Homes are affordable (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is walkability (D−). It lags on jobs & income as well — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 9.2% unemployment. School results trail most towns: brevet results 2 points below the expected rate.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Écoyeux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Écoyeux 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Écoyeux.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Écoyeux is harder to get around on foot than 100% of compared French towns
2.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 9.2%. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,960 a year per consumption unit.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
200
jobs based in Écoyeux, 0.3 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Homes in Écoyeux cost less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,569/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.09/m² a month, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 44 houses and apartments changed hands in Écoyeux from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.98/m² a month.
€1,569/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Écoyeux€1,569/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,569/m²
44
€10.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.18 to €12.44/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,510
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Écoyeux sees 93 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Écoyeux is Ch de Saintonge Saintes, 7.9 mi away. 92 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 99: 7% below. Women in Charente-Maritime live to 85.5 on average and men to 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Écoyeux · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Saintonge Saintes
7.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Saintonge Saintes
85.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Écoyeux: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Écoyeux is Église Saint-Vivien. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 19% of people in Écoyeux are under 15, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns
21% of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9% of the population. The middle age in Écoyeux is 43.
43median age
ÉcoyeuxCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Écoyeux
Is Écoyeux safe?
Écoyeux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Écoyeux good?
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Écoyeux expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Écoyeux grades A− for cost of living.
About Écoyeux
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Écoyeux is a commune of 1,365 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo. 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
1,365 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo
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.
