A lower share of flats than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.8%
The share of households headed by a manual worker is 28%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. At the 2023 Census, 804 people lived in Escurolles, in 340 households. Here, 5.9% of households are single parents. On households without a car, Escurolles sits lower than 83% of compared French towns: 5.6%.
Throughout this page, the Allier median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Escurolles
Empty homes
The census found 47 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +8% change since 2012: faster than 62% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The first five years brought +4%; the six to 2023, +4%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Allier town −1%.
Younger than 71% of compared French towns: half of Escurolles is under 41.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Escurolles 41.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 9.8% of residents are 15 to 24 here. Residents aged 65 and over come to 20% in Escurolles, about two in ten.
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%.
One-person households make up 28% in Escurolles, less than in 84% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Allier median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.3 people each. 29% of households are couples with children, a higher share than in 71% of compared French towns. As a reference point, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
12% of homes stand empty, more than in 87% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
A quarter of households have been in place 30 years or more; 8% moved in within the last two years. At 10%, the share of households in social housing is lower than in three fifths of compared French towns. To put it in context, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Without a car: one household in 18, against 11% in the median compared French town.
Median living standard: €24,510 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €24,510 a year: lower than in 66% of compared French towns.
38% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 78% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For households headed by a retired person, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Escurolles, 1.3% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 98% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Allier has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 98% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Foreign nationals account for 0.9%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 77% of compared French towns: 22% of residents 15 and over are single
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Against a figure of 43% in the typical compared French town, the share of married residents in Escurolles comes in at 46%. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
20% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 85% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
On adults with no qualification, Escurolles sits higher than 55% of compared French towns: 20%. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 804 to 2,582 people: this is the 6th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Every neighbor is older than Escurolles
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escurolles | 41.3 | 20% | 2.3% | 1.3% |
| Gannat 5,610 · 4.5 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier 8,943 · 6.7 mi | 53 | 34% | 4.9% | 7.7% |
| Vichy 25,115 · 7.7 mi | 53.1 | 37% | 8.5% | 11% |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux 3,205 · 8.1 mi | 53.3 | 30% | 2.6% | 4.1% |
| Aigueperse 2,665 · 8.6 mi | 49.3 | 29% | 1.4% | 5.6% |
| Cusset 13,316 · 9 mi | 48.2 | 27% | 1.9% | 10% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Escurolles
What is the population of Escurolles?
804 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (747).
How old are Escurolles’ residents?
The median age is 41.3, younger than 71% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Escurolles?
9, with occasional dwellings: 2.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Escurolles?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.3% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Escurolles?
€24,510 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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