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A town of 308 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Bitry a good place to live?

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

Église Saint-Sulpice et Saint-Antoine
Église Saint-Sulpice et Saint-Antoine · Classé · Photo: Richardprins · CC0
Bitry’s story

Bitry in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Bitry counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 9th century; the first monument here was protected in 1912.

50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1912First protected: Église Saint-Sulpice et Saint-Antoine
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bitry.

Who lives here

Bitry has fewer older residents than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 17% are 65 or over

Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults. The middle age in Bitry is 44.4. Children are 18% of the town.

44.4median age
BitryOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bitry
BitryOise medianFrance median
Under 1518%19%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4422%25%23%
45–6432%25%26%
65+17%19%22%
No diploma23%22%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education23%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Bitry: 50% were built before 1919, more than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 9th century. Among the classé monuments in Bitry is Église Saint-Sulpice et Saint-Antoine.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

9th c.
oldest protected part
1912
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 4.2% of commuters in Bitry go to work without a car, fewer than in Oise’s towns and compared French towns

After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,600 a year per consumption unit. 7.6% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 3.7% of working residents in Bitry at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Motorbike or scooter4%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
0
jobs based in Bitry, 0.2 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

84.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 0.6 points below the expected rate

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

The closest collège is 2.3 mi off. General-bac pupils go 10.8 mi to the nearest lycée.

84.5%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bitry84.5%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège La FeuilladeNearest collègeCollègeCollège9084%+1 pt

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84.5%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −0.6 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 Bitry costs less than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.56/m² a month

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

The market in Bitry: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€11.56/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bitry€11.56/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€11.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.32 to €14.34/m² a month)
€9.35/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Vic-sur-Aisne and 3 more in and around Bitry

Heritage in and near Bitry. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Bitry

13pages on Bitry

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Sulpice et Saint-Antoine: Photo: Richardprins · CC0

Famous people from Bitry

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

How we find them →

Bitry’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 →
Choisy-au-BacRibécourt-DreslincourtThourotteLongueil-AnnelVillers-CotterêtsSoissonsChoisy-au-BacRibécourt-DreslincourtThourotteLongueil-AnnelVillers-CotterêtsSoissonsBitry
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bitry308—————
Choisy-au-Bac3,4499B+C−AC
Ribécourt-Dreslincourt3,8719.9D−BC−D
Thourotte4,46310C−B−C−B
Longueil-Annel2,58610DB−B−D−
Villers-Cotterêts Aisne10,48911DC+CC−
Soissons Aisne28,04611C+C+C−B

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

About Bitry

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Bitry is a commune of 308 people in the Communauté de communes des Lisières de l'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
308 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Lisières de l'Oise
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.6 sq mi (6.6 km²)
INSEE code
60072

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.