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A town of 21,907 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Nogent-sur-Oise grades D overall: better than 15% of compared French towns, and #41 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 18.7% unemployment. At the median price of €1,765/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.4 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+): 87% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 35% 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 3 things Nogent-sur-Oise does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Nogent-sur-Oise 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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The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Nogent-sur-Oise: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Nogent-sur-Oise. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Gallé-Juillet1.6 km south, in CreilAttractionAttractionTemple de l'amour1.5 km south, in CreilChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villers-Saint-Paul1.5 km northeast, in Villers-Saint-PaulChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montataire2.8 km southwest, in MontataireMuseumMuseumMaison de la Faïence1.6 km south, in CreilPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nogent-sur-Oise.
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €19,370 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 27.1% of working residents in Nogent-sur-Oise went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Nogent-sur-Oise is 85.4%, below Oise’s towns (89.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Ranked by results, schools here are #46 of 55 in Oise.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marcel Callo - Apprentis d'Auteuil PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 45 | 91%+11 pts |
| Lycée Marie CurieNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 468 | 89%−5 pts |
| Collège Gabriel HavezBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 166 | 73%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, lower than both Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 23% have a degree. At 34.8, the median resident of Nogent-sur-Oise sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Nogent-sur-Oise | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €2,153/m² in Nogent-sur-Oise, apartments for €1,484/m². The median price, €1,765/m², comes from 415 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €14.31/m² a month, close to Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,153/m² | 208 |
| Apartments | €1,484/m² | 207 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Oise, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 1,470 deaths in Nogent-sur-Oise between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,426: 3% above. For a family doctor, residents of Nogent-sur-Oise can choose among 6 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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Nogent-sur-Oise: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Marie-et-Sainte-Brigitte de Nogent-les-Vierges. The pre-1919 share of homes is 5.3%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Nogent-sur-Oise. Over 2025, Nogent-sur-Oise logged 464 recorded offenses. Violence against people averaged 8.7 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 13.8.
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.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Nogent-sur-Oise: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Croix des Vierges: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr · Restes du château de Sarcus: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nogent-sur-Oise yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nogent-sur-Oise | 21,907 | — | D | C− | B− | B |
| Creil | 36,301 | 1.3 | D− | D | C− | C− |
| Villers-Saint-Paul | 6,480 | 1.3 | D− | D | C+ | D |
| Montataire | 14,257 | 1.8 | D− | D | C− | D |
| Laigneville | 4,926 | 1.9 | C− | C | B | C− |
| Verneuil-en-Halatte | 4,775 | 2.5 | A− | C− | A | A− |
| Cauffry | 2,649 | 3.3 | B | C | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #31 of 56 in Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 39 burglaries and 136 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 10% of compared French towns and #46 of 55 in Oise. 89% of 468 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Marie Curie in 2025, 5 points below 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 €1,765/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Nogent-sur-Oise grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Nogent-sur-Oise is a commune of 21,907 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.
