There are no grades for Marval: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 47% of homes here are second homes. The median sale price is €742/m². 43% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Marval stand out

The 3 things Marval does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Median price per m²

Housing

€742/m²

Median sale price, 69% below the median of compared French towns (€2,430/m²)

35 sales, July 2023 to June 2026. Source: DGFiP, DVF.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

43% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 61.1. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château · Inscrit · Photo: Traumrune · CC BY-SA 3.0

Marval’s story

Marval in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Marval, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1926First protected: Église de l'Assomption de la Très-Sainte-Vierge de Milhaguet
2021Most recently protected: Grange fortifiée

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marval.

Who lives here

Few people in Marval are 15 to 24: 3.4%, fewer than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 43% of the town. 8.8% are under 15, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Marval has a median age of 61.1 years.

61.1median age

MarvalHaute-Vienne medianFrance median

Haute-Vienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

43%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP20%

Baccalauréat23%

Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Marval
	Marval	Haute-Vienne median	France median
Under 15	8.8%	16%	17%
15–24	3.4%	9.2%	11%
25–44	17%	20%	23%
45–64	28%	27%	26%
65+	43%	27%	22%
No diploma	19%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	20%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	23%	18%	18%
Higher education	30%	30%	30%

Full pageMarval’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages61.1 median age · 43% are 65 or over Households270 households · 1.8 people per household Born abroad26% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Marval?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Marval: 51% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Marval, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit4

13th c.

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

Full pageMarval’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes51% built before 1919 · Older homes Map4 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Marval?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Marval than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €19,670 a year per consumption unit

Unemployment runs at 15.0%. 50 jobs are based in Marval, for 150 working residents (0.3 per worker). At the census, 7.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, between Haute-Vienne’s towns (7.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%

On foot4%

Public transport3%

Bicycle2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Marval, 0.3 per working resident

15.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€19,670

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

11%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageMarval’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Median income€19,670 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Marval costs less than in both Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.52/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 35 homes in Marval.

€742/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Marval€742/m²

Median of towns€2,430/m²

Haute-Vienne median€1,607/m²

By type	Median per m²	Sales
Houses	€742/m²	35

€8.52/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.90 to €10.53/m² a month)

€6.93/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMarval’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.52/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent PricesMedian sale price €742/m²

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Marval and 4 more in and around Marval

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Marval. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Marvalin town AttractionAttractionBoisseau des dîmesin town AttractionAttractionChin town ChâteauChâteauCaches des maquisards (forêt de Boubon)4.6 km northeast, in Cussac AttractionAttractionLoge de feuillardier4.2 km northeast, in Cussac

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Everything we know about Marval

13pages on Marval

The big questions

Cost of livingMedian €742/m² · rent €8.52/m² a month Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 18.1 mi away Housing35 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 61.1 History4 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Marval, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Église Saint-AmandChurch · 13th c.

Inscrit

Grange fortifiéeFarm building · 17th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Amand: Photo: Traumrune · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Marval

Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Marval as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Marval’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Vienne →

NontronRochechouartThiviersMarval

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Marval	499	—	—	—	—	—
Nontron Dordogne	3,057	9.6	A⁺	A	A⁻	B⁺
Rochechouart	3,603	14	A	A	A	B⁺
Thiviers Dordogne	2,876	16	A	A	B⁺	C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Marval

Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Marval is a commune of 499 people in the Communauté de communes Ouest Limousin. 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: 499 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Ouest Limousin
Département: Haute-Vienne (87)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 15 sq mi (38.7 km²)
INSEE code: 87092

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.