Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 497 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Francastel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Francastel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Francastel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Grand théâtre antique, in Vendeuil-Caply, 6.9 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Francastel.
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, below Oise’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Under-15s account for just over a fifth of the population. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 10% of residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Francastel | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 250 residents in work, Francastel has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Francastel didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 10.9 mi away. A collège lies 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jéhan le FréronNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 105 | 90%−1 pt |
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 13 homes were sold in Francastel.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Francastel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Francastel yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francastel | 497 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crèvecœur-le-Grand | 3,462 | 3.4 | A− | B− | B+ | A+ |
| Breteuil | 4,222 | 7.1 | C+ | C+ | D | B |
| Grandvilliers | 2,786 | 11 | C− | B | D | C− |
| Beauvais | 55,550 | 11 | D | C | D | C− |
| Bresles | 4,029 | 13 | B− | C+ | C | C |
| Saint-Just-en-Chaussée | 5,810 | 14 | D | B | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Francastel is a commune of 497 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Beauvaisis. 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) · 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.