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BorestOise

A town of 367 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Population

367

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€16.52

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€39,980

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

13%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Borest a good place to live?

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

Église · Inscrit · Photo: Pierre Poschadel · CC BY-SA 4.0

Borest’s story

Borest in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Borest: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1930First protected: Ancien prieuré
1944Most recently protected: Mégalithe dit La Queue de Gargantua

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Nearby attractions

Queuse de Gargantua and 35 more in and around Borest

Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Borest. Best known first.

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AttractionAttractionQueuse de Gargantuain town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Boissièrein town Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye royale de Notre-Dame et Toussaints de Chaalis3.9 km south, in Fontaine-Chaalis Theme parkTheme parkLa Mer de sable4.1 km south, in Ermenonville AttractionAttractionTiger Express4 km south, in Ermenonville GardenGardenRoseraie de l'abbaye de Chaalis4 km south, in Fontaine-Chaalis

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Borest.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Borest than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: 56% of adults

For Borest, that is above both Oise’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.4% of the population.

44.6median age

BorestOise medianFrance median

Oise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

18%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%

CAP or BEP13%

Baccalauréat14%

Higher education56%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Borest
	Borest	Oise median	France median
Under 15	20%	19%	17%
15–24	7.4%	11%	11%
25–44	23%	25%	23%
45–64	32%	25%	26%
65+	18%	19%	22%
No diploma	13%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	13%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	14%	18%	18%
Higher education	56%	26%	30%

Full pageBorest’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages44.6 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households150 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad6.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Borest?”

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

History

Borest keeps more of its old housing than Oise or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919

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

Borest sits above both Oise’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Borest: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Borest is Mégalithe dit La Queue de Gargantua.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Mégalithe dit La Queue de Gargantua

15th c.

oldest protected part

1930

first monument protected

Full pageBorest’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes32% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Borest?”

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

Work & commute

Borest is better off than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €39,980 a year per consumption unit

That puts Borest above both Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970). 6.1% of the labour force are out of work. Borest has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%

Public transport8%

On foot4%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Borest, 0.3 per working resident

6.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€39,980

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageBorest’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Median income€39,980 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work13% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident

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

Housing

Renting in Borest costs more than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €16.52/m² a month

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

On this, Borest is above both Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€16.52/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Borest€16.52/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Oise median€13.79/m²

€16.52/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.14 to €19.31/m² a month)

€12.66/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBorest’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€16.52/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Borest

12pages on Borest

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.4 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing5 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.6 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Borest: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Mégalithe dit La Queue de GargantuaFunerary monument

Ancien prieuréPriory

Photo credits

Mégalithe dit La Queue de Gargantua: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr · Ancien prieuré: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr

Famous people from Borest

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

How we find them →

Borest’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 →

SenlisLe Plessis-BellevilleNanteuil-le-HaudouinOthisLa Chapelle-en-ServalOrry-la-VilleBorest

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Borest	367	—	—	—	—	—
Senlis	15,157	4.1	C⁺	C⁻	C⁻	C⁺
Le Plessis-Belleville	4,009	7	C⁺	D	C⁺	C⁺
Nanteuil-le-Haudouin	4,258	7.2	B⁻	C⁻	B⁻	D⁻
Othis Seine-et-Marne	6,717	7.2	D	D⁻	B	C⁻
La Chapelle-en-Serval	3,084	7.4	C⁺	C	B⁻	C
Orry-la-Ville	3,583	7.7	B⁻	C⁻	C⁺	A⁻

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

About Borest

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Borest is a commune of 367 people in the Communauté de communes Senlis Sud 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: 367 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Senlis Sud Oise
Département: Oise (60)
Région: Hauts-de-France
Area: 5 sq mi (12.9 km²)
INSEE code: 60087

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.