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A town of 2,327 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Le Meux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (C−): bac results 6.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,500/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 2 jobs per working resident; 6.7% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Le Meux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Meux 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 1 historic monument in Le Meux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1977.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Meux.
In the comparison, Le Meux comes above both Oise’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 15% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Le Meux | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Le Meux is 86.9%, below both Oise’s towns (89.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules VerneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 130 | 88%−2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Charles de GaulleNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 224 | 91%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,500/m², comes from 69 sales of houses and apartments in Le Meux from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,480/m² | 64 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For Le Meux, that is above both Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970). 6.7% of the labour force are out of work. Le Meux has 2,400 jobs for 1,150 working residents, 2 per worker.
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 lists 1 historic monument in Le Meux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 115 residents of Le Meux died, against 127 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
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
Police and gendarmerie recorded 13 offenses in the graded categories in Le Meux in 2025. For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft, 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, 26.2% 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
Heritage and family days out in and near Le Meux. Best known first.
Le Meux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Meux 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 Meux | 2,327 | — | — | C | — | C+ |
| Lacroix-Saint-Ouen | 5,415 | 1.9 | C+ | C− | B− | C− |
| Verberie | 3,898 | 4 | C+ | C− | B− | B+ |
| Compiègne | 40,761 | 4.3 | C− | C− | C | C+ |
| Venette | 2,758 | 4.4 | C− | C | C− | C |
| Béthisy-Saint-Pierre | 3,111 | 5.1 | C | C+ | A− | D |
| Margny-lès-Compiègne | 8,677 | 5.4 | C | C− | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Le Meux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 12.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 20% of compared French towns. 91% of 224 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Charles de Gaulle in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.91/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Meux grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Le Meux is a commune of 2,327 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne. 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.