Coye-la-Forêt grades B+ overall: better than 66% of compared French towns, and #8 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is schools (C−): bac results 4.3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3.5 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,571/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de l'Aire Cantilienne. Its strongest is walkability (A): 81% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 38% 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 Coye-la-Forêt 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 Coye-la-Forêt.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Coye-la-Forêt is better off than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €37,040 a year per consumption unit
For its 1,950 residents in work, Coye-la-Forêt has 400 jobs: 0.2 each. 37.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 7.0%.
38%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving57%
Public transport33%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
400
jobs based in Coye-la-Forêt, 0.2 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€37,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
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
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Coye-la-Forêt run below what its ages would predict: 68 per 100 expected, fewer than Oise’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 244 residents of Coye-la-Forêt died, against 329 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 26% fewer. 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. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Coye-la-Forêt can choose among 3 GPs.
−32%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw74
Adjusted68
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Coye-la-Forêt · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Ghpso Senlis
6.1 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
Brevet near Coye-la-Forêt: 89.0% passed, against 85.3% in Oise’s towns and 87.5% in compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
89.9% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Coye-la-Forêt, near Oise’s towns (89.7%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 71% of 103 candidates passed the bac pro. Its collèges and lycées rank #36 of 55 in Oise on results.
93%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−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Coye-la-Forêt than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: €17.67/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
149 sales of houses and apartments in Coye-la-Forêt, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,571/m². Houses sell for €3,665/m² in the town, apartments for €3,532/m².
€3,571/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Coye-la-Forêt€3,571/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,665/m²
81
Apartments
€3,532/m²
68
€17.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.66 to €21.30/m² a month)
7.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€34,810
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de l'Aire Cantilienne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Coye-la-Forêt sees less crime than 62% of compared French towns
Graded property crimes ran at 17 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 1.9 (2023–2025 average). For 2025, the figures show 73 offenses in Coye-la-Forêt. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
1.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage24
Burglary23
Theft from vehicles17
Vehicle theft9
Fraud44
Theft without violence11
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.
1.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
73
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.7%
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 · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (6.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Old homes shape Coye-la-Forêt: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Coye-la-Forêt is Château de la Reine Blanche. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Coye-la-Forêt is a graduates’ town: 57% hold a degree, more than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, higher than Oise’s towns (19%) yet lower than compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Coye-la-Forêt is 44.5 years old.
44.5median age
Coye-la-ForêtOise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP14%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education57%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Coye-la-Forêt
Is Coye-la-Forêt safe?
It grades B for safety, #15 of 56 in Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 24 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Coye-la-Forêt good?
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns and #36 of 55 in Oise. 95% of 375 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Rostand in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Coye-la-Forêt expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,571/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Coye-la-Forêt grades C− for cost of living.
About Coye-la-Forêt
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Coye-la-Forêt is a commune of 3,915 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Aire Cantilienne. 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.
