Marciac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,656/m², a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Bastides et Vallons du Gers. Its strongest is schools (A): brevet results 2 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Marciac 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 Marciac.
Who lives here
Marciac skews older, with 41% of residents 65 or over, more than Gers’ towns or compared French towns
On this, Marciac is above both Gers’ towns (34%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 9.8% of the town.
60median age
MarciacGers medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
On foot, Marciac works better than 86% of compared French towns
17.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Gers’ towns (12.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Marciac has 750 jobs for 400 working residents, 1.9 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,190 a year per consumption unit.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
On foot13%
Bicycle4%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
750
jobs based in Marciac, 1.9 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Marciac than in Gers’ towns or across compared French towns: €7.77/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Marciac, that is below both Gers’ towns (€9.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,656/m², comes from 85 sales of houses and apartments in Marciac from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,656/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Marciac€1,656/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gers median€1,500/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,668/m²
74
€7.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.27 to €9.63/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,330
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Bastides et Vallons du Gers
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Marciac is 21.4 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3 GPs practise in Marciac. Adjusted for age and care homes, Marciac records 102 deaths per 100 expected, above both Gers’ towns (85) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw137
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Marciac · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
21.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Tarbes Lourdes Gespe site Tarbes
20.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Tarbes Lourdes Gespe site Tarbes
85.5 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gers, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Marciac: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Marciac sits above both Gers’ towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Marciac: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Marciac is Ancien couvent des Augustins.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Marciac
Is Marciac safe?
Marciac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 11.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Marciac good?
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Marciac expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,656/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Marciac grades A− for cost of living.
About Marciac
Commune in Gers, Occitanie
Marciac is a commune of 1,213 people in the Communauté de communes Bastides et Vallons du Gers. 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
Population
1,213 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bastides et Vallons du Gers
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.
