Oisseau has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 57% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Oisseau 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.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Oisseau than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5%
Oisseau sits below both Mayenne’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Unemployment stands at 5.6%. Oisseau has 150 jobs for 550 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Oisseau, 0.3 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 31% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Oisseau keeps more of its old housing than Mayenne or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Oisseau above both Mayenne’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Oisseau, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B−
Oisseau records 87 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 78 in Mayenne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (35 places) counts its residents as Oisseau’s; allowing for it, deaths were 13% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw120
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Oisseau · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Nord Mayenne
4.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Nord Mayenne
86.5 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Mayenne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Oisseau
Is Oisseau safe?
Oisseau has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Oisseau expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €8.94/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Oisseau grades A for cost of living.
About Oisseau
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Oisseau is a commune of 1,136 people in the Communauté de communes du Bocage Mayennais. 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.
