Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 118 residents and lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Escot is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 37% of its housing. 15% of residents are 15 to 24.
The 2 things Escot does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Escot as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Sarrance, in Sarrance, 2.1 mi away.
55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Escot.
Children under 15 make up 10%, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 15% of the population. Escot has a median age of 52.3.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Escot | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.2% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 33% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 12% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 6.8%, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 1.8% of working residents in Escot didn’t travel to work at all. Public transport took 3.5% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
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.
The market in Escot: 1 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Escot. Best known first.
Nothing in Escot is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Escot.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escot | 118 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie | 10,684 | 7.6 | A− | B+ | C | B |
| Gan | 5,676 | 14 | A | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Monein | 4,446 | 16 | — | B− | — | B |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 17 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Jurançon | 7,040 | 18 | B | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Gelos | 3,637 | 18 | A | C+ | A | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Escot is a commune of 118 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Béarn. 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
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.