Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 261 people live in this town, in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
La Roque-Esclapon isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Just over half of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 38% of the population.
The 2 things La Roque-Esclapon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Roque-Esclapon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle des Templiers (ancienne), in Comps-sur-Artuby, 5.9 mi away.
13% 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 La Roque-Esclapon.
Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.5% of residents, below Var’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| La Roque-Esclapon | Var median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.5% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in La Roque-Esclapon, for 100 working residents (0.4 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €23,500 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Var’s towns (€26,770) and compared French towns (€25,970). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.5% of commuters travelled 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 14 homes in La Roque-Esclapon.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near La Roque-Esclapon. Best known first.
Nothing in La Roque-Esclapon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Roque-Esclapon yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roque-Esclapon | 261 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seillans | 2,941 | 6.9 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Fayence | 6,157 | 8.2 | C− | D | B− | B+ |
| Tourrettes | 2,972 | 8.7 | D | D | C+ | B− |
| Callian | 3,823 | 9.5 | B− | C− | A− | B− |
| Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne Alpes-Maritimes | 4,056 | 9.8 | B+ | D | A− | A− |
| Montauroux | 7,183 | 11 | C | D | B− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Roque-Esclapon is a commune of 261 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Dracénie Provence Verdon Agglomération. 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.