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BrétignyOise

A town of 435 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Brétigny a good place to live?

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

What makes Brétigny stand out

The one thing Brétigny does most differently from other towns.

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Église · Classé · Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 4.0
Brétigny’s story

Brétigny in pictures

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

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brétigny.

Who lives here

A town of families: 27% of people in Brétigny are under 15, more than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns

A fifth of adults hold a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, below Oise’s towns (11%) and close to compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents.

35.9median age
BrétignyOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Brétigny
BrétignyOise medianFrance median
Under 1527%19%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4427%25%23%
45–6421%25%26%
65+15%19%22%
No diploma23%22%19%
CAP or BEP31%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education20%26%30%

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

History

1 historic monument in Brétigny, 1 classé

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

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

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
1920
first monument protected
9.2%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Brétigny than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5%

Half of residents lived on more than €23,070 a year per consumption unit, below both Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 12.4%. No commute at all: 1.1% of working residents in Brétigny at the census.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport5%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Brétigny, 0.1 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Brétigny is €12.28/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €7.84/m² a month. 16 houses and apartments changed hands in Brétigny from July 2023 to June 2026.

€12.28/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Brétigny€12.28/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€12.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.86 to €15.29/m² a month)
€7.84/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 Quierzy and 3 more in and around Brétigny

Heritage in and near Brétigny. Best known first.

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

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Brétigny

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

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Brétigny’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 →
NoyonChaunyRibécourt-DreslincourtTergnierThourotteBeautorNoyonChaunyRibécourt-DreslincourtTergnierThourotteBeautorBrétigny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Brétigny435—————
Noyon12,9714.8DB−D−C−
Chauny Aisne11,5966DB+DD
Ribécourt-Dreslincourt3,8719.1D−BC−D
Tergnier Aisne13,04511DA−DD
Thourotte4,46312C−B−C−B
Beautor Aisne2,57912C−A−C−D−

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

About Brétigny

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Brétigny is a commune of 435 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Noyonnais. 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
435 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Noyonnais
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2 sq mi (5.2 km²)
INSEE code
60105

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.