Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 465 residents in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.
Marçay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Marçay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1962.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marçay.
Among adults, 26% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, higher than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Marçay by age and the one in the middle is 46.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Marçay | Indre-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Marçay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs located in Marçay: 100, for 200 residents in work (0.4 each). 5.2% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 9.6%, higher than Indre-et-Loire’s towns (8.2%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 17 homes were sold in Marçay.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Marçay. Best known first.
The list names few of Marçay’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Joël Thibault · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Marçay as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marçay | 465 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chinon | 8,144 | 6.7 | C+ | B+ | D | C+ |
| Loudun Vienne | 6,839 | 7.1 | C | A | D | C+ |
| Beaumont-en-Véron | 2,717 | 8.2 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Bourgueil | 3,631 | 14 | A | A− | C+ | B− |
| Bellevigne-les-Châteaux Maine-et-Loire | 3,435 | 15 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Montreuil-Bellay Maine-et-Loire | 3,746 | 16 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Marçay is a commune of 465 people in the Communauté de communes Chinon, Vienne et Loire. 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
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 4, 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.