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The town has 3,078 residents and lies in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.
Where it does best is jobs & income: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 7.4% unemployment. Its schools fall short: brevet results 10 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,169/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Orléans Métropole. It is hard to get around without a car: 74% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Mardié has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Mardié does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Mardié 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.
Mardié has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mardié, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2006.
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Mardié. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mardié.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Mardié, below Loiret’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. A collège lies 1.8 mi away. There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 4.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre Mendès FranceNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 168 | 82%−10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stands at 7.4%. At the census, 5.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Loiret’s towns (13.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
83 sales of houses and apartments in Mardié, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,169/m². Houses accounted for 92% of sales, apartments for the rest. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.77/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,168/m² | 76 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town, lower than both Loiret’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.1%. Children under 15 count for 20% of the people here.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Mardié | Loiret median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Just over one in ten homes date from before 1919. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Loiret, women can expect to live 85.4 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 173 deaths in Mardié between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 198: 13% below. The nearest emergency department to Mardié is Chru D Orleans Hopital de la Source, 7.5 mi away. There are 4 general practitioners here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Mardié has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Croquant · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mardié 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mardié | 3,078 | — | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Chécy | 9,083 | 1.8 | B | C | B+ | A− |
| Donnery | 2,873 | 2.4 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel | 3,065 | 3.5 | A− | B | A− | A− |
| Jargeau | 4,610 | 3.7 | C | B− | A− | D− |
| Sandillon | 4,300 | 3.7 | — | C | — | B |
| Saint-Jean-de-Braye | 23,147 | 4.5 | C+ | C | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Mardié has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 6.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 4% of compared French towns and #45 of 48 in Loiret. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,169/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.62/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mardié grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Mardié is a commune of 3,078 people in the Orléans Métropole. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.