Morienval has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Morienval 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 Morienval.
Who lives here
Few people in Morienval are 65 or over: 16%, below Oise’s towns and compared French towns
19% are under 15, about level with Oise’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Morienval has a median age of 41.7. Graduates make up 31% of adults.
41.7median age
MorienvalOise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Morienval run higher than in 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Oise: 84.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 60 residents of Morienval died, against 61 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. Adjusted for age and care homes, Morienval records 98 deaths per 100 expected, about level with Oise’s towns (97) and above compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Morienval is Ch Chicn Compiegne, 8.5 mi away.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Morienval · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chicn Compiegne
8.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Chicn Compiegne
84.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Morienval: 25% 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.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Since 1991, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Among the classé monuments in Morienval is Ancien prieuré de Saint-Nicolas de Courson dans la forêt de Compiègne.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Buying in Morienval costs less than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,917/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 4.7 years of the median income in Communauté de communes du Pays de Valois. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.75/m² a month. Also worth knowing: the market in Morienval: 32 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,917/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Morienval€1,917/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,917/m²
32
€13.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.05 to €15.41/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,270
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Valois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Morienval is better off than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,090 a year per consumption unit
Morienval has 100 jobs for 500 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The jobless rate is 8.9%. Bus, tram or train carried 10.3% of working residents in Morienval to work at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport10%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Morienval, 0.2 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 47% of compared French towns
Ancienne abbaye: Photo: Morienval_-_abbaye_-_façade.jpg : Idarvol derivative work: Rabanus Flavus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien prieuré de Saint-Nicolas de Courson dans la forêt de Compiègne: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Morienval
Is Morienval safe?
Morienval has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.3 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Morienval expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.05/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Morienval grades B− for cost of living.
About Morienval
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Morienval is a commune of 1,035 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
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.
