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Saint-MarsalPyrénées-Orientales

In Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, this town has 77 residents.

Population
77
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.26
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
6%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Marsal a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Marsal out for now. 63% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 44% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Saint-Marsal stand out

The 2 things Saint-Marsal does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
63%2%Saint-MarsalMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
44%22%Saint-MarsalMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
44% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 63.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Saint-Marsal’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Saint-Marsal’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Marsal; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2015.

46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Gabriel Faraill, born in 1837, is the one person born in Saint-Marsal before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 2015First protected: mine de la Pinouse
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Marsal.

Who lives here

Saint-Marsal has fewer young adults than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 2.6% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up 44% of the town, above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under 15: 6.5% of residents. Saint-Marsal has a median age of 63.5 years.

63.5median age
Saint-MarsalPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Marsal
Saint-MarsalPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Under 156.5%16%17%
15–242.6%9.4%11%
25–4410%21%23%
45–6436%27%26%
65+44%28%22%
No diploma17%19%19%
CAP or BEP23%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%20%18%
Higher education30%27%30%
Full pageSaint-Marsal’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page
Ages63.5 median age · 44% are 65 or overHouseholds50 households · 1.4 people per householdBorn abroad17% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Saint-Marsal?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Saint-Marsal keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 46% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 20th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Marsal; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
20th c.
oldest protected part
2015
first monument protected
Full pageSaint-Marsal’s history pageOpen the full History page
Age of homes46% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Marsal?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

More people in Saint-Marsal are out of work than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or across compared French towns: 23.8%

5.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving71%
On foot6%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Saint-Marsal, 0.9 per working resident
23.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
24%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageSaint-Marsal’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page
Jobs based here0.9 per working residentGetting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Marsal than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or across compared French towns: €9.26/m² a month

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

Saint-Marsal recorded 9 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.26/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Marsal€9.26/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€11.84/m²
€9.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.65 to €11.20/m² a month)
€9.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageSaint-Marsal’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page
Renting€9.26/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Marsal

11pages on Saint-Marsal
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.5 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing9 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 63.5History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Saint-Marsal has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Inscrit
mine de la PinouseMine · 20th c.
Classé
Chapelle de la TrinitéChapel · 12th c. · in Prunet-et-Belpuig, 1.7 mi
Classé
Prieuré de SerrabonaReligious building · 11th & 12th c. · in Boule-d'Amont, 4.6 mi
Classé
Fort-les-BainsFort · 17th c. · in Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda, 5.2 mi

Famous people from Saint-Marsal

One notable person was born in Saint-Marsal.

Their page →
G
Gabriel FaraillFrench sculptor (1837-1892)

Saint-Marsal’s neighbors

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

All towns in Pyrénées-Orientales →
Amélie-les-Bains-PalaldaArles-sur-TechCéretIlle-sur-TêtThuirMaureillas-las-IllasAmélie-les-Bains-PalaldaArles-sur-TechCéretIlle-sur-TêtThuirMaureillas-las-IllasSaint-Marsal
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Marsal77—————
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda3,5294.9DC+DC−
Arles-sur-Tech2,8155.5DC+B−D−
Céret7,5217.3C−C−C−C
Ille-sur-Têt5,5569.1B−B−BD
Thuir8,2439.4C+CCC
Maureillas-las-Illas3,00610—C—A−

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

About Saint-Marsal

Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie

Saint-Marsal is a commune of 77 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Vallespir. 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
77 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Haut Vallespir
Département
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Région
Occitanie
Area
6 sq mi (15.5 km²)
INSEE code
66183

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 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.