Clermont grades D overall: better than 13% of compared French towns, and #42 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,126/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Clermontois. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 23% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Clermont 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 Clermont.
HealthHealth D−
More deaths than Clermont’s ages would predict, 133 per 100 expected, above Oise’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Oise: 84.5 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 951 deaths in Clermont from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,696, 78% more. There are 4 general practitioners in the town.
+33%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw178
Adjusted133
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Clermont · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Clermont
14.6 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
On foot, Clermont works better than 95% of compared French towns
The census found 23.4% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €23,800 a year per consumption unit, below Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Per resident in work, Clermont counts 1.2 jobs (5,400 jobs, 4,550 workers). Unemployment runs at 12.5%.
23%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
Public transport13%
On foot9%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,400
jobs based in Clermont, 1.2 per working resident
12.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 95% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
8 historic monuments in Clermont, 3 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Scaled to its population, that is 7.6 protected monuments for every 10,000 people in Clermont. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Samson. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Clermont records more crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Clermont. Recorded offenses in the town came to 310 in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 16.6 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 12.8 (2023–2025 average).
12.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage104
Family violence68
Other physical violence42
Sexual violence33
Burglary24
Vehicle theft22
Theft from vehicles17
Theft without violence53
Fraud45
Drug use43
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.
12.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
310
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, 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, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Clermont skews young, with 12% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in both Oise’s towns and compared French towns
A third of adults hold a degree, higher than both Oise’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 17% of the town. At 39.4, the median resident of Clermont sits in the middle of the age range.
39.4median age
ClermontOise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 0.6 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For exam results, it comes #17 of 55 in Oise. The town’s pupils have a collège 0.7 mi away. At the general lycée, 95% of 436 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
For cost of living, Clermont gets a C+
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,126/m², comes from 386 sales of houses and apartments in Clermont from July 2023 to June 2026. Apartments in Clermont sell for €2,091/m², houses for €2,169/m². The sales split: 54% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,126/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Clermont€2,126/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,169/m²
209
Apartments
€2,091/m²
177
€12.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.14 to €15.59/m² a month)
5.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,840
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Clermontois
Église Saint-Samson: Photo: Pierre Poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel de ville: Photo: Guillaume de clermont 60 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Porte de Nointel: Photo: Guillaume de clermont 60 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien donjon: Photo: Guillaume de clermont 60 · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Clermont
Is Clermont safe?
It grades C− for safety, #42 of 56 in Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 104 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Clermont good?
They grade C+, better than 39% of compared French towns and #17 of 55 in Oise. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Clermont expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,126/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.57/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Clermont grades C+ for cost of living.
About Clermont
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Clermont is a commune of 10,564 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.
