FR Cette page existe en français : Marast en français → Votre navigateur est réglé en français. Votre choix est retenu pour les prochaines pages. MarastHaute-Saône 44 residents make their home in this town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Is Marast a good place to live? At under 1,000 residents, Marast is too small for the grades other French towns get. It skews older: 32% of residents are 65 or over.
Marast’s grade
Overall Not graded
Why Too small to grade
What makes Marast stand out The one thing Marast does most differently from other towns.
Prieuré Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Marast · Classé · Photo: A.BourgeoisP · CC BY-SA 4.0
Marast’s story
Marast in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Marast counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2010.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
2010 First protected: Prieuré Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Marast Explore the history →
The data Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marast.
Who lives here
Marast has fewer young adults than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8% are 15 to 24 18% are under 15, above Haute-Saône’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are 32% of the population. Also worth knowing: among adults, 20% have a degree.
53.5 median age
Ages · share of residents Under 15 15–24 25–44 45–64 65+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education No diploma 17%
CAP or BEP 43%
Baccalauréat 14%
Higher education 20%
Women and men · all residents 50% women, 50% men
Men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Ages and diplomas in Marast Marast Haute-Saône median France median Under 15 18% 15% 17% 15–24 6.8% 11% 11% 25–44 16% 21% 23% 45–64 27% 26% 26% 65+ 32% 24% 22% No diploma 17% 25% 19% CAP or BEP 43% 27% 26% Baccalauréat 14% 17% 18% Higher education 20% 22% 30%
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Marast: 47% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Marast is Prieuré Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Marast.
2 historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée Classé 1
Inscrit 0
Level not given 1
12th c.
oldest protected part
2010
first monument protected
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Marast are out of work than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.0%
0% walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023 Driving 80%
On foot 0%
Public transport 0%
Bicycle 0%
Motorbike or scooter 0%
0
jobs based in Marast, 0.9 per working resident
5.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
20%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
72.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 13 points below the expected rate Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.4 mi away.
72.0% passed the brevet
Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km Marast 72.0%
Median of towns 87.5%
72.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −13 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Marast than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.51/m² a month Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
1 houses and apartments changed hands in Marast from July 2023 to June 2026.
€7.51/m² estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month Marast €7.51/m²
Median of towns €12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median €8.86/m²
€7.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.83 to €9.67/m² a month)
€9.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearby attractions Prieuré de Marast and 2 more in and around Marast Heritage and other places to visit in and near Marast. Best known first.
All attractions → Keep exploring
Everything we know about Marast 13 pages on Marast
Landmarks On the Culture ministry’s list, Marast counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
All monuments → Photo credits Ancienne église prieurale Sainte-Marie-Madeleine: Photo: A.BourgeoisP · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Prieuré Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Marast: Photo: A.BourgeoisP · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Marast Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Marast yet.
How we find them →
How the neighbors grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Marast Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Marast is a commune of 44 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Villersexel. 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 44 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays de Villersexel
Département Haute-Saône (70)
Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area 1.2 sq mi (3 km²)
INSEE code 70332 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 October 30, 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.
