At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap is too small for the grades other French towns get. Over-65s are just over two fifths of the population. The median sale price is €1,361/m².
What makes Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap stand out
The 2 things Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Julien: Photo: Patrick Despoix · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap: 42% are 65 or over, above Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
59.9median age
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 5.6% of the town. 9.9% are under 15, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 16% of adults.
Saint-Julien-de-l'EscapCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
42%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 82 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.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 3.6%
4%walk, cycle or take transit
200 jobs are based in Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap, for 250 working residents (0.8 per worker). 13.5% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,220 a year.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
Public transport0%
200
jobs based in Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap, 0.8 per working resident
13.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,220
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
Schools
88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate
95%passed the bac (general and technological)
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.4 mi away. The bac pass rate near Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap is 93.8%, about level with both Charente-Maritime’s towns (93.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap costs less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.02/m² a month
€1,361/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap from July 2023 to June 2026: 37 houses and apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap€1,361/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,361/m²
37
€11.02/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.88 to €13.69/m² a month)
€9.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap is a commune of 857 people in the Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté. 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
857 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3.5 sq mi (8.9 km²)
INSEE code
17350
Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
