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ÉcuratCharente-Maritime

A town of 438 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Écurat a good place to live?

Écurat is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · 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
Écurat’s story

Écurat in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Écurat counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1910.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1910First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
  • 1969Most recently protected: Château de la Morinerie
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Écurat.

History

Écurat keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Écurat is Église Saint-Pierre. On the Culture ministry’s list, Écurat counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1910
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Écurat than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 25% of adults

The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. 13% are under 15, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) but below compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 24% of the population.

50.7median age
ÉcuratCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP39%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Écurat
ÉcuratCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1513%12%17%
15–248.6%7.6%11%
25–4418%17%23%
45–6436%27%26%
65+24%36%22%
No diploma12%19%19%
CAP or BEP39%29%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education25%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Incomes in Écurat run higher than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: a median €28,480 a year per consumption unit

Écurat has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 2.3% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 9.2%, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Écurat, 0.2 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Écurat than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.09/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Écurat from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.17/m² a month.

€10.09/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Écurat€10.09/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€10.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.18 to €12.44/m² a month)
€9.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de la Morinerie and 5 more in and around Écurat

Heritage and family days out in and near Écurat. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Écurat

12pages on Écurat

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Écurat counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de la Morinerie: 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 · Église Saint-Pierre: 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 Écurat

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Écurat yet.

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Écurat’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Charente-Maritime →
Saint-Georges-des-CoteauxSaintesChaniersSaint-Jean-d'AngélySaint-AgnantSaujonSaint-Georges-des-CoteauxSaintesChaniersSaint-Jean-d'AngélySaint-AgnantSaujonÉcurat
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Écurat438—————
Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux2,8431.8—C+—A
Saintes25,3633.9CC+D−C+
Chaniers3,6517.1—B−—C
Saint-Jean-d'Angély6,78413C−BD−C−
Saint-Agnant2,78014—C+—B−
Saujon7,44014CB−BC+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Écurat

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Écurat is a commune of 438 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
438 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.1 sq mi (10.5 km²)
INSEE code
17148

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 October 30, 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.