Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 830 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Machemont is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Machemont as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Flor, in Élincourt-Sainte-Marguerite, 3.3 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and museums in and near Machemont. Best known first.
MuseumCité des bateliers4.2 km south, in Longueil-AnnelChâteauChâteauChâteau du Plessis-Brion3.6 km south, in Le Plessis-BrionMonastery or conventMonastery or conventPrieuré de la Verrue4.7 km east, in PimprezPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Machemont.
That puts Machemont below both Oise’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). 20% of residents are children under 15.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Machemont | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
On this, Machemont is below both Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Machemont has 50 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.1 per worker. 8.1% of the labour force are out of work.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
78.0% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Machemont, below both Oise’s towns (89.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Clotaire BaujoinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 130 | 83%−3 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Arthur RimbaudNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 105 | 78%−6 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.
In the comparison, Machemont comes below both Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Machemont is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Machemont 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machemont | 830 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thourotte | 4,463 | 1.2 | C− | B− | C− | B |
| Longueil-Annel | 2,586 | 2.2 | D | B− | B− | D− |
| Ribécourt-Dreslincourt | 3,871 | 2.4 | D− | B | C− | D |
| Choisy-au-Bac | 3,449 | 4 | B+ | C− | A | C |
| Margny-lès-Compiègne | 8,677 | 5.6 | C | C− | B | C+ |
| Venette | 2,758 | 6.5 | C− | C | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Machemont is a commune of 830 people in the Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées. 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.