There are no grades for Marchenoir: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for one in ten homes. The median sale price is €1,038/m². It skews older: 36% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Marchenoir stand out
The 3 things Marchenoir does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marchenoir.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Marchenoir than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: 16% of adults
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. People 65 and over make up 36% of the town. Line up the people of Marchenoir by age and the one in the middle is 51.8.
51.8median age
MarchenoirLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP43%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Marchenoir: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Marchenoir has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work
Half of residents lived on more than €24,210 a year per consumption unit, near Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Marchenoir holds 200 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 1 jobs each. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 13.7% of commuters at the census.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot10%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Marchenoir, 1 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Marchenoir than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.64/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €6.91/m² a month. The market in Marchenoir: 31 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 97% were houses.
€1,038/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Marchenoir€1,038/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€1,606/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,027/m²
30
€8.64/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.11 to €10.50/m² a month)
€6.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Marchenoir
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Marchenoir is a commune of 677 people in the Communauté de communes Beauce Val de 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
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.
