Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 777 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Les Écorces is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Écorces as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Michel, in Les Bréseux, 3.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Écorces.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents. The middle age in Les Écorces is 40.5. Degrees are held by 30% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Les Écorces | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 4.2%, below both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 2.8% of commuters travelled at the census. Les Écorces holds 100 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Mont MiroirNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 120 | 90%+1 pt |
| Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 82 | 98%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 88% were houses. Renting a house costs an estimated €14.22/m² a month. Also worth knowing: the market in Les Écorces: 17 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Les Écorces. Best known first.
Nothing in Les Écorces is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Écorces yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Écorces | 777 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charquemont | 2,900 | 1.3 | A+ | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Maîche | 4,254 | 2.4 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Le Russey | 2,599 | 4.8 | — | A | — | C− |
| Villers-le-Lac | 5,292 | 12 | A+ | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans | 3,912 | 12 | A− | A | B | D |
| Les Fins | 3,048 | 13 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Les Écorces is a commune of 777 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Maîche. 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.