Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is strong on health as well (A) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 32% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its lowest grade is for jobs & income — 2.2 jobs per working resident; 12.8% unemployment. Homes go for a median €1,141/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Marcigny 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.
Each subject compares Marcigny 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 Marcigny.
Who lives here
Marcigny skews older, with 44% of residents 65 or over, more than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
Among adults, 18% have a degree. 11% are under 15, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Add to that, the 15-to-24 age group makes up 9% of residents.
60.1median age
MarcignySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
44%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Marcigny loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 68 per 100 expected, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 4 general practitioners in Marcigny. In Saône-et-Loire, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 400 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 452: 12% below. The nearest emergency department to Marcigny is Ch du Pays Charolais Brionnais, 13.6 mi away.
−32%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted68
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Marcigny · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch du Pays Charolais Brionnais
13.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch du Pays Charolais Brionnais
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Saône-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
For walkability, Marcigny ranks above 91% of compared French towns
Unemployment stands at 12.8%. At the census, 22.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Also worth knowing: after tax and benefits, the median income is €22,850 a year per consumption unit.
22%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
On foot18%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,150
jobs based in Marcigny, 2.2 per working resident
12.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
More protected monuments for its size in Marcigny than in Saône-et-Loire or compared French towns: 42 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Marcigny is Tour du moulin. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level). 27% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Marcigny is higher than in 56% of compared French towns
The graded crime recorded most in Marcigny was criminal damage (2025). Violence against people ran at 6.5 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 16.2 (2023–2025 average). 37 offenses were reported in Marcigny during 2025. With 1,150 jobs for 550 working residents, Marcigny draws people in from neighbouring communes.
6.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage29
Family violence8
Armed robbery0
Drug use28
Theft without violence13
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.
6.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
37
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
17.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 17.1% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Tour du moulin: Photo: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Nicolas: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison mitoyenne de la tour du Moulin: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison de bois: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Marcigny
Are schools in Marcigny good?
They grade B+, better than 73% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Marcigny expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Marcigny grades A+ for cost of living.
About Marcigny
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Marcigny is a commune of 1,682 people in the Communauté de communes de Marcigny. 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
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.
