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A town of 836 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Escamps a good place to live?

Escamps is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Château d'Avigneau
Château d'Avigneau · Inscrit · Photo: Test89 · Public domain
Escamps’ story

Escamps in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Escamps; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1988First protected: Château d'Avigneau
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Escamps.

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Escamps, above Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

People aged 15 to 24 are 7.4% of the population. 17% of residents are 65 or over, below Yonne’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 30% have a degree.

41.4median age
EscampsYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Escamps
EscampsYonne medianFrance median
Under 1520%15%17%
15–247.4%10%11%
25–4428%20%23%
45–6428%25%26%
65+17%28%22%
No diploma10%26%19%
CAP or BEP34%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%16%18%
Higher education30%21%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Escamps: 33% were built before 1919, more than in both Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Escamps; none is classé, France’s top protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
17th 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

Escamps has lower unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 3.8%

For its 400 residents in work, Escamps has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. At the census, 3.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €25,500 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Escamps, 0.2 per working resident
3.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Escamps costs less than in both Yonne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.07/m² a month

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

26 houses and apartments changed hands in Escamps from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Escamps€9.07/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€9.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.56 to €10.89/m² a month)
€7.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Avigneau and 2 more in and around Escamps

Heritage in and near Escamps. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Escamps

12pages on Escamps

Landmarks

The list names few of Escamps’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château d'Avigneau: Photo: Test89 · Public domain

Famous people from Escamps

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Escamps yet.

How we find them →

Escamps’ neighbors

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

All towns in Yonne →
Saint-Georges-sur-BaulcheAuxerreToucyMonéteauAppoignyMontholonSaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheAuxerreToucyMonéteauAppoignyMontholonEscamps
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Escamps836—————
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche3,1515.9AB−A−B+
Auxerre35,0976.7C−BDC+
Toucy2,5718C+A−CC−
Monéteau4,1149.8B+BC−B
Appoigny3,11410AB+AB
Montholon2,70913BAAD

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

About Escamps

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Escamps is a commune of 836 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois. 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
836 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
8.6 sq mi (22.3 km²)
INSEE code
89154

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 October 30, 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.