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BabœufOise

A town of 508 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Babœuf a good place to live?

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

Babœuf’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Babœuf’s story

No historic monuments in Babœuf

The Culture ministry lists no building in Babœuf as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ancien évêché, in Noyon, 3.8 mi away.

23% 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 Babœuf.

Who lives here

Babœuf has fewer young adults than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 8.5% are 15 to 24

The under-15s are 19% of the population here. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, higher than Oise’s towns (19%) yet lower than compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Babœuf in two is 43.8.

43.8median age
BabœufOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Babœuf
BabœufOise medianFrance median
Under 1519%19%17%
15–248.5%11%11%
25–4424%25%23%
45–6427%25%26%
65+21%19%22%
No diploma24%22%19%
CAP or BEP25%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education26%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Babœuf than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6%

Babœuf has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 9.8% of people in the labour force have no job. Bus, tram or train carried 5.4% of working residents in Babœuf to work at the census.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Babœuf, 0.2 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,220
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

78.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 8 points below the expected rate

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

For collège, the closest is 3.1 mi away.

78.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Babœuf78.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollègeCollège12578%−8 pts
78.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −8 pts against the expected rate
3.1 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 Babœuf than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.51/m² a month

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

15 houses and apartments changed hands in Babœuf from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.51/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Babœuf€10.51/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€10.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.50 to €12.98/m² a month)
€7.84/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 Béhéricourt and 3 more in and around Babœuf

Heritage in and near Babœuf. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Babœuf

13pages on Babœuf

Landmarks

Nothing in Babœuf is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Babœuf

One notable person was born in Babœuf.

Their page →

Babœuf’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 Oise →
NoyonChaunyRibécourt-DreslincourtTergnierHamThourotteNoyonChaunyRibécourt-DreslincourtTergnierHamThourotteBabœuf
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Babœuf508—————
Noyon12,9713.6DB−D−C−
Chauny Aisne11,5966.3DB+DD
Ribécourt-Dreslincourt3,8718.8D−BC−D
Tergnier Aisne13,04511DA−DD
Ham Somme4,37811DA−D−D
Thourotte4,46312C−B−C−B

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

About Babœuf

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Babœuf is a commune of 508 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Noyonnais. 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
508 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Noyonnais
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.8 sq mi (7.2 km²)
INSEE code
60037

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.