l'Isle, 84.2% passed the brevet, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (87.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%). General-bac pupils go 3.1 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 1.7 mi off.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Median price in Marsac-sur-l'Isle: €1,695/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €1,901/m² in Marsac-sur-l'Isle, apartments for €1,560/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €10.18/m² a month, close to Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Also worth knowing: the town recorded 130 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,695/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Marsac-sur-l'Isle€1,695/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Dordogne median€1,680/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,901/m²
94
Apartments
€1,560/m²
36
€10.18/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.04 to €12.89/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Périgueux
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Marsac-sur-l'Isle has less crime per resident than 70% of compared French towns
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.9 cases of violence against people and 12.5 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). The police record for Marsac-sur-l'Isle lists 44 offenses in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Marsac-sur-l'Isle (3,050 to 1,400): it draws people in from around. Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
4.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage17
Family violence14
Burglary13
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence54
Fraud18
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
44
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 7.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
History
1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 1994
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 1994. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 3.3%.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected
1994
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Marsac-sur-l'Isle’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 55% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Dordogne live to 85.2 on average and men to 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 239 deaths in Marsac-sur-l'Isle from 2016 to 2025; there were 206, 14% fewer. There are 2 general practitioners locally.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Marsac-sur-l'Isle · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Francheville
4.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Perigueux
85.2 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Dordogne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below Dordogne’s towns (33%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 9.4% of residents.
46.7median age
Marsac-sur-l'IsleDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Marsac-sur-l'Isle
Is Marsac-sur-l'Isle safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #16 of 27 in Dordogne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 17 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Marsac-sur-l'Isle good?
They grade C−, better than 20% of compared French towns and #22 of 27 in Dordogne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Marsac-sur-l'Isle expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Marsac-sur-l'Isle grades B+ for cost of living.
About Marsac-sur-l'Isle
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Marsac-sur-l'Isle is a commune of 3,187 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Périgueux. 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.
