Marçay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 4% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 33% of 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 Marçay 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 Marçay.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
On foot, Marçay works less well than 96% of compared French towns
3.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 4.8%. Marçay has 100 jobs for 550 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Marçay, 0.2 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 4% of compared French towns
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Marçay keeps more of its old housing than Vienne or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Marçay is above both Vienne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Marçay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Marçay’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 53% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 60 residents of Marçay died, against 69 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Marçay · 5.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique de Poitiers
8.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Fief de Grimoire
85.8 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Marçay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 0 offenses in the graded categories in Marçay in 2025. For family violence, sexual violence, burglary, theft from vehicles and criminal damage, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 100.0% of the index here.
4.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence0
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
Fraud6
Drug use0
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.
4.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
100.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Marçay
Is Marçay safe?
Marçay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 6.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Marçay good?
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Marçay
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Marçay is a commune of 1,107 people in the Communauté de communes des Vallées du Clain. 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.
