Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €2,229/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Sablons. Getting around depends on the car (C−). It skews young: only 13% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Montchevreuil has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Montchevreuil 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montchevreuil.
Who lives here
Children make up 22% of Montchevreuil, above Oise’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 31% of adults, above Oise’s towns (26%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 13% of the population. Aged 15 to 24: 8.8% of residents.
39.8median age
MontchevreuilOise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Fewer commuters in Montchevreuil walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 7.7%
The median disposable income is €28,450 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Montchevreuil: 100, for 650 residents in work (0.2 each). Unemployment stood at 7.1%, below Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Montchevreuil, 0.2 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 20% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Montchevreuil has a higher adjusted death rate than 77% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Montchevreuil’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, about level with Oise’s towns (97) and above compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 73 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 72, 1% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Montchevreuil is Centre hospitalier de Gisors, 10.8 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Oise is 84.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Montchevreuil · 0.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Gisors
10.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Gisors
84.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,229/m²: 37 houses and apartments sold in Montchevreuil between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.26/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and below Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²). Among the homes sold, 97% were houses.
€2,229/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montchevreuil€2,229/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,246/m²
36
€12.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.12 to €14.85/m² a month)
5.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.03/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,310
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Sablons
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Montchevreuil keeps more of its old housing than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Montchevreuil; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montchevreuil
Is Montchevreuil safe?
Montchevreuil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Montchevreuil expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,229/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montchevreuil grades C+ for cost of living.
About Montchevreuil
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Montchevreuil is a commune of 1,326 people in the Communauté de communes des Sablons. 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
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.
