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Some 294 people live in this town, in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Marigny-l'Église: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 54% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 41% of residents.
The 2 things Marigny-l'Église does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Marigny-l'Église as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Chastellux, in Chastellux-sur-Cure, 3.2 mi away.
55% 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 Marigny-l'Église.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 4.9% of the town. Degrees are held by 33% of adults, higher than both Nièvre’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (30%). Marigny-l'Église has a median age of 60.8 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Marigny-l'Église | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.1% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.9% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.3% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Per resident in work, Marigny-l'Église counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). The median disposable income was €25,030 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Nièvre’s towns (€23,120).
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 Marigny-l'Église: 23 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.83/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Marigny-l'Église. Best known first.
Nothing in Marigny-l'Église is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Marigny-l'Église as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marigny-l'Église | 294 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avallon Yonne | 6,305 | 9.2 | B− | A− | D− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Marigny-l'Église is a commune of 294 people in the Communauté de communes Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs. 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 9, 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.