Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 57 people, lies in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Marcory is too small for the grades other French towns get. 30% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
The 2 things Saint-Marcory does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Marcory has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1974.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Marcory.
Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Dordogne’s towns (13%). The median resident of Saint-Marcory is 51.3 years old.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Marcory | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Saint-Marcory has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
8.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. At the census, 33.3% of working residents in Saint-Marcory 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Marcory has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Marcory: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Marcory yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Marcory | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lalinde | 2,931 | 12 | A− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Le Bugue | 2,663 | 13 | A− | B | A | C+ |
| Fumel Lot-et-Garonne | 4,690 | 16 | C− | A | C− | C |
| Montayral Lot-et-Garonne | 2,654 | 17 | B+ | A | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Marcory is a commune of 57 people in the Communauté de communes des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord. 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 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.