Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,832 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Bornel grades C− overall: better than 16% of compared French towns, and #39 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 7 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,778/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes des Sablons.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Bornel does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bornel 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Bornel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bornel.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On this, Bornel is below both Oise’s towns (85.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%). Schools rank #53 of 55 in Oise.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Françoise SaganNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 114 | 79%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In the comparison, Bornel comes above both Oise’s towns (97) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 315 residents of Bornel died, against 291 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Bornel, that is above both Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,778/m², comes from 151 sales of houses and apartments in Bornel from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,778/m² | 123 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bornel sits below both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Bornel has 1,050 jobs for 2,300 working residents, 0.5 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,960 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
That puts Bornel above both Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Bornel | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Police and gendarmerie recorded 74 offenses in the graded categories in Bornel in 2025. For sexual violence, 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, 1.7% of the index here.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Bornel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage in and near Bornel. Best known first.
The list names few of Bornel’s 3 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Fosseuse: Photo: Chatsam · Public domain
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Bornel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bornel | 4,832 | — | C− | C− | B | D |
| Chambly | 9,959 | 3.2 | D | D | C− | C |
| Méru | 13,897 | 3.9 | D− | C− | C | C− |
| Neuilly-en-Thelle | 4,127 | 4 | C− | C− | B− | C− |
| Andeville | 3,434 | 4.2 | C+ | C+ | A+ | D |
| Champagne-sur-Oise Val-d'Oise | 5,036 | 4.8 | D | D | B− | C+ |
| Persan Val-d'Oise | 14,359 | 4.9 | D− | D | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #13 of 56 in Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 5% of compared French towns and #53 of 55 in Oise. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,778/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bornel grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Bornel is a commune of 4,832 people in the Communauté de communes des Sablons. 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.