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EscoireDordogne

In Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 401 residents.

Is Escoire a good place to live?

Escoire is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 30% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Escoire stand out

The one thing Escoire does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Escoire’s story

Escoire in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Escoire; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1954.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Nearby attractions

Château des Bories and 11 more in and around Escoire

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Escoire. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Escoire.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Escoire than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 9.7% are under 15

8.9% of the population is aged 15 to 24, near Dordogne’s towns (9%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 20% of adults. The middle age in Escoire is 56.2.

56.2median age
EscoireDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP41%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Escoire
EscoireDordogne medianFrance median
Under 159.7%13%17%
15–248.9%9%11%
25–4416%18%23%
45–6435%27%26%
65+30%33%22%
No diploma13%23%19%
CAP or BEP41%28%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education20%24%30%

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

History

1 historic monument, none of them classé

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century. Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, close to Dordogne’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (7.4%).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1954
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Escoire, 3.3%, runs below Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.9% of commuters travelled at the census. The median disposable income was €27,350 a year per consumption unit, above both Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and compared French towns (€25,970).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Escoire, 0.1 per working resident
3.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
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 Escoire costs less than in both Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.20/m² a month

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

The market in Escoire: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.45/m² a month.

€9.20/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Escoire€9.20/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€9.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.54 to €11.22/m² a month)
€9.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Escoire

12pages on Escoire

Landmarks

Escoire has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Escoire

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

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Escoire’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 Dordogne →
Bassillac et AuberocheTrélissacBoulazac Isle ManoireChampcevinelPérigueuxCoulounieix-ChamiersBassillac et AuberocheTrélissacBoulazac Isle ManoireChampcevinelPérigueuxCoulounieix-ChamiersEscoire
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Escoire401—————
Bassillac et Auberoche4,3612.7A−A−A+C
Trélissac7,3724B+BBB−
Boulazac Isle Manoire10,7595.2ABA−A−
Champcevinel3,1265.8ABA+A−
Périgueux29,0556.5C+B+DB−
Coulounieix-Chamiers7,8328.1B−B−BB−

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

About Escoire

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Escoire is a commune of 401 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Périgueux. 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
401 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Périgueux
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²)
INSEE code
24162

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.