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EscœuillesPas-de-Calais

The town has 461 residents and lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Is Escœuilles a good place to live?

Escœuilles isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. It skews young: only 15% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Escœuilles stand out

The one thing Escœuilles does most differently from other towns.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Thadée Szalamacha · CC BY-SA 3.0
Escœuilles’ story

Escœuilles in pictures

Escœuilles has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

12% 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 Escœuilles.

Who lives here

Students and young workers shape Escœuilles: 14% are 15 to 24, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 15% of the town. Escœuilles has a median age of 41.3. 18% are under 15, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and above compared French towns (17%).

41.3median age
EscœuillesPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Escœuilles
EscœuillesPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1518%18%17%
15–2414%12%11%
25–4424%24%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+15%20%22%
No diploma25%24%19%
CAP or BEP23%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education24%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Escœuilles: 12% were built before 1919, more than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and across compared French towns

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

Protection here reaches back to the 14th century. Escœuilles has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
14th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Escœuilles are out of work than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: 6.6%

5.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Jobs located in Escœuilles: 150, for 200 residents in work (0.8 each). The median disposable income was €24,430 a year per consumption unit, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) but below compared French towns (€25,970).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Escœuilles, 0.8 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Escœuilles than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.55/m² a month

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

The market in Escœuilles: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.78/m² a month.

€10.55/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Escœuilles€10.55/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€10.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.28 to €13.43/m² a month)
€8.78/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 Escœuilles

11pages on Escœuilles

Landmarks

Escœuilles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Escœuilles

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

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Escœuilles’ neighbors

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

All towns in Pas-de-Calais →
DesvresLumbresRinxentArdresSamerGuînesDesvresLumbresRinxentArdresSamerGuînesEscœuilles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Escœuilles461—————
Desvres4,8295.8B+A−B−D
Lumbres3,5798.4A−A−B+D
Rinxent2,9879.8—B−—D
Ardres4,3899.9BB−A−D−
Samer4,70410BB−AD−
Guînes5,47910C+B−CD−

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

About Escœuilles

Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France

Escœuilles is a commune of 461 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Lumbres. 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
461 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Lumbres
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.3 sq mi (5.9 km²)
INSEE code
62308

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.