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EscaunetsHautes-Pyrénées

This town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie has a population of 117.

Is Escaunets a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Escaunets out for now.

Escaunets’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Escaunets’ story

No historic monuments in Escaunets

The Culture ministry lists no building in Escaunets as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Michel, in Montaner, 3.5 mi away.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Escaunets.

Who lives here

Few people in Escaunets are 15 to 24: 8.5%, fewer than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and compared French towns

27% of residents are 65 or over, between Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%. Graduates make up just over a third of adults.

50median age
EscaunetsHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Escaunets
EscaunetsHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median
Under 1516%14%17%
15–248.5%9.6%11%
25–4420%20%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+27%29%22%
No diploma11%18%19%
CAP or BEP30%29%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education34%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Escaunets, 7.1%, runs below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €26,960 a year per consumption unit, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 1.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Escaunets, 0.3 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Escaunets is €10.07/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €8.80/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 1 homes in Escaunets.

€10.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Escaunets€10.07/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hautes-Pyrénées median€10.24/m²
€10.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.17 to €12.40/m² a month)
€8.80/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 Escaunets

11pages on Escaunets

Landmarks

Nothing in Escaunets is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Escaunets

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

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Escaunets’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Hautes-Pyrénées →
Vic-en-BigorreBordères-sur-l'ÉchezIbosMorlaàsTarbesPontacqVic-en-BigorreBordères-sur-l'ÉchezIbosMorlaàsTarbesPontacqEscaunets
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Escaunets117—————
Vic-en-Bigorre4,8457.3A−B+A−C−
Bordères-sur-l'Échez5,3998.7A−BAB+
Ibos2,8138.8A−B−B−A
Morlaàs Pyrénées-Atlantiques4,3749.5A+C+AB+
Tarbes44,39911C+B+DB−
Pontacq Pyrénées-Atlantiques2,92511—A—B

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

About Escaunets

Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie

Escaunets is a commune of 117 people in the Communauté de communes Adour Madiran. 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
117 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Adour Madiran
Département
Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.3 km²)
INSEE code
65160

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.