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ÉcurasCharente

A town of 579 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Écuras a good place to live?

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

What makes Écuras stand out

The 3 things Écuras does most differently from other towns.

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Écuras’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Écuras’ story

No historic monuments in Écuras

The Culture ministry lists no building in Écuras as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité, in Bussière-Badil, 2.8 mi away.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Écuras.

Who lives here

Older residents shape Écuras: 41% are 65 or over, above Charente’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Écuras is above both Charente’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). 9.3% of residents are children under 15.

59.7median age
ÉcurasCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Écuras
ÉcurasCharente medianFrance median
Under 159.3%15%17%
15–246.2%9.6%11%
25–4417%21%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+41%28%22%
No diploma24%22%19%
CAP or BEP27%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education22%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Écuras has higher unemployment than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 15.6%

In the comparison, Écuras comes above both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Écuras has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 2.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Écuras, 0.3 per working resident
15.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Écuras costs less than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.52/m² a month

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

For Écuras, that is below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,272/m², comes from 80 sales of houses and apartments in Écuras from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,272/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Écuras€1,272/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,272/m²80
€8.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.90 to €10.53/m² a month)
€7.32/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Chabrot and 3 more in and around Écuras

Heritage and museums in and near Écuras. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Écuras

13pages on Écuras

Landmarks

Nothing in Écuras is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Écuras

One notable person was born in Écuras.

Their page →

Écuras’ 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 →
La Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureNontronTerres-de-Haute-CharenteBrieMagnac-sur-TouvreLa Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureNontronTerres-de-Haute-CharenteBrieMagnac-sur-TouvreÉcuras
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Écuras579—————
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois4,0259.8B+BB−A+
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure3,11111BA−C+C
Nontron Dordogne3,05711A+AA−B+
Terres-de-Haute-Charente3,77714B−AB+D
Brie4,12515A+A−A+B−
Magnac-sur-Touvre3,25516AA−A+A−

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

About Écuras

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Écuras is a commune of 579 people in the Communauté de communes La Rochefoucauld porte du Périgord. 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
579 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes La Rochefoucauld porte du Périgord
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
9.4 sq mi (24.3 km²)
INSEE code
16124

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.