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1,283 people call this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.
Marmagne’s strongest subject is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is strong on health as well (B+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes lag: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.7% unemployment. Most journeys need a car: 57% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Marmagne 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 Marmagne 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.
Marmagne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The one thing Marmagne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Marmagne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Verrerie, in Le Creusot, 3.8 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Marmagne 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 Marmagne.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,213/m²: 33 houses and apartments sold in Marmagne between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses were 91% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,367/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The unemployment rate comes to 8.7%. 5.2% of Marmagne’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Median disposable income comes to €25,960 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Saône-et-Loire can expect 85.5 years and a boy 78.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 136 deaths in Marmagne from 2016 to 2025; there were 112, 17% fewer. For a family doctor, residents of Marmagne have one GP on hand.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
27% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Children are 17% of the town. Among adults, 26% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Marmagne | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Other places to visit and family days out in and near Marmagne. Best known first.
Theme parkParc touristique des Combes4.8 km southeast, in Le CreusotAttractionAttractionAlpine Coaster4.8 km southeast, in Le CreusotAttractionAttractionAéroplanes5 km southeast, in Le CreusotAttractionAttractionBoomerang4.8 km southeast, in Le CreusotAttractionAttractionCanad'R4.7 km southeast, in Le CreusotAttractionAttractionCaroussel4.9 km southeast, in Le CreusotPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Marmagne as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Marmagne is a commune of 1,283 people in the Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmagne | 1,283 | — | — | A | — | B+ |
| Le Creusot | 20,509 | 4.3 | C+ | A | C | C |
| Torcy | 2,678 | 5.4 | B+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Le Breuil | 3,538 | 5.8 | A | B+ | A+ | A |
| Montchanin | 4,976 | 8.2 | B+ | B+ | B | C |
| Autun | 13,172 | 8.5 | A− | A | C+ | B− |
| Blanzy | 5,955 | 9.8 | A | A | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Marmagne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 4.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,213/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Marmagne grades A for cost of living.
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.