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A town of 143 in Oise, Hauts-de-France. 15% of residents are 15 to 24.
Blancfossé is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Blancfossé does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Blancfossé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de Breteuil, in Breteuil, 4.9 mi away.
48% 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 Blancfossé.
22% are under 15, higher than both Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 16% of the town. Graduates make up 18% of adults.
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Blancfossé | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.8% of commuters at the census. The median disposable income was €22,080 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, just over a tenth of working residents in Blancfossé didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Blancfossé.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Blancfossé is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Blancfossé yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blancfossé | 143 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Breteuil | 4,222 | 4.7 | C+ | C+ | D | B |
| Crèvecœur-le-Grand | 3,462 | 6.2 | A− | B− | B+ | A+ |
| Ailly-sur-Noye Somme | 2,648 | 10 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Grandvilliers | 2,786 | 11 | C− | B | D | C− |
| Saleux Somme | 2,739 | 14 | B | D | A | D |
| Salouël Somme | 4,179 | 15 | A+ | C− | A+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Blancfossé is a commune of 143 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Oise Picarde. 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.