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A town of 1,564 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Berthecourt has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,381/m², a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Thelloise. Its strongest is schools (A−): brevet results 4 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Berthecourt 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Berthecourt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen de la Pierre aux Fées, in Villers-Saint-Sépulcre, 1.5 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Berthecourt.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Berthecourt is Ch Clermont, 8.6 mi away. 146 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 114: 28% above. At birth, a girl in Oise can expect 84.5 years and a boy 79.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 2.1 mi away. General-bac pupils go 6.8 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Anna de NoaillesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 157 | 90%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 count for a fifth of the people here. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below both Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Berthecourt | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Berthecourt has 250 jobs for 700 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Public transport took 4.0% of the town’s working residents to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 11.5%, above both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
49 sales of houses and apartments in Berthecourt, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,381/m². Houses are advertised at an estimated €11.23/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €12.33/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and below Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,372/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Berthecourt. Best known first.
Nothing in Berthecourt is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Berthecourt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berthecourt | 1,564 | — | — | B− | — | D− |
| Noailles | 2,877 | 1.9 | C− | C | B | D |
| Bresles | 4,029 | 4 | B− | C+ | C | C |
| Sainte-Geneviève | 3,505 | 4.5 | B− | C+ | B+ | C |
| Mouy | 5,319 | 4.9 | D | B− | C− | C− |
| Bury | 2,838 | 6.1 | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Andeville | 3,434 | 7 | C+ | C+ | A+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Berthecourt has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,381/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Berthecourt grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Berthecourt is a commune of 1,564 people in the Communauté de communes Thelloise. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.