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The town, home to 1,512 people, lies in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Where it does best is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (B+): 80% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Schools lag: brevet results 16 points below the expected rate. Residents’ health trails most towns (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Lachapelle-aux-Pots 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 one thing Lachapelle-aux-Pots does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lachapelle-aux-Pots 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.
Lachapelle-aux-Pots has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lachapelle-aux-Pots; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2000.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lachapelle-aux-Pots.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 7.9 mi away. For collège, the closest is 1.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les FontainettesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 123 | 68%−16 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 113 deaths in Lachapelle-aux-Pots from 2016 to 2025; there were 141, 25% more. The nearest emergency department to Lachapelle-aux-Pots is Ch Beauvais, 7.3 mi away. The town has one family doctor. In Oise, women can expect to live 84.5 years and men 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €1,733/m², below Oise’s towns (€2,311/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Among the homes sold, 81% were houses. A house rents for an estimated €9.04/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,877/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For its 650 residents in work, Lachapelle-aux-Pots has 300 jobs: 0.5 each. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Lachapelle-aux-Pots didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lachapelle-aux-Pots; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, between Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 18% of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Lachapelle-aux-Pots | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Museums, family days out and heritage in and near Lachapelle-aux-Pots. Best known first.
Lachapelle-aux-Pots has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Lachapelle-aux-Pots 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachapelle-aux-Pots | 1,512 | — | — | B+ | — | D− |
| Auneuil | 2,898 | 6.6 | C+ | C | B | A− |
| Beauvais | 55,550 | 8.1 | D | C | D | C− |
| Gournay-en-Bray Seine-Maritime | 5,723 | 8.8 | C− | A− | D | B− |
| Sérifontaine | 2,784 | 9.1 | C− | B− | B | D− |
| Chaumont-en-Vexin | 3,338 | 13 | C+ | C | B− | B |
| Gisors Eure | 12,410 | 13 | D | C− | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Lachapelle-aux-Pots has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.6 recorded violent incidents and 10.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 0% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Lachapelle-aux-Pots grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Lachapelle-aux-Pots is a commune of 1,512 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Bray. 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 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.