Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 6.0% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,280/m² takes 5.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Riom Limagne et Volcans. Getting around depends on the car: 3% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and C+ for health.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · 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). Marsat has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
What makes Marsat stand out
The one thing Marsat does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Marsat 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marsat.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Incomes in Marsat run higher than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €34,440 a year per consumption unit
6.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 7.4% of commuters got to work without a car.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport5%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Marsat, 0.2 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€34,440
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 28% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
More protected monuments for its size in Marsat than in Puy-de-Dôme or compared French towns: 49 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 13% of the housing. Among the classé monuments in Marsat is Croix de carrefour. The town has 7 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 5 inscrit, the second level. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 4 of 7.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Marsat than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 51% of adults
Line up the people of Marsat by age and the one in the middle is 47.9. The under-15s are 16% of the population here. Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents.
47.9median age
MarsatPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education51%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Marsat sees 90 deaths per 100 expected, against 83 in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
102 deaths in Marsat between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 113: 10% below. Women in Puy-de-Dôme live to 85.6 on average and men to 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Marsat is Centre hospitalier de Riom, 1.7 mi away.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Marsat · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Riom
6.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Estaing Chu Clermont Ferrand
85.6 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Puy-de-Dôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
61 houses and apartments changed hands in Marsat from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 95% houses, the rest apartments. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.12/m² a month.
€2,280/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Marsat€2,280/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€2,181/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,319/m²
58
€11.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.27 to €15.40/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,310
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Riom Limagne et Volcans
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Marsat has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie figures for Marsat show 0 offenses in the graded categories in 2025.
3.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Drug use0
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.
3.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
100.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Croix de carrefour: Photo: TCY · CC BY 4.0 · Croix du 16e siècle en lave de Volvic: Photo: Sylenius · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: Original téléversé par Jim l'Auvergnat sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY 1.0 · Vieille Tour: Photo: Sylenius · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Marsat
Is Marsat safe?
Marsat has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 5.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Marsat good?
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 94 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Pierre-Joël Bonté in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Marsat expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.95/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Marsat grades B for cost of living.
About Marsat
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Marsat is a commune of 1,426 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Riom Limagne et Volcans. 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
1,426 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Riom Limagne et Volcans
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