Écueillé has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 9.6% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Écueillé with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Écueillé.
Who lives here
Écueillé has fewer young adults than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 5.2% are 15 to 24
42% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 12%, below both Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Half of Écueillé is older than 59.8, half younger.
59.8median age
ÉcueilléIndre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
42%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma33%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A+
Homes in Écueillé cost less than in both Indre’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €750/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.07/m² a month, close to Indre’s towns (€8.76/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €6.34/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 67 homes in Écueillé.
€750/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Écueillé€750/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre median€1,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€750/m²
67
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.07 to €10.73/m² a month)
2.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,510
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Écueillé-Valençay
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
On foot, Écueillé works better than three in four compared French towns
Of those in the labour force, 9.6% are unemployed. The median disposable income was €22,490 a year per consumption unit, about level with Indre’s towns (€23,370) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 10.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot8%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
350
jobs based in Écueillé, 0.9 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 74% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Écueillé is 16.6 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Indre: 84 years for women, 76.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Écueillé has one family doctor. Adjusted for age and care homes, Écueillé records 94 deaths per 100 expected, close to Indre’s towns (96) and above compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 270 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 325, 20% more.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw120
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Écueillé · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
16.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru de Tours Antenne de Loches
25.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
84 · 76.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Écueillé: 26% were built before 1919, more than in both Indre’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Écueillé is Ancienne église Notre-Dame. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Écueillé
Is Écueillé safe?
Écueillé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 10.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Écueillé expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Écueillé grades A+ for cost of living.
About Écueillé
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Écueillé is a commune of 1,188 people in the Communauté de communes Écueillé-Valençay. 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
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.
