Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 8,867 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Gouvieux grades B+ overall: better than 71% of compared French towns, and #6 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 7.5% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Gouvieux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Gouvieux 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Gouvieux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Gouvieux. Best known first.
AttractionChâteau de Chantilly4.7 km east, in Chantilly
MuseumMusée Condé4.7 km east, in Chantilly
MuseumMusée vivant du Cheval4.4 km east, in Chantilly
MuseumPavillon de Manse3.5 km east, in ChantillyChâteauChâteauLes Fontainesin townPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gouvieux.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Gouvieux is below both Oise’s towns (97) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 839 residents of Gouvieux died, against 1,026 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
In the comparison, Gouvieux comes above both Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 28.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
For Gouvieux, that is above both Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €3,604/m², comes from 327 sales of houses and apartments in Gouvieux from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Gouvieux sell for €3,628/m² and apartments for €3,484/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,628/m² | 211 |
| Apartments | €3,484/m² | 116 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Gouvieux sits above both Oise’s towns (85.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Sonia DelaunayNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 99 | 94%+3 pts |
| Lycée Jean RostandNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 375 | 95%−2 pts |
| Collège Jules VallèsBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 154 | 89%+1 pt |
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 2 historic monuments in Gouvieux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
That puts Gouvieux above both Oise’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). 16% of residents are children under 15.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Gouvieux | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 15% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 48% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Police and gendarmerie recorded 164 offenses in the graded categories in Gouvieux in 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
The list names few of Gouvieux’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Domaine des Fontaines: Photo: 'martin_vmorris' · CC BY-SA 2.0
6 notable people were born in Gouvieux.
Jean-Philippe Sabo: Olympique_de_Marseille_2011.jpeg : mustapha_ennaimi derivative work: Traleni, CC BY 2.0 · Sébastien Piocelle: Emmanuel Arnaud, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Christophe Lemaire: nakashi on Flickr.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 · K-mel: 3dsound, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cécile Balavoine: Ludwig19776, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouvieux | 8,867 | — | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Chantilly | 10,591 | 1.9 | C | D | D | B+ |
| Lamorlaye | 9,082 | 1.9 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Saint-Leu-d'Esserent | 4,638 | 2.1 | C− | D− | C− | B− |
| Précy-sur-Oise | 3,332 | 2.6 | B | C− | A− | C− |
| Saint-Maximin | 3,335 | 2.7 | D− | D− | D− | C− |
| Coye-la-Forêt | 3,915 | 3.8 | B+ | C− | B | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #25 of 56 in Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 26 burglaries and 34 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 32% of compared French towns and #22 of 55 in Oise. 95% of 375 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Rostand in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,604/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gouvieux grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Gouvieux is a commune of 8,867 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Aire Cantilienne. 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.