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A town of 385 in Tarn, Occitanie.
Saint-Jean-de-Marcel has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 15% of its housing.
The one thing Saint-Jean-de-Marcel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Jean-de-Marcel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-Lasplanques, in Tanus, 5 mi away.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-de-Marcel.
Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.9%, near Tarn’s towns (9.2%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 23% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jean-de-Marcel | Tarn median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
Saint-Jean-de-Marcel holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. The median disposable income was €23,010 a year per consumption unit, close to Tarn’s towns (€24,045) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 8.7% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.50/m² a month. Saint-Jean-de-Marcel recorded 8 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Jean-de-Marcel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Jean-de-Marcel.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-de-Marcel | 385 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carmaux | 9,872 | 4.3 | B+ | A− | C | B+ |
| Blaye-les-Mines | 2,902 | 5.2 | A− | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Arthès | 2,528 | 7.2 | — | B | — | A |
| Lescure-d'Albigeois | 4,590 | 7.7 | B+ | B− | A− | B+ |
| Cagnac-les-Mines | 2,621 | 7.8 | — | B | — | C− |
| Saint-Juéry | 6,564 | 8.3 | B+ | B | A− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Saint-Jean-de-Marcel is a commune of 385 people in the Communauté de communes Carmausin-Ségala. 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
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.