Marnay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (C−): brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €1,804/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 1.4 jobs per working resident; 5.5% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Marnay 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 Marnay.
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Marnay run below what its ages would predict: 73 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Marnay is Centre hospitalier Universitaire Jean Minjoz Besancon, 10.1 mi away. 134 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 165: 19% below. In Haute-Saône, women can expect to live 84.7 years and men 78.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 3 GPs practise locally.
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw81
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Marnay · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Jean Minjoz Besancon
10.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Jean Minjoz Besancon
84.7 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Saône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The estimated advertised rent in Marnay is €9.76/m² a month, against €8.86/m² in Haute-Saône’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,804/m², comes from 44 sales of houses and apartments in Marnay from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.22/m² a month. Houses were 86% of what sold.
€1,804/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Marnay€1,804/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Saône median€1,108/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,790/m²
38
€9.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.45 to €12.78/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,080
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Exam results around Marnay trail 82% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Marnay, 87.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, above Haute-Saône’s towns (82.8%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%). General-bac pupils go 10.9 mi to the nearest lycée.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Marnay has lower unemployment than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5%
Half of residents lived on more than €25,550 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Saône’s towns (€22,560) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 4.4% of working residents in Marnay at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot7%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
1,000
jobs based in Marnay, 1.4 per working resident
5.5%
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
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 64% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1994
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1994. On the Culture ministry’s list, Marnay counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Hôtel Terrier de Santans (ancien).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Marnay: 13% are 15 to 24, above Haute-Saône’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 26% of adults. 23% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and near compared French towns (22%). Half of Marnay is older than 46.2, half younger.
46.2median age
MarnayHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Marnay
Is Marnay safe?
Marnay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 12.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Marnay good?
They grade C−, better than 18% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Marnay expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,804/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Marnay grades A− for cost of living.
About Marnay
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Marnay is a commune of 1,528 people in the Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien. 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.
