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A town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 63 people.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, La Chapelle-Marcousse falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for just over a fifth of homes. Over-65s are 32% of the population.
The 2 things La Chapelle-Marcousse does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Chapelle-Marcousse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Dizaint, in Ardes, 3.3 mi away.
69% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Chapelle-Marcousse is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chapelle-Marcousse.
People 65 and over make up 32% of the town. 13% are under 15, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Line up the people of La Chapelle-Marcousse by age and the one in the middle is 55.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| La Chapelle-Marcousse | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 1.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 34% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 21.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 50 residents in work, La Chapelle-Marcousse has 50 jobs: 1 each.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 2 homes were sold in La Chapelle-Marcousse.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Chapelle-Marcousse yet.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Chapelle-Marcousse is a commune of 63 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-Marcousse | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 11 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire | 3,283 | 12 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Brassac-les-Mines | 3,412 | 12 | B | A | B− | C |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 16 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Aydat | 2,574 | 16 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Veyre-Monton | 3,721 | 17 | A+ | B− | A | B |
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 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.