Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 640 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Janville is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Janville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de la Sainte-Trinité, in Choisy-au-Bac, 1.4 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Janville. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Compiègne4.4 km southwest, in Compiègne
MuseumMusée national de la voiture et du tourisme4.6 km southwest, in Compiègne
MuseumCité des bateliers800 m north, in Longueil-AnnelAttractionAttractionClairière de l'Armistice4.3 km southeast, in CompiègneChâteauChâteauChâteau du Francport4.8 km southeast, in Choisy-au-BacChâteauChâteauChâteau du Plessis-Brion2.7 km northeast, in Le Plessis-BrionPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Janville.
Janville sits below both Oise’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. 18% of residents are 65 or over.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Janville | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
That puts Janville below both Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Janville has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Janville, 98.0% passed the bac, above both Oise’s towns (89.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Clotaire BaujoinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 130 | 83%−3 pts |
| Lycée Sévigné PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 47 | 98%+2 pts |
| Collège Ferdinand BacBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 150 | 92%+2 pts |
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.
On this, Janville is below both Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Janville 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 Janville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janville | 640 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Longueil-Annel | 2,586 | 0.9 | D | B− | B− | D− |
| Choisy-au-Bac | 3,449 | 1.2 | B+ | C− | A | C |
| Thourotte | 4,463 | 1.9 | C− | B− | C− | B |
| Margny-lès-Compiègne | 8,677 | 2.7 | C | C− | B | C+ |
| Venette | 2,758 | 3.7 | C− | C | C− | C |
| Compiègne | 40,761 | 3.8 | C− | C− | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Janville is a commune of 640 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne. 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.