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MarollesOise

A town of 641 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Marolles a good place to live?

Marolles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

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Église · Classé · Photo: GO69 · CC0
Marolles’ story

Marolles in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Marolles: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

30% 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 Marolles.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Marolles than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: 20% of adults

The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.3% of residents, below both Oise’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%.

43.6median age
MarollesOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Marolles
MarollesOise medianFrance median
Under 1516%19%17%
15–249.3%11%11%
25–4428%25%23%
45–6429%25%26%
65+18%19%22%
No diploma27%22%19%
CAP or BEP32%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education20%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Marolles: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
1920
first monument protected
30%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Marolles walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6%

The jobless rate is 9.0%. Jobs located in Marolles: 50, for 300 residents in work (0.2 each). Half of residents lived on more than €26,790 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970).

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport6%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Marolles, 0.2 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Marolles is €11.53/m² a month, against €13.79/m² in Oise’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 22 homes in Marolles. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.64/m² a month.

€11.53/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Marolles€11.53/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€11.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.53 to €13.96/m² a month)
€8.64/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de La Ferté-Milon and 3 more in and around Marolles

Heritage and museums in and near Marolles. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Marolles

13pages on Marolles

Landmarks

Marolles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Marolles

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Marolles yet.

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Marolles’ 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 →
Villers-CotterêtsLizy-sur-OurcqCrépy-en-ValoisNanteuil-le-HaudouinEssômes-sur-MarneLa Ferté-sous-JouarreVillers-CotterêtsLizy-sur-OurcqCrépy-en-ValoisNanteuil-le-HaudouinEssômes-sur-MarneLa Ferté-sous-JouarreMarolles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Marolles641—————
Villers-Cotterêts Aisne10,4895.7DC+CC−
Lizy-sur-Ourcq Seine-et-Marne3,62711D−C+D−D
Crépy-en-Valois14,35111B−C−BB−
Nanteuil-le-Haudouin4,25814B−C−B−D−
Essômes-sur-Marne Aisne2,69115CC+A−D
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Seine-et-Marne10,25415D−CCD

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

About Marolles

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Marolles is a commune of 641 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Valois. 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
641 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Valois
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.3 km²)
INSEE code
60385

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.