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A town of 729 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Baron is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Baron counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Baron. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baron.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Baron is Manoir de Beaulieu-le-Vieux. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 17%, lower than Oise’s towns (19%) and near compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. 22% of residents are 65 or over.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Baron | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
The unemployment rate comes to 7.5%. 10.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 150 jobs are based in Baron, for 350 working residents (0.4 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €11.16/m² a month. The market in Baron: 18 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 94% houses, the rest apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Baron’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Manoir de Beaulieu-le-Vieux: Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Baron as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron | 729 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nanteuil-le-Haudouin | 4,258 | 4.3 | B− | C− | B− | D− |
| Le Plessis-Belleville | 4,009 | 5.3 | C+ | D | C+ | C+ |
| Senlis | 15,157 | 7 | C+ | C− | C− | C+ |
| Othis Seine-et-Marne | 6,717 | 7.2 | D | D− | B | C− |
| Saint-Pathus Seine-et-Marne | 6,479 | 7.3 | B− | C− | A− | C− |
| Crépy-en-Valois | 14,351 | 8 | B− | C− | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Baron is a commune of 729 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Valois. 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
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.