Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 212 residents in Aveyron, Occitanie.
Escandolières has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 15% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Escandolières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Escandolières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Bournazel, in Bournazel, 2.6 mi away.
28% 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 Escandolières.
Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population. A quarter of adults hold a degree, lower than both Aveyron’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (30%). Ages in Escandolières split evenly at 52: half are older, half younger.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Escandolières | Aveyron median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Escandolières counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, near Aveyron’s towns (8.6%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,100 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Escandolières. Best known first.
Nothing in Escandolières is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Escandolières yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escandolières | 212 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aubin | 3,444 | 6.5 | B | A+ | A+ | C+ |
| Decazeville | 5,020 | 8.1 | C | A | C | C |
| Druelle Balsac | 3,187 | 10 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A |
| Sébazac-Concourès | 3,234 | 13 | — | B− | — | A |
| Onet-le-Château | 12,080 | 13 | A+ | B− | A | A |
| Rodez | 23,981 | 13 | A | B | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Escandolières is a commune of 212 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Rignacois. 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.