Catenoy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,329/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Clermontois. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Catenoy 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Catenoy.
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Catenoy sees fewer deaths than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 75 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In the comparison, Catenoy comes below both Oise’s towns (97) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw75
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Catenoy · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Clermont
12.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Ghpso Senlis
84.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Only 6.1% of commuters in Catenoy go to work without a car, fewer than in Oise’s towns and compared French towns
For Catenoy, that is below both Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €28,640 a year per consumption unit. Catenoy has 150 jobs for 550 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport4%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Catenoy, 0.3 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 20% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Catenoy keeps more of its old housing than Oise or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Catenoy above both Oise’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Catenoy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Catenoy is Église Saint-Vaast.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Catenoy
Is Catenoy safe?
Catenoy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 6.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Catenoy expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,329/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.24/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Catenoy grades C for cost of living.
About Catenoy
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Catenoy is a commune of 1,125 people in the Communauté de communes du Clermontois. 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
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.
