Margny-lès-Compiègne grades C overall: better than 31% of compared French towns, and #29 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 12.7% unemployment. At the median price of €2,406/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.5 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 walkability (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 31% 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 Margny-lès-Compiègne 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Margny-lès-Compiègne’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Margny-lès-Compiègne’s story
2 historic monuments, 1 classé
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Margny-lès-Compiègne: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.
Octave Butin, born in 1860, is the one person born in Margny-lès-Compiègne before 1900 that Wikidata records.
2001First protected: Quai des Déportés, en gare de Compiègne
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Margny-lès-Compiègne.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
31.4% of commuters in Margny-lès-Compiègne go to work without a car, more than in Oise’s towns and compared French towns
Margny-lès-Compiègne sits above both Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. 12.7% of the labour force are out of work.
31%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving64%
Public transport19%
On foot8%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,250
jobs based in Margny-lès-Compiègne, 0.6 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 97% of compared French towns
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C−
Margny-lès-Compiègne gets a C− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,406/m², comes from 368 sales of houses and apartments in Margny-lès-Compiègne from July 2023 to June 2026. In Margny-lès-Compiègne, houses go for €2,671/m² and apartments for €2,259/m².
€2,406/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Margny-lès-Compiègne€2,406/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,671/m²
171
Apartments
€2,259/m²
197
€13.88/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.80 to €16.33/m² a month)
6.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,950
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Margny-lès-Compiègne records 92 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 97 in Oise’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 737 residents of Margny-lès-Compiègne died, against 642 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% more. Its two care homes for older people (125 places) count their residents as Margny-lès-Compiègne’s; allowing for them, deaths were 8% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Margny-lès-Compiègne · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Saint Come
1.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Saint Come
84.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Margny-lès-Compiègne: 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
Safety
Margny-lès-Compiègne has less crime per resident than 59% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 174 offenses in the graded categories in Margny-lès-Compiègne in 2025.
6.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage57
Vehicle theft27
Family violence25
Theft from vehicles20
Sexual violence17
Other physical violence16
Burglary12
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence66
Drug use41
Fraud37
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.
6.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
174
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Margny-lès-Compiègne: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Margny-lès-Compiègne
Is Margny-lès-Compiègne safe?
It grades B for safety, #16 of 56 in Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 57 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Margny-lès-Compiègne good?
They grade C, better than 32% of compared French towns and #24 of 55 in Oise. The lycée stands out: 98% of 47 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Sévigné in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Margny-lès-Compiègne expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.88/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Margny-lès-Compiègne grades C− for cost of living.
About Margny-lès-Compiègne
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Margny-lès-Compiègne is a commune of 8,677 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
Population
8,677 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne
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.
