Écuisses’s strongest subject is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Add schools to its strengths — brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on walkability — 52% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Écuisses 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 Écuisses 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 Écuisses.
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Écuisses sees more deaths than 81% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Écuisses come to 101 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 135 residents of Écuisses died, against 134 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% more. Life expectancy in Saône-et-Loire: 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Écuisses · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Fondation Hotel Dieu du Creusot
4.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Fondation Hotel Dieu du Creusot
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Saône-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Homes in Écuisses cost less than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,318/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.00/m² a month, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €7.24/m² a month. Sales in Écuisses from July 2023 to June 2026: 47 houses and apartments.
€1,318/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Écuisses€1,318/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€1,438/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,354/m²
39
€10.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.12 to €12.31/m² a month)
3.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,090
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Exam results around Écuisses beat 77% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Écuisses, about level with compared French towns (87.5%) and below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (90.0%). There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 6.1 mi away. A collège lies 1.9 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Unemployment in Écuisses, 5.9%, runs below Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, 6.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Écuisses number 450, against 750 residents in work (0.6 per worker). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,400 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
450
jobs based in Écuisses, 0.6 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 26% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Écuisses keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Écuisses, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Écuisses has fewer older residents than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 20% are 65 or over
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 18%, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Degrees are held by 23% of adults.
43.5median age
ÉcuissesSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Écuisses
Is Écuisses safe?
Écuisses has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 4.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Écuisses good?
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Écuisses expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Écuisses grades A− for cost of living.
About Écuisses
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Écuisses is a commune of 1,652 people in the Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines. 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.
