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Population 1,071: a town in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Jouy-sous-Thelle’s strongest is cost of living (B+) — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 34% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is its weak spot (D) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 11% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 10.3% unemployment. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Jouy-sous-Thelle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Jouy-sous-Thelle does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Jouy-sous-Thelle 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.
Jouy-sous-Thelle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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On the Culture ministry’s list, Jouy-sous-Thelle counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
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 Jouy-sous-Thelle.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Oise: 84.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 63 deaths in Jouy-sous-Thelle between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 57: 11% above. The nearest emergency department to Jouy-sous-Thelle is Centre hospitalier de Gisors, 9.5 mi away. There are 2 general practitioners locally.
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 adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B−.
Among adults, 24% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 15% of the town, below both Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Jouy-sous-Thelle is 37.7 years old.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Jouy-sous-Thelle | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Jouy-sous-Thelle recorded 29 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
6.0% of Jouy-sous-Thelle’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €26,170 a year per consumption unit, near both Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Jouy-sous-Thelle. Best known first.
The list names few of Jouy-sous-Thelle’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Théribus: Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 3 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Jouy-sous-Thelle as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouy-sous-Thelle | 1,071 | — | — | B+ | — | D |
| Auneuil | 2,898 | 4 | C+ | C | B | A− |
| Chaumont-en-Vexin | 3,338 | 4.9 | C+ | C | B− | B |
| Gisors Eure | 12,410 | 8.9 | D | C− | C | C |
| Sérifontaine | 2,784 | 9 | C− | B− | B | D− |
| Méru | 13,897 | 9.5 | D− | C− | C | C− |
| Beauvais | 55,550 | 9.7 | D | C | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Jouy-sous-Thelle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 8.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Jouy-sous-Thelle is a commune of 1,071 people in the Communauté de communes du Vexin-Thelle. 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 November 4, 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.