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Montreuil-sur-BrêcheOise

497 people live in this town in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Montreuil-sur-Brêche a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Montreuil-sur-Brêche out for now.

What makes Montreuil-sur-Brêche stand out

The one thing Montreuil-sur-Brêche does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Ferme de Poneaux ou de Tournelles
Ferme de Poneaux ou de Tournelles · Inscrit · Photo: Claude Shoshany · CC BY-SA 3.0
Montreuil-sur-Brêche’s story

Montreuil-sur-Brêche in pictures

Montreuil-sur-Brêche has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1969.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1969First protected: Ferme de Poneaux ou de Tournelles
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montreuil-sur-Brêche.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 15% of residents are 65 or over

19% are under 15, about level with Oise’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Line up the people of Montreuil-sur-Brêche by age and the one in the middle is 41.4. Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents.

41.4median age
Montreuil-sur-BrêcheOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montreuil-sur-Brêche
Montreuil-sur-BrêcheOise medianFrance median
Under 1519%19%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4424%25%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+15%19%22%
No diploma16%22%19%
CAP or BEP33%26%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education28%26%30%

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

History

Montreuil-sur-Brêche keeps more of its old housing than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919

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Montreuil-sur-Brêche has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1969
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Montreuil-sur-Brêche walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8%

The median disposable income was €26,560 a year per consumption unit, close to both Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970). Montreuil-sur-Brêche holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. No commute at all: 4.6% of working residents locally at the census.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
50
jobs based in Montreuil-sur-Brêche, 0.2 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Montreuil-sur-Brêche than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.18/m² a month

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

Sales in Montreuil-sur-Brêche from July 2023 to June 2026: 18 houses and apartments.

€11.18/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montreuil-sur-Brêche€11.18/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€11.18/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.47 to €13.21/m² a month)
€9.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montreuil-sur-Brêche

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Landmarks

Montreuil-sur-Brêche has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Ferme de Poneaux ou de Tournelles: Photo: Claude Shoshany · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Montreuil-sur-Brêche

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montreuil-sur-Brêche yet.

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Montreuil-sur-Brêche’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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BreslesSaint-Just-en-ChausséeBreteuilAgnetzBeauvaisFitz-JamesBreslesSaint-Just-en-ChausséeBreteuilAgnetzBeauvaisFitz-JamesMontreuil-sur-Brêche
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montreuil-sur-Brêche497—————
Bresles4,0297B−C+CC
Saint-Just-en-Chaussée5,8107DBDC−
Breteuil4,2228.7C+C+DB
Agnetz3,0589.2—B−—B−
Beauvais55,55010DCDC−
Fitz-James2,51410—C—C

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

About Montreuil-sur-Brêche

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Montreuil-sur-Brêche is a commune of 497 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Oise Picarde. 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
497 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Oise Picarde
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
4.1 sq mi (10.6 km²)
INSEE code
60425

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 November 4, 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.