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A town of 4,926 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Laigneville grades C− overall: better than 17% of compared French towns, and #38 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is schools (D): bac results 3.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.9 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,164/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Liancourtois. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 50% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% 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. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Laigneville 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 2 historic monuments in Laigneville: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1911.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Laigneville. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Gallé-Juillet4.6 km southeast, in CreilChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villers-Saint-Paul3.1 km southeast, in Villers-Saint-PaulAttractionAttractionTemple de l'amour4.6 km southeast, in CreilChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montataire4.7 km south, in MontataireMuseumMuseumMusée National Gadzart4.5 km northeast, in LiancourtPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laigneville.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For Laigneville, that is below both Oise’s towns (85.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Simone VeilNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 142 | 80%−5 pts |
| Lycée Marie CurieNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 468 | 89%−5 pts |
| Collège Marcel Callo - Apprentis d'Auteuil PrivateBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 45 | 91%+11 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.
After the care-home adjustment, Laigneville’s deaths ran at 101 per 100 expected, above both Oise’s towns (97) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 281 residents of Laigneville died, against 277 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
17.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Oise’s towns (17.7%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). Laigneville has 1,350 jobs for 2,100 working residents, 0.7 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Laigneville sits above both Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. Those 65 and older account for 16% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Laigneville | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 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.
The median price, €2,164/m², comes from 141 sales of houses and apartments in Laigneville from July 2023 to June 2026. In Laigneville, houses go for €2,283/m² and apartments for €1,925/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,283/m² | 107 |
| Apartments | €1,925/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Laigneville: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Police and gendarmerie recorded 108 offenses in the graded categories in Laigneville in 2025. For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 2.6% of the index here.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Laigneville’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Laigneville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laigneville | 4,926 | — | C− | C | B | C− |
| Cauffry | 2,649 | 1.4 | B | C | B+ | A− |
| Nogent-sur-Oise | 21,907 | 1.9 | D | C− | B− | B |
| Villers-Saint-Paul | 6,480 | 2.1 | D− | D | C+ | D |
| Rantigny | 2,524 | 2.1 | D | C+ | B | D |
| Liancourt | 6,785 | 2.3 | D | C+ | D | B− |
| Montataire | 14,257 | 2.7 | D− | D | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #16 of 56 in Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 26 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns and #51 of 55 in Oise. 89% of 468 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Marie Curie in 2025, 5 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,164/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.63/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Laigneville grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Laigneville is a commune of 4,926 people in the Communauté de communes du Liancourtois. 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.