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The town, home to 566 people, lies in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.

Is Écalles-Alix a good place to live?

There are no grades for Écalles-Alix: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Église
Église · Inscrit · Photo: Paubry · CC BY-SA 3.0
Écalles-Alix’s story

Écalles-Alix in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Écalles-Alix; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

27% 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 Écalles-Alix.

Who lives here

Children make up 22% of Écalles-Alix, above Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns

Among adults, 31% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below both Seine-Maritime’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Half of Écalles-Alix is older than 38.2, half younger.

38.2median age
Écalles-AlixSeine-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Écalles-Alix
Écalles-AlixSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1522%17%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4425%23%23%
45–6425%25%26%
65+16%23%22%
No diploma19%25%19%
CAP or BEP26%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education31%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Écalles-Alix keeps more of its old housing than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919

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

Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Écalles-Alix; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th 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

Écalles-Alix has lower unemployment than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 7.0%

The median disposable income was €26,990 a year per consumption unit, higher than Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and near compared French towns (€25,970). For its 250 residents in work, Écalles-Alix has 100 jobs: 0.5 each. At the census, 2.3% of working residents in Écalles-Alix went to work by public transport.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
100
jobs based in Écalles-Alix, 0.5 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

90.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 0.8 points below the expected rate

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

A collège lies 2.2 mi away.

94%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Écalles-Alix90.5%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Écalles-Alix91.8%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Albert CamusNearest collègeCollègeCollège18185%−3 pts
Lycée Raymond QueneauNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée32692%−5 pts
Collège Bobée PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollègeCollège21995%+1 pt

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94%
passed the general and technological bac, −3.7 pts against the expected rate
83%
passed the vocational bac, −2 pts against the expected rate
90.5%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −0.8 pts against the expected rate
2.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Écalles-Alix than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.01/m² a month

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

Écalles-Alix recorded 15 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.01/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Écalles-Alix€11.01/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Seine-Maritime median€11.96/m²
€11.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.74 to €13.87/m² a month)
€8.82/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Beauvoir and 3 more in and around Écalles-Alix

Heritage and museums in and near Écalles-Alix. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

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Everything we know about Écalles-Alix

13pages on Écalles-Alix

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Écalles-Alix

2 notable people were born in Écalles-Alix.

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Écalles-Alix’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 Seine-Maritime →
YvetotYervillePavillyRives-en-SeineBarentinLe TraitYvetotYervillePavillyRives-en-SeineBarentinLe TraitÉcalles-Alix
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Écalles-Alix566—————
Yvetot11,4382.6C−B−C−C
Yerville2,7314.9B+BA−B−
Pavilly6,0296.7CB−BD
Rives-en-Seine4,0027.5CB−BC+
Barentin12,0227.7CBCC
Le Trait4,7049.2CBCB+

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

About Écalles-Alix

Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy

Écalles-Alix is a commune of 566 people in the Communauté de communes Yvetot Normandie. 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
566 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Yvetot Normandie
Département
Seine-Maritime (76)
Région
Normandy
Area
2.9 sq mi (7.5 km²)
INSEE code
76223

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 8, 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.