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A town of 251 in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.

Population

251

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.89

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,230

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Marcé-sur-Esves a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Marcé-sur-Esves falls below the line for grades. 15% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Marcé-sur-Esves stand out

The one thing Marcé-sur-Esves 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.

Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: Jalbatros · CC BY-SA 4.0

Marcé-sur-Esves’ story

Marcé-sur-Esves in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Marcé-sur-Esves; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1938.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1938First protected: Vestiges du fanum gallo-romain
1963Most recently protected: Église Saint-Martin

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marcé-sur-Esves.

History

Old homes shape Marcé-sur-Esves: 35% were built before 1919, more than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns

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

The protected list starts in Antiquity. The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Marcé-sur-Esves; none is classé, France’s top protection.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit3

Antiquity

oldest protected part

1938

first monument protected

Full pageMarcé-sur-Esves’ history pageOpen the full History page

Age of homes35% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Marcé-sur-Esves?”

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

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Marcé-sur-Esves than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 21% of adults

Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The median resident of Marcé-sur-Esves is 48.6 years old. Those 65 and older account for 23% of residents.

48.6median age

Marcé-sur-EsvesIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Indre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP38%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Marcé-sur-Esves
	Marcé-sur-Esves	Indre-et-Loire median	France median
Under 15	17%	16%	17%
15–24	8.2%	10%	11%
25–44	20%	22%	23%
45–64	31%	27%	26%
65+	23%	24%	22%
No diploma	15%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	38%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	18%	18%
Higher education	21%	34%	30%

Full pageMarcé-sur-Esves’ Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages48.6 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households110 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad2.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Marcé-sur-Esves?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Marcé-sur-Esves are out of work than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.2%

At the census, 7.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €25,230 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%

Public transport4%

Motorbike or scooter3%

Bicycle2%

On foot1%

jobs based in Marcé-sur-Esves, 0.1 per working resident

6.2%

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

€25,230

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.1 per working resident Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,230 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Marcé-sur-Esves than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.89/m² a month

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

The market in Marcé-sur-Esves: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.89/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Marcé-sur-Esves€9.89/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Indre-et-Loire median€12.32/m²

€9.89/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.05 to €12.15/m² a month)

€7.62/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€9.89/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de la Louère and 2 more in and around Marcé-sur-Esves

Heritage in and near Marcé-sur-Esves. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Louèrein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bagneux4.9 km northeast, in Bournan ChâteauChâteauChâteau4.6 km north, in Sepmes

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Marcé-sur-Esves

12pages on Marcé-sur-Esves

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.4 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing9 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.6 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Marcé-sur-Esves; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Vestiges du fanum gallo-romainArchaeological site · Antiquity

Inscrit

Château de La LouèreChâteau · 15th c.

Photo credits

Vestiges du fanum gallo-romain: Photo: Jalbatros · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Marcé-sur-Esves

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Marcé-sur-Esves yet.

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Marcé-sur-Esves’ neighbors

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

All towns in Indre-et-Loire →

DescartesSainte-Maure-de-TouraineDangé-Saint-RomainSaint-BranchsSorignyChâtelleraultMarcé-sur-Esves

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Marcé-sur-Esves	251	—	—	—	—	—
Descartes	3,369	3.7	B	A⁺	C⁻	B⁺
Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine	4,092	5.9	B⁺	B⁺	B⁻	B⁺
Dangé-Saint-Romain Vienne	2,959	7.1	A	A	A⁻	A
Saint-Branchs	2,637	15	—	A⁻	—	A⁻
Sorigny	2,938	15	—	B⁺	—	A
Châtellerault Vienne	31,003	16	C⁺	A⁻	C⁻	B

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

About Marcé-sur-Esves

Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire

Marcé-sur-Esves is a commune of 251 people in the Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine. 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: 251 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine
Département: Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 4.2 sq mi (11 km²)
INSEE code: 37145

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.