Béthisy-Saint-Pierre grades C overall: better than 25% of compared French towns, and #30 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 11.5% unemployment. At the median price of €2,099/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne. Its strongest is safety (A−): an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 11.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Béthisy-Saint-Pierre 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.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Béthisy-Saint-Pierre: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1913First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
1998Most recently protected: Chambrerie de Béthisy-Saint-Pierre
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Béthisy-Saint-Pierre.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Béthisy-Saint-Pierre’s ages would predict, 107 per 100 expected, above Oise’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Béthisy-Saint-Pierre, that is above both Oise’s towns (97) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 253 residents of Béthisy-Saint-Pierre died, against 236 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+7%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted107
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Béthisy-Saint-Pierre · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chicn Compiegne
5.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Chicn Compiegne
84.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Béthisy-Saint-Pierre records less crime per resident than 75% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 48 offenses in the graded categories in Béthisy-Saint-Pierre in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Béthisy-Saint-Pierre, criminal damage came up most often (2025). For sexual violence, armed robbery, burglary and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 10.3% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
4.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage21
Family violence13
Vehicle theft8
Other physical violence6
Fraud20
Theft without violence9
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
48
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
10.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Béthisy-Saint-Pierre keeps more of its old housing than Oise or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Béthisy-Saint-Pierre above both Oise’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Béthisy-Saint-Pierre: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Béthisy-Saint-Pierre is Église Saint-Pierre.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Fewer commuters in Béthisy-Saint-Pierre walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 7.0%
On this, Béthisy-Saint-Pierre is below both Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €24,630 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
400
jobs based in Béthisy-Saint-Pierre, 0.3 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 58% of compared French towns
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Béthisy-Saint-Pierre: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Chambrerie de Béthisy-Saint-Pierre: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Châteaux de la Douye et du Roi Jean, au milieu d'un parc, en face de l'église: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Béthisy-Saint-Pierre
2 notable people were born in Béthisy-Saint-Pierre.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Béthisy-Saint-Pierre
Is Béthisy-Saint-Pierre safe?
It grades A− for safety, #9 of 56 in Oise.
Is Béthisy-Saint-Pierre expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,099/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.39/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Béthisy-Saint-Pierre grades C+ for cost of living.
About Béthisy-Saint-Pierre
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Béthisy-Saint-Pierre is a commune of 3,111 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne. 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
3,111 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne
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.
