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A town of 180 in Oise, Hauts-de-France. 14% of residents are 15 to 24.
Le Hamel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Le Hamel does most differently from other towns.
Le Hamel has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 2007.
22% 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 Le Hamel.
Nearly a fifth of adults hold a degree, below both Oise’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 14% of residents are 65 or older. Half the people of Le Hamel are older than 40.8.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Le Hamel | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Le Hamel is Église Notre-Dame du Hamel.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stands at 8.5%. No commute at all: 6.8% of working residents in Le Hamel at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €10.06/m² a month. Le Hamel recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Le Hamel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame du Hamel: Photo: Claude villetaneuse · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Hamel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Hamel | 180 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grandvilliers | 2,786 | 3.5 | C− | B | D | C− |
| Crèvecœur-le-Grand | 3,462 | 3.9 | A− | B− | B+ | A+ |
| Breteuil | 4,222 | 13 | C+ | C+ | D | B |
| Beauvais | 55,550 | 15 | D | C | D | C− |
| Gournay-en-Bray Seine-Maritime | 5,723 | 17 | C− | A− | D | B− |
| Ailly-sur-Noye Somme | 2,648 | 18 | A | B | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Le Hamel is a commune of 180 people in the Communauté de communes de la Picardie Verte. 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.