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BéhéricourtOise

A town of 192 in Oise, Hauts-de-France. 30% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Béhéricourt a good place to live?

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

What makes Béhéricourt stand out

The one thing Béhéricourt does most differently from other towns.

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Château de Béhéricourt
Château de Béhéricourt · Inscrit · Photo: Dantzdantz · CC BY-SA 4.0
Béhéricourt’s story

Béhéricourt in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1988First protected: Château de Béhéricourt
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Nearby attractions

Château de Béhéricourt and 7 more in and around Béhéricourt

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Béhéricourt. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Béhéricourt.

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Béhéricourt, fewer than in both Oise’s towns and compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.7% of residents, below both Oise’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 30% of the town. The middle age in Béhéricourt is 50.7.

50.7median age
BéhéricourtOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Béhéricourt
BéhéricourtOise medianFrance median
Under 1513%19%17%
15–247.7%11%11%
25–4418%25%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+30%19%22%
No diploma18%22%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education30%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Béhéricourt: 30% were built before 1919, more than in both Oise’s towns and compared French towns

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Béhéricourt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
14th c.
oldest protected part
1988
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Béhéricourt than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 7.0%

Half of residents lived on more than €27,610 a year per consumption unit, above Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Public transport took 4.2% of Béhéricourt’s working residents to work at the census. Of those in the labour force, 11.4% are unemployed.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Béhéricourt, 0.2 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

80.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 4.4 points below the expected rate

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

The bac pass rate near Béhéricourt is 92.6%, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and above Oise’s towns (89.7%). The nearest collège is 2.3 mi away.

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Béhéricourt80.2%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Béhéricourt92.6%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollègeCollège12578%−8 pts
Lycée Jean CalvinNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée31496%±0 pts
Collège Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège8399%+8 pts

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96%
passed the general and technological bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate
82%
passed the vocational bac, −5 pts against the expected rate
80.2%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4.4 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Béhéricourt costs less than in both Oise’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.59/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.63/m² a month. 7 houses and apartments changed hands in Béhéricourt from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.59/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Béhéricourt€9.59/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€9.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.78 to €11.83/m² a month)
€8.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Béhéricourt

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Château de Béhéricourt: Photo: Dantzdantz · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Béhéricourt

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Béhéricourt yet.

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Béhéricourt’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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NoyonChaunyRibécourt-DreslincourtHamTergnierThourotteNoyonChaunyRibécourt-DreslincourtHamTergnierThourotteBéhéricourt
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Béhéricourt192—————
Noyon12,9712.9DB−D−C−
Chauny Aisne11,5967DB+DD
Ribécourt-Dreslincourt3,8718.4D−BC−D
Ham Somme4,37810DA−D−D
Tergnier Aisne13,04511DA−DD
Thourotte4,46312C−B−C−B

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

About Béhéricourt

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Béhéricourt is a commune of 192 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
192 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Noyonnais
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2 sq mi (5.3 km²)
INSEE code
60059

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.