Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 708 in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Écharcon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Écharcon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1976.
16% 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 Écharcon.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Écharcon, that is above both Essonne’s towns (3.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Écharcon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Écharcon sits below both Essonne’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.8% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Écharcon | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
That puts Écharcon above both Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 7.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Écharcon has 300 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.8 per worker.
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.
On this, Écharcon is below both Essonne’s towns (81.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Le Parc de VilleroyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 264 | 87%−1 pt |
| Lycée Marie LaurencinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 335 | 94%−2 pts |
| Collège La NacelleBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 143 | 69%+1 pt |
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.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Écharcon. Best known first.
Écharcon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Écharcon yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Écharcon is a commune of 708 people in the Communauté de communes du Val d'Essonne (CCVE). 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.