La Drenne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 52% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
What makes La Drenne stand out
The 2 things La Drenne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Drenne 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Drenne.
Who lives here
A town of families: 21% of people in La Drenne are under 15, more than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns
Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older. 29% of adults hold a degree. Line up the people of La Drenne by age and the one in the middle is 39.1.
39.1median age
La DrenneOise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C
La Drenne is better off than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,190 a year per consumption unit
9.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Per resident in work, La Drenne counts 0.2 jobs (100 jobs, 500 workers). Unemployment stands at 9.4%.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport7%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in La Drenne, 0.2 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 32% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
La Drenne’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 66% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
53 deaths in La Drenne between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 56: 6% below. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in La Drenne come to 94 per 100 predicted. The nearest emergency department to La Drenne is Ch Beauvais, 10.4 mi away. Average lifespans in Oise: 84.5 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in La Drenne · 1.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Beauvais
10.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Beauvais
84.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape La Drenne: 19% were built before 1919, more than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in La Drenne; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Renting in La Drenne costs less than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.49/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,078/m²: 49 houses and apartments sold in La Drenne between July 2023 and June 2026. A home here costs 5.5 years of the median income in Communauté de communes des Sablons.
€2,078/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Drenne€2,078/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,078/m²
49
€11.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.26 to €14.26/m² a month)
5.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,310
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Sablons
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Drenne
Is La Drenne safe?
La Drenne 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 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is La Drenne expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,078/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Drenne grades B− for cost of living.
About La Drenne
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
La Drenne is a commune of 1,080 people in the Communauté de communes des Sablons. 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
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.
