Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,050 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Coudun has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,180/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Sources. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% 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.
Each subject compares Coudun 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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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Coudun: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Coudun. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Compiègne4.9 km south, in Compiègne
MuseumMusée national de la voiture et du tourisme5 km south, in Compiègne
Art galleryMusée Antoine-Vivenel4.9 km south, in Compiègne
MuseumCité des bateliers3.4 km east, in Longueil-AnnelAttractionAttractionTour Jeanne d'Arc4.9 km south, in CompiègneMuseumMuseumMusée de la Voiture de Compiègne4.9 km south, in CompiègnePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coudun.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3 GPs practise in Coudun. Adjusted mortality here: 97 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 89 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 86, 3% fewer. Life expectancy in Oise: 84.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Claude DebussyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 150 | 83%−8 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
Unemployment stood at 8.7%, below Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The census found 6.4% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Coudun holds 250 jobs; 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by 31% of adults, higher than Oise’s towns (26%) and near compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents. The under-15s are 19% of the population here.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Coudun | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,180/m²: 36 houses and apartments sold in Coudun between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 36 homes were sold here. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.16/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,180/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Coudun has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Coudun yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coudun | 1,050 | — | — | B− | — | C |
| Longueil-Annel | 2,586 | 2.2 | D | B− | B− | D− |
| Margny-lès-Compiègne | 8,677 | 2.5 | C | C− | B | C+ |
| Venette | 2,758 | 3.1 | C− | C | C− | C |
| Thourotte | 4,463 | 3.1 | C− | B− | C− | B |
| Choisy-au-Bac | 3,449 | 3.3 | B+ | C− | A | C |
| Compiègne | 40,761 | 3.7 | C− | C− | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Coudun has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,180/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Coudun grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Coudun is a commune of 1,050 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Sources. 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.