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DivesOise

A town of 376 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Dives a good place to live?

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

Dives’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Dives’ story

No historic monuments in Dives

The Culture ministry lists no building in Dives as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ancien Hôtel-Dieu, in Noyon, 5.1 mi away.

3.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dives.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Dives hold a degree than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 18%

Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.2% of residents. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town. Children under 15 make up 17%, lower than Oise’s towns (19%) and near compared French towns (17%).

44median age
DivesOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Dives
DivesOise medianFrance median
Under 1517%19%17%
15–249.2%11%11%
25–4424%25%23%
45–6425%25%26%
65+24%19%22%
No diploma25%22%19%
CAP or BEP34%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education18%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Dives walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 3.9%

50 jobs are based in Dives, for 150 working residents (0.4 per worker). At the census, 1.9% of working residents in Dives didn’t travel to work at all. Unemployment stood at 11.1%, about level with Oise’s towns (10.8%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Dives, 0.4 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.8 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.2 mi away.

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Dives90.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Abel LefrancNearest collègeCollègeCollège9490%+4 pts
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
2.2 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 Dives costs less than in both Oise’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.23/m² a month

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

Dives recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.23/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Dives€11.23/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€11.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.43 to €13.38/m² a month)
€9.07/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 Dives

13pages on Dives

Landmarks

Nothing in Dives is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Dives

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Dives yet.

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Dives’ neighbors

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

All towns in Oise →
NoyonRibécourt-DreslincourtThourotteLongueil-AnnelRoyeChoisy-au-BacNoyonRibécourt-DreslincourtThourotteLongueil-AnnelRoyeChoisy-au-BacDives
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Dives376—————
Noyon12,9715.3DB−D−C−
Ribécourt-Dreslincourt3,8715.3D−BC−D
Thourotte4,4637.5C−B−C−B
Longueil-Annel2,5868.5DB−B−D−
Roye Somme5,8338.9C−BD−C−
Choisy-au-Bac3,44910B+C−AC

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

About Dives

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Dives is a commune of 376 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

Population
376 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays des Sources
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.2 sq mi (8.3 km²)
INSEE code
60198

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.