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MarcéMaine-et-Loire

In Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, this town has 843 residents.

Is Marcé a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Marcé has none.

Remparts de terre, dénommés Fossés des Romains
Remparts de terre, dénommés Fossés des Romains · Inscrit · Photo: Kormin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Marcé’s story

Marcé in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Marcé; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1972.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1972First protected: Manoir de la Brideraie
  • 1987Most recently protected: Remparts de terre, dénommés Fossés des Romains
Explore the history →

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Marcé; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Manoir de la Brideraie: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain · Manoir du Bois-de-l'Humeau: Photo: Kormin · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marcé.

Who lives here

Marcé skews young, with 13% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns

42median age

Graduates make up just over a third of adults. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, lower than both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 18% of residents.

MarcéMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Maine-et-Loire 50.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Marcé
MarcéMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1518%18%17%
15–2413%11%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+17%23%22%
No diploma13%20%19%
CAP or BEP31%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education34%29%30%

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

History

Marcé keeps more of its old housing than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919

4historic monuments

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Marcé; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to Antiquity.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit4
Antiquity
oldest protected part
1972
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Marcé has lower unemployment than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 5.1%

4%walk, cycle or take transit

Jobs based in Marcé number 150, against 450 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 3.5% of commuters at the census. The median disposable income was €26,020 a year per consumption unit, in line with Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€25,450) and compared French towns (€25,970).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Marcé, 0.4 per working resident
5.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

89.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Marcé89.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Vallée du LoirNearest collègeCollègeCollège15289%−2 pts
89.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Marcé costs less than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.53/m² a month

€9.53/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Sales in Marcé from July 2023 to June 2026: 22 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Marcé€9.53/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€10.78/m²
€9.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.60 to €11.95/m² a month)
€9.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Marcé

13pages on Marcé
Nearby attractions

Espace Air Passion and 14 more in and around Marcé

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Marcé. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Marcé

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

How we find them →

About Marcé

Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire

Marcé is a commune of 843 people in the Communauté de communes Anjou Loir et Sarthe. 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
843 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Anjou Loir et Sarthe
Département
Maine-et-Loire (49)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
8.2 sq mi (21.2 km²)
INSEE code
49188

Marcé’s neighbors

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

All towns in Maine-et-Loire →
Seiches-sur-le-LoirJarzé VillagesRives-du-Loir-en-AnjouTiercéDurtalLe Plessis-GrammoireSeiches-sur-le-LoirJarzé VillagesRives-du-Loir-en-AnjouTiercéDurtalLe Plessis-GrammoireMarcé
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Marcé843—————
Seiches-sur-le-Loir2,8442B+B+A−C−
Jarzé Villages2,7983.8—A−—B+
Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou5,6445.7AC+AA
Tiercé4,5897.3AC+A−A
Durtal3,3867.3CA−CC+
Le Plessis-Grammoire2,6648—C—A

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

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.