Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 413 in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire.
Marchezais is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Over-65s are only nearly a tenth of the population.
The one thing Marchezais does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Marchezais as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Bû, 1.7 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marchezais.
Among adults, 40% have a degree. 9.5% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Marchezais | Eure-et-Loir median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 9.5% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 27% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
Just over a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (16.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Marchezais has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Unemployment runs at 8.3%.
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 closest collège is 1.6 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Charles de GaulleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 94 | 83%−9 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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €11.90/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Marchezais.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Marchezais is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Marchezais 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marchezais | 413 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Houdan Yvelines | 3,721 | 4.4 | C− | C− | B− | D |
| Anet | 2,721 | 6.5 | C | C− | B+ | C− |
| Dreux | 31,543 | 6.7 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Gambais Yvelines | 2,574 | 7.6 | — | B | — | A |
| Ézy-sur-Eure Eure | 3,644 | 7.8 | C− | C | B+ | C |
| Vernouillet | 12,310 | 7.9 | D | C+ | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Marchezais is a commune of 413 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo du Pays de Dreux. 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.