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BarberyOise

A town of 528 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Population

528

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€13.52

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€33,470

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Barbery a good place to live?

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

What makes Barbery stand out

The one thing Barbery does most differently from other towns.

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Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

14% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 39.9. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église · Inscrit · Photo: Pierre Poschadel · CC BY-SA 4.0

Barbery’s story

Barbery in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Barbery, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Éloi Charlemagne Taupin, born in 1767, is the one person born in Barbery before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barbery.

Who lives here

Barbery is a graduates’ town: 44% hold a degree, more than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns

That puts Barbery above both Oise’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 14% of residents.

39.9median age

BarberyOise medianFrance median

Oise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP20%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education44%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Barbery
	Barbery	Oise median	France median
Under 15	21%	19%	17%
15–24	10%	11%	11%
25–44	25%	25%	23%
45–64	30%	25%	26%
65+	14%	19%	22%
No diploma	14%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	20%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	18%	18%
Higher education	44%	26%	30%

Full pageBarbery’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages39.9 median age · 14% are 65 or over Households220 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Barbery?”

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

History

Barbery keeps more of its old housing than Oise or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919

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

On this, Barbery is above both Oise’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Barbery, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

12th c.

oldest protected part

1978

first monument protected

Full pageBarbery’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes27% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Barbery?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Barbery run higher than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: a median €33,470 a year per consumption unit

In the comparison, Barbery comes above both Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970). 6.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Barbery has 500 jobs for 250 working residents, 2 per worker.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%

Public transport3%

On foot3%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle1%

500

jobs based in Barbery, 2 per working resident

8.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€33,470

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€33,470 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here500 jobs based here · 2 per working resident

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Barbery is €13.52/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€13.52/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Barbery€13.52/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Oise median€13.79/m²

€13.52/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.51 to €15.90/m² a month)

€12.66/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBarbery’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€13.52/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Prieuré Saint-Victor de Bray and 6 more in and around Barbery

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Barbery. Best known first.

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Monastery or conventMonastery or conventPrieuré Saint-Victor de Bray2.6 km northeast, in Rully ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Ognon2.5 km northwest, in Villers-Saint-Frambourg-Ognon ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montépilloy2.8 km southeast, in Montépilloy ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mont-l'Évêque4.2 km southwest, in Mont-l'Évêque AttractionAttractionQueuse de Gargantua4.6 km south, in Borest Archaeological siteArchaeological siteTemple gallo-romain de la forêt d'Halatte3.7 km northwest, in Villers-Saint-Frambourg-Ognon

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Barbery

12pages on Barbery

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.6 mi away Work & commute500 jobs based here Housing18 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39.9 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

Barbery has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Classé

Ancien prieuré Saint-Victor de BrayPriory · in Rully, 1.6 mi

Classé

Restes du châteauChâteau · in Montépilloy, 1.7 mi

Classé

Église Saint-MédardChurch · 12th–16th c. · in Villers-Saint-Frambourg-Ognon, 2.5 mi

Classé

Grange de la ferme de FourcheretHome · 13th & 18th c. · in Fontaine-Chaalis, 2.6 mi

Famous people from Barbery

2 notable people were born in Barbery.

Their page →

Éloi Charlemagne TaupinFrench military officer (1767-1814)

Louis Berthomme Saint-AndréFrench painter (1905-1977)

Barbery’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 →

SenlisPontpointPont-Sainte-MaxenceVerberieVerneuil-en-HalatteBéthisy-Saint-PierreBarbery

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Barbery	528	—	—	—	—	—
Senlis	15,157	3.9	C⁺	C⁻	C⁻	C⁺
Pontpoint	3,275	5.6	B⁺	C	A⁺	C⁻
Pont-Sainte-Maxence	12,361	6.1	C	C	C⁺	C⁻
Verberie	3,898	6.6	C⁺	C⁻	B⁻	B⁺
Verneuil-en-Halatte	4,775	7.5	A⁻	C⁻	A	A⁻
Béthisy-Saint-Pierre	3,111	8.2	C	C⁺	A⁻	D

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

About Barbery

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Barbery is a commune of 528 people in the Communauté de communes Senlis Sud Oise. 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: 528 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Senlis Sud Oise
Département: Oise (60)
Région: Hauts-de-France
Area: 2.9 sq mi (7.6 km²)
INSEE code: 60045

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.