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CourteuilOise

A town of 581 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Courteuil a good place to live?

Courteuil is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église
Église · Inscrit · Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
Courteuil’s story

Courteuil in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Courteuil counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1950.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Louis-Vincent Chéry, born in 1754, is the one person born in Courteuil before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1950First protected: Calvaire de l'Abbé Prévost
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Nearby attractions

Château de Chantilly and 26 more in and around Courteuil

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Courteuil. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Courteuil.

History

Courteuil keeps more of its old housing than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Courteuil is Calvaire de l'Abbé Prévost. On the Culture ministry’s list, Courteuil counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1950
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Courteuil has fewer young adults than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 4.2% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 57% of adults. 20% are under 15, close to Oise’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town.

47.3median age
CourteuilOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP14%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education57%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Courteuil
CourteuilOise medianFrance median
Under 1520%19%17%
15–244.2%11%11%
25–4422%25%23%
45–6430%25%26%
65+24%19%22%
No diploma9.6%22%19%
CAP or BEP14%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education57%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Courteuil is better off than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €36,890 a year per consumption unit

Unemployment stood at 7.3%, below both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Courteuil counts 0.1 jobs (50 jobs, 250 workers). Also worth knowing: at the census, 12.5% of commuters got to work without a car.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
Public transport10%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
50
jobs based in Courteuil, 0.1 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€36,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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.

At the lycées within 5 km of Courteuil, 90.1% passed the bac, near Oise’s towns (89.7%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 1.7 mi away.

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Courteuil93.7%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Courteuil90.1%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège La Fontaine des PrésNearest collègeCollègeCollège9683%−5 pts
Lycée Hugues CapetNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée24593%−4 pts
Collège Albéric MagnardBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège9591%+3 pts

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96%
passed the general and technological bac, −2 pts against the expected rate
71%
passed the vocational bac, −11 pts against the expected rate
93.7%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +0.1 pts against the expected rate
1.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Courteuil costs more than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €18.26/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

House rents are put at about €14.92/m² a month. Courteuil recorded 25 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€18.26/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Courteuil€18.26/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€18.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.52 to €22.96/m² a month)
€14.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Courteuil

13pages on Courteuil

Landmarks

The list names few of Courteuil’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Calvaire de l'Abbé Prévost: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr

Famous people from Courteuil

2 notable people were born in Courteuil.

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Courteuil’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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SenlisChantillySaint-MaximinOrry-la-VilleCreilCoye-la-ForêtSenlisChantillySaint-MaximinOrry-la-VilleCreilCoye-la-ForêtCourteuil
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Courteuil581—————
Senlis15,1571.9C+C−C−C+
Chantilly10,5913.7CDDB+
Saint-Maximin3,3354.7D−D−D−C−
Orry-la-Ville3,5834.9B−C−C+A−
Creil36,3015D−DC−C−
Coye-la-Forêt3,9155.3B+C−BA

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Courteuil

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Courteuil is a commune of 581 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

Population
581 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Senlis Sud Oise
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.3 km²)
INSEE code
60170

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.