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A town of 1,117 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Moliens has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 12.9% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Moliens does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Moliens 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 no building in Moliens as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Vast d'Agnières, in Hescamps, 5.3 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moliens.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
89 deaths in Moliens between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 71: 25% above. The nearest emergency department to Moliens is Ch Beauvais, 18.9 mi away. At birth, a girl in Oise can expect 84.5 years and a boy 79.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,678/m², lower than both Oise’s towns (€2,311/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). The market in Moliens: 30 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.81/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,678/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
12.9% of the labour force were unemployed, above Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 5.9% of commuters got to work without a car.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
18% of residents have reached 65. The age that splits Moliens in two is 39.9. The share of residents under 15 is 18%.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Moliens | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Moliens 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 Moliens 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moliens | 1,117 | — | — | A− | — | D− |
| Grandvilliers | 2,786 | 5.7 | C− | B | D | C− |
| Forges-les-Eaux Seine-Maritime | 3,642 | 13 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Crèvecœur-le-Grand | 3,462 | 13 | A− | B− | B+ | A+ |
| Gournay-en-Bray Seine-Maritime | 5,723 | 13 | C− | A− | D | B− |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray Seine-Maritime | 4,662 | 17 | C− | B+ | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Moliens has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Moliens grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Moliens is a commune of 1,117 people in the Communauté de communes de la Picardie Verte. 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.