FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
France›Oise›Hauts-de-France

Gournay-sur-ArondeOise

The town, home to 515 people, lies in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Gournay-sur-Aronde a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Gournay-sur-Aronde falls below the line for grades.

Monument funéraire de Madame Jarry de Mancy
Monument funéraire de Madame Jarry de Mancy · Inscrit · Photo: dhenry_fr · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gournay-sur-Aronde’s story

Gournay-sur-Aronde in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Gournay-sur-Aronde, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1949.

43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1949First protected: Monument funéraire de Madame Jarry de Mancy
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gournay-sur-Aronde.

Who lives here

A young town: 12% of people in Gournay-sur-Aronde are 15 to 24, more than in Oise’s towns and across compared French towns

Degrees are held by 33% of adults. 17% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and below Oise’s towns (19%). Over-65s are 18% of the population.

41.8median age
Gournay-sur-ArondeOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Gournay-sur-Aronde
Gournay-sur-ArondeOise medianFrance median
Under 1517%19%17%
15–2412%11%11%
25–4426%25%23%
45–6428%25%26%
65+18%19%22%
No diploma19%22%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education33%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Gournay-sur-Aronde: 43% were built before 1919, more than in Oise’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 19th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Gournay-sur-Aronde, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
19th c.
oldest protected part
1949
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Gournay-sur-Aronde has lower unemployment than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1%

The median disposable income was €28,100 a year per consumption unit, above both Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Gournay-sur-Aronde: 150, for 250 residents in work (0.6 each). Also worth knowing: at the census, 7.0% of commuters got to work without a car.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Gournay-sur-Aronde, 0.6 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Gournay-sur-Aronde than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.94/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €9.64/m² a month. 21 houses and apartments changed hands in Gournay-sur-Aronde from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Gournay-sur-Aronde€10.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€10.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.43 to €12.70/m² a month)
€9.64/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 Gournay-sur-Aronde

11pages on Gournay-sur-Aronde

Landmarks

Gournay-sur-Aronde has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Monument funéraire de Madame Jarry de Mancy: Photo: dhenry_fr · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Gournay-sur-Aronde

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gournay-sur-Aronde yet.

How we find them →

Gournay-sur-Aronde’s 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 →
Estrées-Saint-DenisVenetteMargny-lès-CompiègneLongueil-AnnelCompiègneThourotteEstrées-Saint-DenisVenetteMargny-lès-CompiègneLongueil-AnnelCompiègneThourotteGournay-sur-Aronde
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Gournay-sur-Aronde515—————
Estrées-Saint-Denis3,6644.7A−BAC+
Venette2,7587.6C−CC−C
Margny-lès-Compiègne8,6777.9CC−BC+
Longueil-Annel2,5868.6DB−B−D−
Compiègne40,7618.6C−C−CC+
Thourotte4,4639.1C−B−C−B

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

About Gournay-sur-Aronde

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Gournay-sur-Aronde is a commune of 515 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
515 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays des Sources
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
5.8 sq mi (14.9 km²)
INSEE code
60281

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.