# Escape to rural France: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-10-27, Escape to rural France has 696,000 subscribers, 312,041,491 total views, and 1,141 videos. It ranks #108,634 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Escape to rural France](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for Escape to rural France is “Thinking detail, the new basement kitchen.”, a long-form video published Oct 23, 2026.
- These are Escape to rural France’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Jul 8, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026 (48 long-form videos).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 400,201. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Things going wrong; I had enough.” (686,017 views, Sep 9, 2026). Least viewed: “Live from chateau de Chaumont forest entrance” (275,544 views, Sep 10, 2026).
- Median length: 12:12 for 48 long-form videos.
- In this sample, Escape to rural France’s consecutive uploads were a median of 2 days apart (shortest gap 1 day, longest 6 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 27, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thinking detail, the new basement kitchen.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/2XxPOny4MdE/) | 2026-10-23 | Long-form | 388,323 | 12:07 | 0.99x |
| [Clearing out Chaumont.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/uG3LnstdCJc/) | 2026-10-21 | Long-form | 474,116 | 10:44 | 1.12x |
| [Finishing the roof details.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/tyTk24rRsBA/) | 2026-10-20 | Long-form | 439,593 | 13:47 | 1.03x |
| [Painting the biggest forest mural in France.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/9UbQDcqZxbc/) | 2026-10-15 | Long-form | 446,845 | 13:50 | 1.03x |
| [The room where it all began, gets its doors back.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/HD0SITW3-Dk/) | 2026-10-13 | Long-form | 507,435 | 13:55 | 1.18x |
| [Live from Chaumont , a stressful day , window update](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/7Dg4n2WVGjw/) | 2026-10-12 | Long-form | 354,906 | 32:45 | - |
| [The masons prep for a potential arrival Monday.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/0ekjdYH87zQ/) | 2026-10-09 | Long-form | 427,429 | 9:59 | 1.01x |
| [The Chateau Chaumont laundry room.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/13U_PhW6O-I/) | 2026-10-08 | Long-form | 414,116 | 12:27 | 0.97x |
| [Building a bespoke butlers sink cabinet from scratch.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/ziupWEYObaM/) | 2026-10-07 | Long-form | 372,811 | 12:09 | 0.85x |
| [it took 4 years and a whole team to get a bathroom in a ruined castle.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/yCA0ALtb7Qs/) | 2026-10-05 | Long-form | 414,177 | 12:47 | 0.93x |
| [Installing the first flushing toilet in 40 years.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/1-ltN1Lrm_k/) | 2026-10-01 | Long-form | 482,707 | 19:36 | 1.08x |
| [The bathroom gets panelling and paint.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/FzzF5fq4c9Y/) | 2026-09-29 | Long-form | 443,585 | 11:06 | 0.99x |
| [I messed up, but things are COMING TOGETHER.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/z1rWW8O4_lI/) | 2026-09-28 | Long-form | 457,024 | 12:09 | 1.01x |
| [The ceramic jewels go back into the chateau turret.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/IiS8syd1OaE/) | 2026-09-25 | Long-form | 452,636 | 9:32 | 0.96x |
| [The roof curse, it exploded.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/t2PHRxtfDSo/) | 2026-09-24 | Long-form | 426,355 | 12:29 | 0.92x |
| [solving leaks.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/16PCBY-wZns/) | 2026-09-23 | Long-form | 359,004 | 12:38 | 0.75x |
| [Starting to build the first ever chateau toilet.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/ew94koe3efc/) | 2026-09-22 | Long-form | 442,479 | 13:53 | 0.93x |
| [What's the next project?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/1f1hl3-9G-0/) | 2026-09-18 | Long-form | 558,499 | 12:14 | 1.17x |
| [A proper room at Chateau de Chaumont, FINALY!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/_k5VOHK1J7k/) | 2026-09-16 | Long-form | 510,198 | 12:03 | 1.13x |
| [Lighting, ship in a bottle chandelier?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/PMxZd0uR8cI/) | 2026-09-15 | Long-form | 403,345 | 12:46 | 0.94x |
| [A chateau worthy bookcase, from scrap wood.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/VkH206QPl5E/) | 2026-09-11 | Long-form | 487,339 | 13:38 | 1.13x |
| [Live from chateau de Chaumont forest entrance](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/HSaB3me9PEs/) | 2026-09-10 | Long-form | 275,544 | 45:26 | - |
| [Things going wrong; I had enough.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/IwrXVzZ58zM/) | 2026-09-09 | Long-form | 686,017 | 15:46 | 1.67x |
| [making my own oak bookcase trim, but will it work?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/rHrpSzjGXmA/) | 2026-09-07 | Long-form | 572,262 | 14:48 | 1.46x |
| [When everything fits perfectly.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/NyHEX8bDYgs/) | 2026-09-05 | Long-form | 436,157 | 8:09 | 1.16x |
| [The first parquet floor, learning on the job.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/u6TXnaPiFXk/) | 2026-09-04 | Long-form | 466,167 | 10:10 | 1.28x |
| [Can a builder ever really relax on holiday?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/-C5CsNedOpg/) | 2026-09-03 | Long-form | 386,737 | 9:08 | 1.06x |
| [Thousands of people arrive at chaumont.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/29mjx78v1wQ/) | 2026-08-31 | Long-form | 425,474 | 6:16 | 1.16x |
| [live from chateau de chaumont open day](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/qLuQpqLI7Dw/) | 2026-08-29 | Long-form | 293,355 | 4:38:53 | - |
| [All the areas you can explore on the open day.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/KgzrCV1qLzU/) | 2026-08-25 | Long-form | 337,995 | 12:39 | 0.95x |
| [A chateau with colour.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/wnRKflmYng8/) | 2026-08-24 | Long-form | 397,057 | 12:14 | 1.11x |
| [The library gets painted.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/YQ3iOWRHt94/) | 2026-08-20 | Long-form | 321,016 | 8:41 | 0.91x |
| [Bad, but maybe not as bad as last year?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/td8TFRnBjHE/) | 2026-08-18 | Long-form | 350,772 | 13:00 | 0.98x |
| [The artist arrives at chaumont.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/Ixz77UBE5UE/) | 2026-08-17 | Long-form | 367,187 | 10:37 | 1x |
| [Huge progress ahead of the chateaus largest open day.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/7lYPy_mHj5Q/) | 2026-08-12 | Long-form | 363,774 | 12:09 | 1x |
| [Behind the scenes at chateau de Chaumont](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/GaJq-SlyPH8/) | 2026-08-11 | Long-form | 309,685 | 44:38 | - |
| [A structural glass floor for Calvins hole.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/jxbzSZNaD0s/) | 2026-08-10 | Long-form | 348,422 | 10:09 | 0.95x |
| [The windows are in, but its not good news.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/_DJh4_TeWF8/) | 2026-08-04 | Long-form | 392,524 | 9:40 | 1.08x |
| [installing windows.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/3QN0wcjp_F0/) | 2026-08-03 | Long-form | 368,125 | 9:09 | 1.02x |
| [The usual panic before the windows arrive.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/l_g_Il1dOoI/) | 2026-07-30 | Long-form | 346,737 | 8:37 | 0.96x |
| [Another Chaumont room gets plasterboard.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/b-vgNl_FQVw/) | 2026-07-28 | Long-form | 302,745 | 8:16 | 0.83x |
| [Getting the entrance ready for the hand painted forest.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/yBTkJ0EmiHo/) | 2026-07-27 | Long-form | 354,098 | 13:57 | 0.93x |
| [The new balcony is fitted.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/8kfChfKLgIc/) | 2026-07-22 | Long-form | 414,057 | 12:11 | 1.09x |
| [I forgot the library electrics.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/AU2gVFybYW4/) | 2026-07-20 | Long-form | 368,023 | 11:48 | 1x |
| [Back in business, the JCB is back.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/3RmBn9fwW3Y/) | 2026-07-16 | Long-form | 361,923 | 12:45 | 0.97x |
| [The first two complete rooms in 40 years are coming.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/-xDC4UbhLhs/) | 2026-07-14 | Long-form | 440,229 | 13:06 | 1.14x |
| [A library comes together.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/OFPrLYPVP-4/) | 2026-07-10 | Long-form | 350,479 | 11:07 | 0.91x |
| [Back to basics, laying the floor.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@escapetoruralfrance/videos/j3iFkhFSPnI/) | 2026-07-08 | Long-form | 358,599 | 10:30 | 0.88x |

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