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A town of 2,514 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Fitz-James has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% 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 one thing Fitz-James does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Fitz-James 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.
Fitz-James has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fitz-James, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1951.
Louis Félix Guesnet, born in 1843, is the one person born in Fitz-James before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fitz-James.
18.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Oise’s towns (17.7%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €27,280 a year per consumption unit. Fitz-James has 1,150 jobs for 1,150 working residents, 1 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Fitz-James comes above both Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,188/m², comes from 97 sales of houses and apartments in Fitz-James from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,256/m² | 74 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 175 residents of Fitz-James died, against 186 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
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
For Fitz-James, that is below both Oise’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%).
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Fitz-James | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Fitz-James sits above Oise’s towns (85.3%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean FernelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 149 | 77%−7 pts |
| Lycée CassiniNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 436 | 95%−1 pt |
| Collège Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 189 | 97%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fitz-James, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage and museums in and near Fitz-James. Best known first.
Fitz-James has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Fitz-James.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitz-James | 2,514 | — | — | C | — | C |
| Clermont | 10,564 | 1.1 | D | C+ | C− | D− |
| Breuil-le-Vert | 3,183 | 1.8 | B | C | A− | B− |
| Agnetz | 3,058 | 2.1 | — | B− | — | B− |
| Rantigny | 2,524 | 4.4 | D | C+ | B | D |
| Liancourt | 6,785 | 4.7 | D | C+ | D | B− |
| Cauffry | 2,649 | 5.1 | B | C | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Fitz-James has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 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 39% of compared French towns and #17 of 55 in Oise. 95% of 436 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Cassini in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,188/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fitz-James grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Fitz-James is a commune of 2,514 people in the Communauté de communes du Clermontois. 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.