Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Escales.
History
Old homes shape Escales: 30% were built before 1919, more than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Escales is Église Saint-Martin. On the Culture ministry’s list, Escales counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Escales has fewer young adults than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6% are 15 to 24
18% are under 15, above Aude’s towns (15%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 23% of residents. Among adults, 26% have a degree.
46.9median age
EscalesAude medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
More people in Escales are out of work than in Aude’s towns or across compared French towns: 16.8%
At the census, 3.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Aude’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 50 jobs are based in Escales, for 200 working residents (0.3 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €22,000 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
On foot0%
50
jobs based in Escales, 0.3 per working resident
16.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Escales than in Aude’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.87/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 96% were houses. The market in Escales: 25 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.87/m² a month.
€9.87/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Escales€9.87/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aude median€10.99/m²
€9.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.08 to €12.06/m² a month)
€7.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Escales
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Escales is a commune of 512 people in the Communauté de communes Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois. 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
512 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois
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.
