Échillais grades B overall: better than 56% of compared French towns, and #17 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. Its weakest subject is schools (C): bac results 7 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.7 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,381/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Rochefort Océan. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Échillais 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Pont transbordeur du Martrou · Classé · Photo: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder . Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message . · CC BY-SA 3.0
Échillais’ story
Échillais in pictures
Échillais has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.
1840First protected: Église Notre-Dame
1976Most recently protected: Pont transbordeur du Martrou
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Échillais.
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Échillais sees fewer deaths than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 75 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Échillais can choose among 4 GPs. At birth, a girl in Charente-Maritime can expect 85.5 years and a boy 79.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 379 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 429: 12% below.
−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Échillais · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Rochefort
4.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Rochefort
85.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Échillais records less crime per resident than 73% of compared French towns
Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 3.9 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 12.9. Police and gendarmerie figures for Échillais show 42 offenses in 2025. The commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
3.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage19
Family violence12
Burglary11
Armed robbery0
Fraud32
Theft without violence17
Drug use6
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.
3.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
42
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 8.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
An older town: 29% of residents are 65 or over
Degrees are held by 25% of adults, about level with Charente-Maritime’s towns (27%) and below compared French towns (30%). One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15. 7.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
50.1median age
ÉchillaisCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near Échillais than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 85.0%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Échillais is 86.7%, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (91.4%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%). The nearest general lycée is 3.1 mi away. Collège pupils travel 1.9 mi to the nearest one.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
The median home in Échillais sells for €2,381/m², against €3,369/m² in Charente-Maritime’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.63/m² a month, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Houses were 93% of what sold. The market in Échillais: 150 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€2,381/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Échillais€2,381/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,378/m²
139
€11.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.02 to €14.99/m² a month)
6.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,210
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Rochefort Océan
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Échillais: 2 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Échillais is Église Notre-Dame. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a tenth of the total, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (8.7%) but above compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Échillais than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2%
Jobs based in Échillais number 1,000, against 1,500 residents in work (0.7 per worker). 3.7% of Échillais’ working residents had no journey to work at the census. Of those in the labour force, 10.7% are unemployed.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,000
jobs based in Échillais, 0.7 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 41% of compared French towns
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pont transbordeur du Martrou: Photo: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder . Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message . · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Échillais
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Échillais yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Échillais
Is Échillais safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #16 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 19 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Échillais good?
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns and #39 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Échillais expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Échillais grades C for cost of living.
About Échillais
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Échillais is a commune of 3,765 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Rochefort Océan. 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.
