Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,449 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Choisy-au-Bac grades B+ overall: better than 72% of compared French towns, and #4 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is safety (A): an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 8.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Choisy-au-Bac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Choisy-au-Bac 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.
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Choisy-au-Bac has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Choisy-au-Bac. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Compiègne4.3 km southwest, in Compiègne
MuseumMusée national de la voiture et du tourisme4.4 km southwest, in Compiègne
MuseumCité des bateliers2.7 km northwest, in Longueil-AnnelAttractionAttractionClairière de l'Armistice2.3 km southeast, in CompiègneFortFortRemparts de Compiègne4.9 km southwest, in CompiègnePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Choisy-au-Bac.
In 2025, family violence led the graded crimes in Choisy-au-Bac. All told, Choisy-au-Bac had 32 recorded offenses in 2025.
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 · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft, 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, 14.5% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
At the census, just over one in ten commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stood at 8.6%, lower than both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Choisy-au-Bac holds 700 jobs; 1,450 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €14.30/m² a month, near Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €11.28/m² a month. Sales in Choisy-au-Bac from July 2023 to June 2026: 103 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,287/m² | 103 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 318 deaths in Choisy-au-Bac from 2016 to 2025; there were 308, 3% fewer. Average lifespans in Oise: 84.5 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Choisy-au-Bac is Polyclinique Saint Come, 4.1 mi away.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Choisy-au-Bac, 98.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Oise’s towns (89.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. By results, schools here place #6 of 55 in Oise.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Claude DebussyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 150 | 83%−8 pts |
| Lycée Sévigné PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 47 | 98%+2 pts |
| Collège Ferdinand BacBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 150 | 92%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Choisy-au-Bac is Église de la Sainte-Trinité. The protected list starts in the 12th century. Homes built before 1919 account for nearly a tenth of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Oise’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: a quarter of residents are 65 or older. The under-15s are 19% of the population here.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Choisy-au-Bac | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Choisy-au-Bac has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Prieuré Saint-Etienne: Photo: Pierre Poschadel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église de la Sainte-Trinité: Photo: Pierre Poschadel · CC BY-SA 4.0
2 notable people were born in Choisy-au-Bac.
Guillaume Samica: Krzysio.szubzda.1, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choisy-au-Bac | 3,449 | — | B+ | C− | A | C |
| Longueil-Annel | 2,586 | 2 | D | B− | B− | D− |
| Thourotte | 4,463 | 2.7 | C− | B− | C− | B |
| Margny-lès-Compiègne | 8,677 | 2.9 | C | C− | B | C+ |
| Compiègne | 40,761 | 3.7 | C− | C− | C | C+ |
| Venette | 2,758 | 3.9 | C− | C | C− | C |
| Ribécourt-Dreslincourt | 3,871 | 5.5 | D− | B | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #5 of 56 in Oise.
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns and #6 of 55 in Oise. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Choisy-au-Bac grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Choisy-au-Bac is a commune of 3,449 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne. 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.
