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A town of 1,829 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Grandfresnoy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 10% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,255/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine d'Estrées. Its strongest is jobs & income (B+): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 5.7% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Grandfresnoy does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Grandfresnoy 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Grandfresnoy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Nicolas, in Jonquières, 3.7 mi away.
17% 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 Grandfresnoy.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 120 deaths in Grandfresnoy from 2016 to 2025; there were 132, 10% more. Life expectancy in Oise: 84.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Grandfresnoy is Ch Chicn Compiegne, 6.3 mi away. There is one general practitioner in the town.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Children under 15 make up 20%, about level with Oise’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 32% have a degree. Line up the people of Grandfresnoy by age and the one in the middle is 41.2.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Grandfresnoy | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €29,010 a year per consumption unit. 7.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
Behind the median of €2,255/m²: 55 houses and apartments sold in Grandfresnoy between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €10.10/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.83/m² a month, below Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,255/m² | 55 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Grandfresnoy 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 Grandfresnoy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandfresnoy | 1,829 | — | — | B− | — | D |
| Estrées-Saint-Denis | 3,664 | 4 | A− | B | A | C+ |
| Pontpoint | 3,275 | 4.7 | B+ | C | A+ | C− |
| Pont-Sainte-Maxence | 12,361 | 5.2 | C | C | C+ | C− |
| Verberie | 3,898 | 5.5 | C+ | C− | B− | B+ |
| Lacroix-Saint-Ouen | 5,415 | 6 | C+ | C− | B− | C− |
| Venette | 2,758 | 7.4 | C− | C | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Grandfresnoy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,255/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Grandfresnoy grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Grandfresnoy is a commune of 1,829 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine d'Estrées. 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.