Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 431 residents and lies in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Marcan is too small for the grades other French towns get. 22% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Marcan does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Marcan counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1933.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Saint-Marcan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Menhir dit La Roche Longue: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Marcan.
Among adults, 28% have a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Marcan | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Marcan is Menhir dit La Roche Longue.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs based in Saint-Marcan number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Of those in the labour force, 11.9% are unemployed. Also worth knowing: at the census, 5.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (12.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Saint-Marcan from July 2023 to June 2026: 22 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Marcan yet.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Saint-Marcan is a commune of 431 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Dol et de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Marcan | 431 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dol-de-Bretagne | 5,829 | 6.3 | C+ | C | D− | C+ |
| Pontorson Manche | 4,280 | 6.5 | A− | A− | B+ | C |
| La Fresnais | 2,509 | 9.9 | — | B | — | C |
| Plerguer | 2,895 | 11 | — | B | — | B− |
| Val-Couesnon | 4,072 | 12 | A | A | B− | B+ |
| Cancale | 5,672 | 12 | B | C− | C+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 9, 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.