Older than 99% of compared French towns: half of Marval is over 61.1
Against a figure of 10% in the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households in Marval comes in at 3.2%. This Haute-Vienne town is home to 499 residents in 270 households, by the 2023 Census. Flats: 1.3% of the total. Compared with other places, households headed by a retired person are common here: 54%, more than in 98% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Haute-Vienne median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Marval
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 280 second homes and occasional dwellings in Marval, 47% of its 590 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 85% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 100 immigrants in Marval (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 26% of residents, against 4.5% for the median compared commune in Haute-Vienne. 24% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
An older town
Half of Marval’s residents are under 61.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 43% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Marval had 575 residents at the 2012 census and 499 in 2023, down 13%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A larger share of second homes than 97% of compared French towns: 47%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
In Marval, 6.8% of households have no car, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. Turnover: 7.5% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 20% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town.
Slower growth than 99% of compared French towns: Marval changed by −13% since 2012
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Haute-Vienne town +1%. From 2012 to 2017 the change was −6%; from 2017 to 2023, −8%.
43% of residents are 65 or over, a share 99% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Marval 61.1. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24; in Marval, 3.4%. By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Marval sits below 99% of compared French towns for couples with children (11%)
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Haute-Vienne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 1.8 people each. As a reference point, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, one-person households are common here: 41%, more than in 73% of compared French towns.
A median standard of living of €19,670 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Half of residents live in households above €19,670 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 97% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a manual worker than 96% of compared French towns: 5%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
On the census count, 10% of households are headed by a manager or professional. The usual figure: 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A higher share of immigrants than 97% of compared French towns, at 26%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Haute-Vienne has 4.5%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 97% of compared French towns. Typically, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Across Marval, 24% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 91% of compared French towns: 20%
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Married residents make up 42%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
19% of adults out of school have no qualification, more than in 51% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Graduates of higher education make up about one in three here (30%).
The 3rd oldest of 41 French towns of 499 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Marval
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marval | 61.1 | 43% | 47% | 26% |
| Nontron 3,057 · 9.6 mi | 54.9 | 35% | 10% | 6.8% |
| Rochechouart 3,603 · 13.5 mi | 56.7 | 37% | 11% | 6.4% |
| Thiviers 2,876 · 16 mi | 54.3 | 35% | 9.2% | 7.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Marval
What is the population of Marval?
499 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% fewer than in 2012 (575).
How old are Marval’s residents?
The median age is 61.1, older than 99% of compared French towns. 11% are under 18 and 43% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Marval?
280, with occasional dwellings: 47% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Marval?
INSEE counts 130 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 26% of residents, and 120 foreign nationals (24%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Marval?
€19,670 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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