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A town of 3,664 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Estrées-Saint-Denis grades A− overall: better than 84% of compared French towns, and #1 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is health (C+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,111/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine d'Estrées. Its strongest is safety (A): an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 9.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Estrées-Saint-Denis does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Estrées-Saint-Denis 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 no building in Estrées-Saint-Denis as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Denis, in Remy, 3.1 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Estrées-Saint-Denis.
All told, Estrées-Saint-Denis had 41 recorded offenses in 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Estrées-Saint-Denis (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence and sexual violence go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 10.8% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
At the census, 11.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than Oise’s towns (17.7%) and near compared French towns (13.4%). 1,400 jobs are based in Estrées-Saint-Denis, for 1,600 working residents (0.9 per worker). Unemployment stands at 9.3%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
6 GPs practise in Estrées-Saint-Denis. The nearest emergency department to Estrées-Saint-Denis is Ch Chicn Compiegne, 7.1 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 299 residents of Estrées-Saint-Denis died, against 279 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% more. Women in Oise live to 84.5 on average and men to 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s schools place #9 of 55 in Oise on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Abel DideletNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 204 | 88%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €12.18/m² a month, lower than Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 89 sales of houses and apartments in Estrées-Saint-Denis, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,111/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 89 homes were sold in the town.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,106/m² | 88 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 23% of adults, about level with Oise’s towns (26%) and below compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Estrées-Saint-Denis are older than 44.4. Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Estrées-Saint-Denis | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Estrées-Saint-Denis is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Estrées-Saint-Denis.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estrées-Saint-Denis | 3,664 | — | A− | B | A | C+ |
| Venette | 2,758 | 7.1 | C− | C | C− | C |
| Compiègne | 40,761 | 7.8 | C− | C− | C | C+ |
| Margny-lès-Compiègne | 8,677 | 7.9 | C | C− | B | C+ |
| Lacroix-Saint-Ouen | 5,415 | 8 | C+ | C− | B− | C− |
| Pontpoint | 3,275 | 8.6 | B+ | C | A+ | C− |
| Pont-Sainte-Maxence | 12,361 | 8.8 | C | C | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #4 of 56 in Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 15 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 59% of compared French towns and #9 of 55 in Oise. 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 €2,111/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Estrées-Saint-Denis grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Estrées-Saint-Denis is a commune of 3,664 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine d'Estrées. 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.