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MarcyNièvre

139 people live in this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Marcy a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Marcy falls below the line for grades. 28% of homes here are second homes. 42% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Marcy stand out

The 2 things Marcy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Marcy’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Marcy’s story

No historic monuments in Marcy

The Culture ministry lists no building in Marcy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Varzy, 2.7 mi away.

76% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marcy.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Marcy than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 8.6% are under 15

Those aged 15 to 24 account for 6.5% of residents. People 65 and over make up just over two fifths of the town, above Nièvre’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Graduates make up 18% of adults.

60.5median age
MarcyNièvre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP48%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Marcy
MarcyNièvre medianFrance median
Under 158.6%14%17%
15–246.5%8.7%11%
25–4416%19%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+42%32%22%
No diploma19%28%19%
CAP or BEP48%31%26%
Baccalauréat12%17%18%
Higher education18%19%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Marcy has higher unemployment than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 17.0%

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.0% of commuters at the census. The median disposable income was €21,300 a year per consumption unit, below both Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and compared French towns (€25,970).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot5%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Marcy, 0.6 per working resident
17.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Marcy costs less than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.50/m² a month

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

Sales in Marcy from July 2023 to June 2026: 9 houses and apartments.

€7.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Marcy€7.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nièvre median€9.08/m²
€7.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.96 to €9.45/m² a month)
€6.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Église Saint-Pierre de Varzy and 6 more in and around Marcy

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

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Marcy

12pages on Marcy

Landmarks

Nothing in Marcy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Marcy

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Marcy as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Marcy’s neighbors

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

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ClamecyClamecyMarcy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Marcy139—————
Clamecy3,54411CA+D−C−

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

About Marcy

Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Marcy is a commune of 139 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Nivernais-Val d'Yonne. 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
139 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Haut Nivernais-Val d'Yonne
Département
Nièvre (58)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
5.6 sq mi (14.6 km²)
INSEE code
58156

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 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.