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A town of 14,257 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Montataire grades D− overall: behind almost every compared French town. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 19.2% unemployment. At the median price of €2,052/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Creil Sud Oise. Its strongest is walkability (A): 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 26% 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.
The 2 things Montataire does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Montataire 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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On the Culture ministry’s list, Montataire counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Wikidata records 3 people born in Montataire before 1900, the earliest Maurice Borrel, in 1804.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Montataire. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Gallé-Juillet2.7 km east, in CreilAttractionAttractionMaison Troglodyte de Pierre l'Hermitein townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Laversine3 km southeast, in Saint-MaximinMonastery or conventMonastery or conventÉglise prieurale Saint-Nicolas de Saint-Leu-d'Esserent4.7 km south, in Saint-Leu-d'EsserentAttractionAttractionTemple de l'amour3 km east, in CreilPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montataire.
People 65 and over make up 13% of the town, below Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under-15s account for 26% of the population. The age that splits Montataire in two is 34.5.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Montataire | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 34% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 838 residents of Montataire died, against 675 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 24% more. Average lifespans in Oise: 84.5 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Montataire can choose among 10 GPs.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 25.6% of commuters at the census. Unemployment stood at 19.2%, above Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 2.4% of working residents in Montataire didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,052/m²: 206 houses and apartments sold in Montataire between July 2023 and June 2026. Apartments in Montataire sell for €1,412/m², houses for €2,286/m². Among the homes sold, 67% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,286/m² | 137 |
| Apartments | €1,412/m² | 69 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Montataire, 85.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Oise’s towns (89.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On results, collèges and lycées here come #37 of 55 in Oise.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Anatole FranceNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 170 | 75%−4 pts |
| Lycée André MalrauxNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 225 | 95%+2 pts |
| Collège Marcel Callo - Apprentis d'Auteuil PrivateBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 45 | 91%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Montataire. 2025 saw 392 offenses recorded locally. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 10.3 violent offenses and 19 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Montataire is Église (ancienne église collégiale). 7% of its homes were built before 1919, below Oise’s towns (9.3%) and close to compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On the Culture ministry’s list, Montataire counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Église (ancienne église collégiale): Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0
5 notable people were born in Montataire.
Constant Ménager: Agence Rol, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montataire | 14,257 | — | D− | D | C− | D |
| Nogent-sur-Oise | 21,907 | 1.8 | D | C− | B− | B |
| Creil | 36,301 | 1.9 | D− | D | C− | C− |
| Saint-Maximin | 3,335 | 2.6 | D− | D− | D− | C− |
| Laigneville | 4,926 | 2.7 | C− | C | B | C− |
| Saint-Leu-d'Esserent | 4,638 | 3.1 | C− | D− | C− | B− |
| Villers-Saint-Paul | 6,480 | 3.1 | D− | D | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #40 of 56 in Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 27 burglaries and 105 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 16% of compared French towns and #37 of 55 in Oise. The lycée stands out: 95% of 225 candidates passed the bac at Lycée André Malraux 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.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,052/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.79/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montataire grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Montataire is a commune of 14,257 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Creil Sud Oise. 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.
