Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 264: a town in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Frétoy-le-Château out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Frétoy-le-Château as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien Hôtel-Dieu, in Noyon, 5.4 mi away.
20% 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 Frétoy-le-Château.
20% of residents are 65 or over, above Oise’s towns (19%) but below compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15. The middle age in Frétoy-le-Château is 41.4.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Frétoy-le-Château | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 34% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 12% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,680 a year per consumption unit. Frétoy-le-Château has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Bus, tram or train carried 4.4% of working residents in Frétoy-le-Château to work at the census.
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.
House rents are put at about €8.63/m² a month. 8 houses and apartments changed hands in Frétoy-le-Château from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Frétoy-le-Château 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 Frétoy-le-Château 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frétoy-le-Château | 264 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noyon | 12,971 | 5.6 | D | B− | D− | C− |
| Ham Somme | 4,378 | 7.4 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Roye Somme | 5,833 | 9.2 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Ribécourt-Dreslincourt | 3,871 | 10 | D− | B | C− | D |
| Chauny Aisne | 11,596 | 11 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Thourotte | 4,463 | 13 | C− | B− | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Frétoy-le-Château is a commune of 264 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Noyonnais. 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.