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3,623 people live in this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. Safety is a strength too — an average of 5.7 recorded violent incidents and 7.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Most journeys need a car: 40% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €1,693/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Nevers. Overall, that makes an A−, good for #2 of 12 in Nièvre. On that grade it does better than 83% of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for schools and B− for health.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Marzy does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Marzy 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.
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On the Culture ministry’s list, Marzy counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2012.
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Marzy. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la faïence et des beaux-arts5 km east, in Nevers
MuseumMusée archéologique du Nivernais4.9 km east, in NeversAbbeyAbbeyCarmel de Nevers4.3 km east, in NeversMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère de la Visitation à Nevers3.9 km east, in NeversAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Genest de Nevers5 km east, in NeversPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marzy.
On the Safety Grade, Marzy ranks 3rd of the 12 compared towns in Nièvre. 63 offenses were reported in Marzy during 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Marzy (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 9.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €29,260 a year. At the census, 4.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Nièvre’s towns (15.0%) 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.
No town in Nièvre costs more to buy into than Marzy, at €1,693/m², the highest of 13. The median price, €1,693/m², comes from 99 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 92% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,730/m² | 91 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
25% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 16%, above Nièvre’s towns (14%) but below compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Marzy | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Marzy is Église Saint-André. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. A tenth of its homes were built before 1919, lower than Nièvre’s towns (11%) yet higher than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 191 candidates at 2 lycées. Results rank its schools #5 of 12 in Nièvre. Collège pupils travel 1.6 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul LangevinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 104 | 93%+2 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Alain ColasNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 177 | 98%±0 pts |
| Collège Victor HugoBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 69 | 88%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3 GPs practise in Marzy. At birth, a girl in Nièvre can expect 84.1 years and a boy 76.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 291 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 329: 11% below.
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 B+.
Marzy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-André: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Marzy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marzy | 3,623 | — | A− | B | A | B− |
| Fourchambault | 3,992 | 2.1 | B− | A | C+ | D |
| Nevers | 33,085 | 3.1 | C | A− | D | C+ |
| Varennes-Vauzelles | 9,146 | 3.3 | B+ | B+ | B− | A− |
| Garchizy | 3,648 | 3.4 | B+ | A | A | D |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers | 3,688 | 4.2 | A | A− | A+ | B |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois Cher | 3,151 | 6.9 | C+ | A+ | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #3 of 12 in Nièvre. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 19 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns and #5 of 12 in Nièvre. 98% of 177 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Alain Colas in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €1,693/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Marzy grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Marzy is a commune of 3,623 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Nevers. 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 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.