Cost of living is its strong suit — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is just over a third of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 10% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is hard to get around without a car: 17% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. School results trail most towns (C−): bac results 2.3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.4 points below the expected rate.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Escoutoux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Escoutoux 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 Escoutoux.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Unemployment in Escoutoux, 5.7%, runs below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
Per resident in work, Escoutoux counts 0.2 jobs (150 jobs, 600 workers). At the census, 4.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €26,400 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Escoutoux, 0.2 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 4% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Escoutoux sees more deaths than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 110 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Puy-de-Dôme, women can expect to live 85.6 years and men 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 109 deaths in Escoutoux from 2016 to 2025; there were 120, 10% more. The nearest emergency department to Escoutoux is Centre hospitalier de Thiers, 2.5 mi away.
+10%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw110
Adjusted110
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Escoutoux · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Thiers
2.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Thiers
85.6 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Puy-de-Dôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Brevet results near Escoutoux run low: 80.2% passed, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 69% passed the bac pro, of 59 candidates. 92.0% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Escoutoux, in line with Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). At the two general lycées, 97% of 292 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Escoutoux: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Escoutoux is Croix de chemin (ou calvaire de Sainte-Marguerite). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Escoutoux are 15 to 24: 8.3%, fewer than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns
16% are under 15, close to Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 28% of adults. At 49.9, the median resident of Escoutoux sits in the middle of the age range.
49.9median age
EscoutouxPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Escoutoux
Is Escoutoux safe?
Escoutoux 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 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Escoutoux good?
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns. 96% of 201 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Montdory in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Escoutoux
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Escoutoux is a commune of 1,369 people in the Communauté de communes Thiers Dore et Montagne. 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.
