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It is a town of 93 residents in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Échalot has none. Just over a quarter of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Échalot does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Échalot as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul, in Minot, 4.3 mi away.
53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Échalot.
The under-15s are 12% of the population here. The middle age in Échalot is 57. Degrees are held by 29% of adults, lower than Côte-d'Or’s towns (31%) and near compared French towns (30%).
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Échalot | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs located in Échalot: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.6 each). At the census, 4.8% of working residents in Échalot didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
3 houses and apartments changed hands in Échalot from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.19/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Échalot is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Échalot as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Échalot | 93 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Is-sur-Tille | 4,302 | 14 | A | B+ | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Échalot is a commune of 93 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais. 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
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.