Marcilly-le-Châtel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 57% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,922/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Loire Forez Agglomération. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Marcilly-le-Châtel with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marcilly-le-Châtel.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Fewer people in Marcilly-le-Châtel are out of work than in Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.9%
The median disposable income was €26,990 a year per consumption unit, above Loire’s towns (€25,635) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). 200 jobs are based in Marcilly-le-Châtel, for 700 working residents (0.3 per worker). Bus, tram or train carried 2.8% of working residents in Marcilly-le-Châtel to work at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Marcilly-le-Châtel, 0.3 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 12% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Marcilly-le-Châtel run below what its ages would predict: 74 per 100 expected, fewer than Loire’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
77 deaths in Marcilly-le-Châtel between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 105: 26% below. Women in Loire live to 85.6 on average and men to 80.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Marcilly-le-Châtel is Ch du Forez site de Montbrison, 5.4 mi away.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw74
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Marcilly-le-Châtel · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch du Forez site de Montbrison
5.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch du Forez site de Montbrison
85.6 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Renting in Marcilly-le-Châtel costs less than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.36/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,922/m²: 46 houses and apartments sold in Marcilly-le-Châtel between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.25/m² a month. Houses were 93% of what sold.
€1,922/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Marcilly-le-Châtel€1,922/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire median€2,075/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,966/m²
43
€8.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.60 to €10.59/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.25/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,420
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Loire Forez Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 20% of Marcilly-le-Châtel, above Loire’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below both Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. 34% of adults hold a degree.
44.2median age
Marcilly-le-ChâtelLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Marcilly-le-Châtel keeps more of its old housing than Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Marcilly-le-Châtel; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Marcilly-le-Châtel
Is Marcilly-le-Châtel safe?
Marcilly-le-Châtel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Marcilly-le-Châtel expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,922/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Marcilly-le-Châtel grades A− for cost of living.
About Marcilly-le-Châtel
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Marcilly-le-Châtel is a commune of 1,401 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Loire Forez Agglomération. 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.
