Chamant has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 2 jobs per working resident; 4.8% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Chamant 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 Chamant.
HealthHealth A
Chamant loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 73 per 100 expected, below Oise’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
208 deaths in Chamant between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 169: 23% above. In Oise, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. There is one general practitioner locally.
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw123
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Chamant · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Ghpso Senlis
2.4 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
Chamant skews older, with 31% of residents 65 or over, more than Oise’s towns or compared French towns
16% are under 15, below Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. Among adults, 46% have a degree.
49.3median age
ChamantOise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP13%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education46%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Chamant keeps more of its old housing than Oise or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 19th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Chamant counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Incomes in Chamant run higher than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: a median €36,590 a year per consumption unit
4.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Chamant holds 850 jobs; 450 of its residents are in work, so 2 jobs each. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 11.0% of commuters travelled at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport5%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
850
jobs based in Chamant, 2 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€36,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 45% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
93.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Chamant is 90.1%, close to Oise’s towns (89.7%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 1 mi away. At the two general lycées, 96% of 489 candidates passed the bac, 2 points below the expected rate.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chamant
Is Chamant safe?
Chamant has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 12.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Chamant good?
They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns. 99% of 244 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Vincent in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Chamant
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Chamant is a commune of 1,043 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
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.
