Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 240 people, lies in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Marcieux: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 10% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Marcieux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Marcieux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Site archéologique du Gojat immergé dans le lac d'Aiguebelette, in Novalaise, 3.7 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Marcieux 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 Marcieux.
43% of adults hold a degree, above both Savoie’s towns (37%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.1% of the town. The middle age in Marcieux is 43.5.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Marcieux | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.7% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 5.0%, lower than both Savoie’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.8% of commuters at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 1 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de l'ÉpineNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 64 | 89%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses were 90% of what sold. House rents are put at about €12.39/m² a month. Sales in Marcieux from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Marcieux. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Marcieux yet.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Marcieux is a commune of 240 people in the Communauté de communes du Lac d'Aiguebelette (CCLA). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcieux | 240 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Bourget-du-Lac | 5,216 | 4.8 | A− | D | B+ | A− |
| La Motte-Servolex | 12,067 | 5.1 | B | D | B | B+ |
| Saint-Genix-les-Villages | 3,095 | 5.6 | A− | C | B+ | A− |
| Yenne | 3,026 | 6.2 | B− | C+ | A | C− |
| Cognin | 6,954 | 7.2 | C | D | C | B+ |
| Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin Isère | 3,602 | 7.2 | C+ | B+ | D | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.