People 65 and over make up 35% of the town, higher than both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). 6.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Half of Escalans is older than 57.6, half younger.

57.6median age

EscalansLandes medianFrance median

Landes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

35%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Escalans
	Escalans	Landes median	France median
Under 15	10%	15%	17%
15–24	6.1%	8.9%	11%
25–44	15%	21%	23%
45–64	33%	27%	26%
65+	35%	28%	22%
No diploma	20%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	20%	18%
Higher education	22%	28%	30%

Full pageEscalans’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages57.6 median age · 35% are 65 or over Households110 households · 2 people per household Born abroad9.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Escalans?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Escalans keeps more of its old housing than Landes or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Escalans; none is classé, France’s top protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

12th c.

oldest protected part

1973

first monument protected

Full pageEscalans’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes35% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Escalans?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Escalans, 3.8%, runs below Landes’ towns and compared French towns

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,630 a year. 50 jobs are based in Escalans, for 100 working residents (0.4 per worker). The census found 12.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%

Bicycle5%

On foot5%

Public transport3%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Escalans, 0.4 per working resident

3.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,630

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

10%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work13% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,630 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Escalans than in Landes’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.98/m² a month

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

Sales in Escalans from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments.

€10.98/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Escalans€10.98/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Landes median€13.01/m²

€10.98/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.72 to €13.83/m² a month)

€6.73/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageEscalans’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.98/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Caumale and 4 more in and around Escalans

Heritage in and near Escalans. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Caumalein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Burosin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Jourdanin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau Herré4.2 km southeast, in Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère ChâteauChâteauChâteau Tour Blanc4.1 km southwest, in Parleboscq

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Everything we know about Escalans

13pages on Escalans

The big questions

Schools0 collèges and one lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 17.1 mi away Housing10 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors8% of the commune is protected nature Attractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 57.6 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Escalans; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →

Château de CaumaleChâteau · 16th & 17th c.

Église Saint-Jean-BaptisteChurch · 12th–17th c.

Photo credits

Château de Caumale: Photo: Angelique de Lary · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Angelique de Lary · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Escalans

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Escalans as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Escalans’ neighbors

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

All towns in Landes →

EauzeCondomNéracEscalans

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Escalans	215	—	—	—	—	—
Eauze Gers	4,108	9.9	A	B	A	B⁻
Condom Gers	6,473	17	B⁺	A	C⁺	C⁺
Nérac Lot-et-Garonne	6,992	18	A	A⁻	B⁻	A⁻

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

About Escalans

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Escalans is a commune of 215 people in the Communauté de communes des Landes d'Armagnac. 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: 215 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Landes d'Armagnac
Département: Landes (40)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 11.7 sq mi (30.2 km²)
INSEE code: 40093

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.