Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 268 residents and lies in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Marcel-d'Urfé out for now. 16% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Marcel-d'Urfé does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Marcel-d'Urfé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Sainte-Barbe, in Grézolles, 3.4 mi away.
45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Marcel-d'Urfé.
25% of adults hold a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.2% of the town, below both Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 28% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Marcel-d'Urfé | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Saint-Marcel-d'Urfé has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income was €23,780 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Loire’s towns (€25,635) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 9.0%.
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.
The market in Saint-Marcel-d'Urfé: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €6.91/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Saint-Marcel-d'Urfé. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Marcel-d'Urfé is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Marcel-d'Urfé yet.
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-Marcel-d'Urfé | 268 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boën-sur-Lignon | 3,001 | 10 | B | A+ | C− | C− |
| Villerest | 5,172 | 12 | A+ | B+ | A | A |
| Commelle-Vernay | 3,050 | 12 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Renaison | 3,231 | 13 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Riorges | 11,139 | 14 | A− | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Le Coteau | 6,845 | 14 | A | A− | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Marcel-d'Urfé is a commune of 268 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Urfé. 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.