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Marest-sur-MatzOise

A town of 375 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Marest-sur-Matz a good place to live?

Marest-sur-Matz is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Marest-sur-Matz’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Marest-sur-Matz’s story

No historic monuments in Marest-sur-Matz

The Culture ministry lists no building in Marest-sur-Matz 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, 1.3 mi away.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marest-sur-Matz.

Who lives here

Marest-sur-Matz has fewer young adults than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 7.7% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 17%, below Oise’s towns (19%) and close to compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Marest-sur-Matz is 45. Retirement age and beyond: 21% of residents are 65 or older.

45median age
Marest-sur-MatzOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Marest-sur-Matz
Marest-sur-MatzOise medianFrance median
Under 1517%19%17%
15–247.7%11%11%
25–4426%25%23%
45–6429%25%26%
65+21%19%22%
No diploma17%22%19%
CAP or BEP29%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education30%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Marest-sur-Matz are out of work than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.5%

Jobs based in Marest-sur-Matz number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.2 per worker). 3.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,740 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
50
jobs based in Marest-sur-Matz, 0.2 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

General-bac pupils go 6.3 mi to the nearest lycée.

83.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Marest-sur-Matz83.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Clotaire BaujoinNearest collègeCollègeCollège13083%−3 pts
83.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Marest-sur-Matz than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.77/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Marest-sur-Matz: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€11.77/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Marest-sur-Matz€11.77/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€11.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.00 to €13.84/m² a month)
€10.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Marest-sur-Matz

12pages on Marest-sur-Matz

Landmarks

Nothing in Marest-sur-Matz is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Marest-sur-Matz

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Marest-sur-Matz yet.

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Marest-sur-Matz’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Oise →
ThourotteLongueil-AnnelRibécourt-DreslincourtChoisy-au-BacMargny-lès-CompiègneVenetteThourotteLongueil-AnnelRibécourt-DreslincourtChoisy-au-BacMargny-lès-CompiègneVenetteMarest-sur-Matz
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Marest-sur-Matz375—————
Thourotte4,4633.1C−B−C−B
Longueil-Annel2,5863.3DB−B−D−
Ribécourt-Dreslincourt3,8714.5D−BC−D
Choisy-au-Bac3,4495.3B+C−AC
Margny-lès-Compiègne8,6775.6CC−BC+
Venette2,7586.3C−CC−C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Marest-sur-Matz

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Marest-sur-Matz is a commune of 375 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

Population
375 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.3 sq mi (3.2 km²)
INSEE code
60378

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.