Degrees are held by 26% of adults, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (36%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for 13% of the people here. Half the people of Escout are older than 48.7.

48.7median age

EscoutPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Pyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%

CAP or BEP40%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Escout
	Escout	Pyrénées-Atlantiques median	France median
Under 15	13%	15%	17%
15–24	7.9%	9.3%	11%
25–44	22%	22%	23%
45–64	33%	27%	26%
65+	23%	25%	22%
No diploma	13%	15%	19%
CAP or BEP	40%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	18%	18%
Higher education	26%	36%	30%

Full pageEscout’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages48.7 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households180 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad1.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Escout?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Escout than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 3.8%

Jobs based in Escout number 200, against 200 residents in work (1.1 per worker). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,250 a year per consumption unit. 11.7% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

Bicycle2%

On foot1%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

200

jobs based in Escout, 1.1 per working resident

10.1%

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

€27,250

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

12%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageEscout’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 1.1 per working resident Median income€27,250 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

94.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.8 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 2.7 mi away.

94.3%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Escout94.3%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Escout94.0%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège des CordeliersNearest collègeCollège	Collège	87	92%±0 pts
Lycée professionnel du 4 septembre 1870Nearest lycéeVocational lycée	Vocational lycée	36	94%+4 pts
Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège	Collège	72	97%+4 pts

94%

passed the vocational bac, +4 pts against the expected rate

94.3%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +1.8 pts against the expected rate

2.7 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageEscout’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges94.3% passed the brevet · Two collèges within 5 km Lycées94.0% passed the bac · One lycée within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Escout costs less than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.26/m² a month

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

Escout recorded 10 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.26/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Escout€10.26/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²

€10.26/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.13 to €12.96/m² a month)

€10.54/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageEscout’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.26/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Escout

13pages on Escout

The big questions

SchoolsTwo collèges and one lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 3.3 mi away Housing10 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute200 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors4% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.7 HistoryNo historic monument here; the nearest ones Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Nothing in Escout is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Classé

Église Sainte-CroixChurch · Middle Ages · in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, 2.6 mi

Classé

Dolmen dit Calhau-de-TebernoDolmen · Prehistory · in Buzy, 6.7 mi

Classé

Ancienne commanderieCommandery · Middle Ages · in Lacommande, 6.9 mi

Classé

Château d'ArenChâteau · 15th–19th c. · in Aren, 8.7 mi

Famous people from Escout

One notable person was born in Escout.

Their page →

Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-CastinFrench soldier · 1652–1707

Escout’s neighbors

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

All towns in Pyrénées-Atlantiques →

Oloron-Sainte-MarieGanMoneinJurançonGelosBillèreEscout

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Escout	423	—	—	—	—	—
Oloron-Sainte-Marie	10,684	3	A⁻	B⁺	C	B
Gan	5,676	8.5	A	C⁺	A⁺	B⁺
Monein	4,446	9.3	—	B⁻	—	B
Jurançon	7,040	11	B	C⁺	B⁻	B⁺
Gelos	3,637	11	A	C⁺	A	A⁻
Billère	14,384	12	B	C⁺	C⁺	A

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

About Escout

Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Escout is a commune of 423 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

Population: 423 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Haut Béarn
Département: Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 3.7 sq mi (9.5 km²)
INSEE code: 64209

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.