Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 303 people live in this town, in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Boursonne has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 11% of homes. Just just over one in ten residents are 65 or older.
The 2 things Boursonne does most differently from other towns.
Boursonne has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
28% 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 Boursonne.
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.1%, lower than both Oise’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). 21% of residents are children under 15. The median resident of Boursonne is 38.4 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Boursonne | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Boursonne has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
7.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The unemployment rate comes to 13.6%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 3.7 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François 1erNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 71 | 86%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Boursonne recorded 14 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €11.54/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Boursonne. Best known first.
Boursonne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Boursonne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boursonne | 303 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villers-Cotterêts Aisne | 10,489 | 3.9 | D | C+ | C | C− |
| Crépy-en-Valois | 14,351 | 7.5 | B− | C− | B | B− |
| Nanteuil-le-Haudouin | 4,258 | 12 | B− | C− | B− | D− |
| Lizy-sur-Ourcq Seine-et-Marne | 3,627 | 12 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
| Béthisy-Saint-Pierre | 3,111 | 13 | C | C+ | A− | D |
| Saint-Pathus Seine-et-Marne | 6,479 | 14 | B− | C− | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Boursonne is a commune of 303 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Valois. 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 November 4, 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.