Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 280 residents and lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Escondeaux isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Escondeaux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye, in Saint-Sever-de-Rustan, 4.9 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Escondeaux 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 Escondeaux.
Degrees are held by 25% of adults, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Over-65s are 18% of the population. Half of Escondeaux is older than 42.3, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Escondeaux | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €23,180 a year per consumption unit, close to Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and below compared French towns (€25,970). For its 100 residents in work, Escondeaux has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. At the census, 3.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Escondeaux recorded 6 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Escondeaux yet.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Escondeaux is a commune of 280 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escondeaux | 280 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vic-en-Bigorre | 4,845 | 4.8 | A− | B+ | A− | C− |
| Aureilhan | 8,031 | 6.7 | B | B+ | B+ | B |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | 5,399 | 7 | A− | B | A | B+ |
| Séméac | 5,236 | 7.8 | B | B | B | B |
| Tarbes | 44,399 | 7.9 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Soues | 2,988 | 9.4 | 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 8, 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.