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347 people call this town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Escala falls below the line for grades. People aged 65 and over make up just over a third of residents.
The one thing Escala does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Escala as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Deux tumuli d'Arioulès de Chourrine et trois tumuli dits Tres Puyos, in Campistrous, 3.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Escala is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Escala.
19% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 11%, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Add to that, people aged 15 to 24 are 7.4% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Escala | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
9.9% of the labour force are out of work. Half of residents lived on more than €25,120 a year per consumption unit, higher than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and near compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 4.8% of working residents in Escala at the census.
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.
The town’s pupils have a collège 3.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée général MicheletNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 134 | 94%−4 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.
The market in Escala: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Escala. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Escala as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Escala is a commune of 347 people in the Communauté de communes du Plateau de Lannemezan. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escala | 347 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 2.6 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Montréjeau Haute-Garonne | 2,648 | 7.9 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 13 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Saint-Gaudens Haute-Garonne | 12,139 | 16 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Barbazan-Debat | 3,478 | 17 | A+ | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Soues | 2,988 | 18 | A− | B+ | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 4, 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.