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A town of 5,319 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

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Mouy, Oise · Clicsouris · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Mouy a good place to live?

Mouy grades D overall: better than 10% of compared French towns, and #45 of 56 in Oise. At the median price of €1,969/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Clermontois. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% 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.

What makes Mouy stand out

The 2 things Mouy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Mouy grades

Each subject compares Mouy 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.

How grading works

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Église Saint-Léger
Église Saint-Léger · Classé · Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mouy’s story

Mouy in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Mouy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1936.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 3 people born in Mouy before 1900, the earliest Charlotte de la Résurrection, in 1715.

  • 1936First protected: Église Saint-Léger
  • 1990Most recently protected: Maison Bordez-Greber
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mouy.

Work & commuteJobs & income D−

More people in Mouy are out of work than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.1%

Mouy sits above both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. The median disposable income is €23,600 a year per consumption unit.

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
Public transport7%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
1,100
jobs based in Mouy, 0.5 per working resident
14.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 83% of compared French towns

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

HealthHealth C−

Mouy’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 77% of compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

After the care-home adjustment, Mouy’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, close to Oise’s towns (97) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 561 residents of Mouy died, against 395 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 42% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.

−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw142
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Mouy · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Clermont
11.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Novo site Beaumont Ex Carnelle Porte de L Oise
84.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 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

Safety

Mouy records more crime per resident than 76% of compared French towns

Police and gendarmerie recorded 152 offenses in the graded categories in Mouy in 2025. Violence against people ran at 14.7 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 13.7 (2023–2025 average). For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 2.0% of the index here.

14.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage41
Family violence40
Other physical violence24
Vehicle theft16
Burglary12
Sexual violence10
Theft from vehicles9
Fraud26
Theft without violence15
Drug use13

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.

14.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
152
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published

Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

That puts Mouy below both Oise’s towns (85.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

82.0%passed the brevetCSchool Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Mouy82.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Romain RollandNearest collègeCollègeCollège13282%−1 pt
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate
0.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Mouy than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: 20% of adults

On this, Mouy is below both Oise’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

39.9median age
MouyOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Mouy
MouyOise medianFrance median
Under 1519%19%17%
15–2412%11%11%
25–4426%25%23%
45–6425%25%26%
65+18%19%22%
No diploma29%22%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education20%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Mouy: 19% 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.

In the comparison, Mouy comes above both Oise’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Mouy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Mouy is Église Saint-Léger.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1936
first monument protected

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

HousingCost of living B−

Mouy gets a B− for cost of living

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

The median price, €1,969/m², comes from 162 sales of houses and apartments in Mouy from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,969/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Mouy€1,969/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,969/m²124
Apartments€1,956/m²38
€12.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.66 to €15.04/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,840
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Clermontois

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mouy

15pages on Mouy

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Mouy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Léger: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Mouy

4 notable people were born in Mouy.

See all 4 →
Photo credits

Marc Tiffeneau: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain · Charlotte de la Résurrection: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Louis Isoré: L. Isoré, Public domain

Mouy’s neighbors

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

All towns in Oise →
BuryCires-lès-MelloNoaillesCauffryRantignyBreuil-le-VertBuryCires-lès-MelloNoaillesCauffryRantignyBreuil-le-VertMouy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mouy5,319—DB−C−C−
Bury2,8381.2—C+—A−
Cires-lès-Mello3,9783.7B−C+A−C−
Noailles2,8775.4C−CBD
Cauffry2,6495.5BCB+A−
Rantigny2,5245.6DC+BD
Breuil-le-Vert3,1835.7BCA−B−

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

Questions about Mouy

Is Mouy safe?

It grades C− for safety, #39 of 56 in Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 41 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Mouy good?

They grade C, better than 25% of compared French towns and #30 of 55 in Oise. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Mouy expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,969/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €1,969/m² (124 sales), apartments €1,956/m² (38 sales). Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.66/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mouy grades B− for cost of living.

About Mouy

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Mouy is a commune of 5,319 people in the Communauté de communes du Clermontois. 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
5,319 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Clermontois
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.9 sq mi (10.2 km²)
INSEE code
60439

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.