Marçon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 11.3% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Marçon 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 Marçon.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Marçon is harder to get around on foot than 91% of compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 11.3%, higher than Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 4.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The median disposable income is €23,230 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Marçon, 0.5 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 10% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
A home in Marçon sells for €1,111/m², less than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.55/m² a month, close to Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 33 homes were sold in Marçon. Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.07/m² a month.
€1,111/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Marçon€1,111/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,111/m²
33
€9.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.17 to €12.71/m² a month)
3.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,800
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Loir-Lucé-Bercé
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than expected: Marçon is below 69% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Marçon: 81 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 87 residents of Marçon died, against 107 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 19% fewer. Life expectancy in Sarthe: 85.9 years for women and 79.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw81
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Marçon · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Montval Sur Loir
22.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Tertre Rouge Pole Sante Sud
85.9 · 79.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Sarthe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Marçon keeps more of its old housing than Sarthe or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Marçon is Restaurant scolaire. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Marçon counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Marçon has fewer young adults than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 8% are 15 to 24
Among adults, 17% have a degree. 18% are under 15, higher than Sarthe’s towns (17%) and near compared French towns (17%). Marçon has a median age of 46.6.
46.6median age
MarçonSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Marçon
Is Marçon safe?
Marçon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.7 recorded violent incidents and 7.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Marçon expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Marçon grades A for cost of living.
About Marçon
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Marçon is a commune of 1,057 people in the Communauté de communes Loir-Lucé-Bercé. 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.
