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EscurollesAllier

A town of 804 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population
804
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.92
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€24,510
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Escurolles a good place to live?

Escurolles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte
Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte · Inscrit · Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Escurolles’ story

Escurolles in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Escurolles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Escurolles before 1900, the earliest Antoine Percilly, in 1858.

  • 1927First protected: Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte
  • 1983Most recently protected: Ancien château des Granges
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Château des Granges and 9 more in and around Escurolles

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Escurolles. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Grangesin townAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré Notre-Dame de Banellein townChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Escurollesin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beauverger3.2 km west, in SaulzetChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Pont3.3 km northeast, in Saint-PontChâteauChâteauChâteau de Fontorte4.1 km southwest, in Monteignet-sur-l'Andelot
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Escurolles.

History

Old homes shape Escurolles: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Escurolles sits above both Allier’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Escurolles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
11th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected
Full pageEscurolles’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes26% built before 1919 · Older homesMap3 historic monumentsQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Escurolles?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Escurolles are under 15, more than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns

That puts Escurolles above both Allier’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 20% of the town.

41.3median age
EscurollesAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Escurolles
EscurollesAllier medianFrance median
Under 1520%14%17%
15–249.8%9.3%11%
25–4425%19%23%
45–6426%27%26%
65+20%30%22%
No diploma20%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education20%22%30%
Full pageEscurolles’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages41.3 median age · 20% are 65 or overHouseholds340 households · 2.3 people per householdBorn abroad1.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Escurolles?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Escurolles than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 2.9%

On this, Escurolles is below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Escurolles has 200 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Unemployment stands at 9.4%.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
200
jobs based in Escurolles, 0.5 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,510
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageEscurolles’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.5 per working residentMedian income€24,510 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Escurolles is €8.92/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€8.92/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Escurolles€8.92/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€8.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.16 to €11.11/m² a month)
€8.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageEscurolles’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.92/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Escurolles

12pages on Escurolles
The big questions
Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 8.2 mi awayWork & commute200 jobs based hereHousing28 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractions3 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 41.3History3 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Escurolles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Inscrit
Ancien château des GrangesChâteau · 15th c.
Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-JulitteChurch · 11th & 12th c.
Photo credits

Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Escurolles

2 notable people were born in Escurolles.

Their page →
A
Antoine PercillyFrench architect · 1858–1928
L
Léon CristianiFrench historian (1879-1971)

Escurolles’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Allier →
GannatBellerive-sur-AllierVichyCreuzier-le-VieuxAigueperseCussetGannatBellerive-sur-AllierVichyCreuzier-le-VieuxAigueperseCussetEscurolles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Escurolles804—————
Gannat5,6104.5B−AC+C+
Bellerive-sur-Allier8,9436.7CC+C+B
Vichy25,1157.7C−BDB−
Creuzier-le-Vieux3,2058.1AB−A+B+
Aigueperse Puy-de-Dôme2,6658.6—A—A+
Cusset13,3169C+B+B−C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Escurolles

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Escurolles is a commune of 804 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. 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

Population
804 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
5.2 sq mi (13.3 km²)
INSEE code
03109

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 October 30, 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.