Noyon grades D overall: better than 5% of compared French towns, and #49 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 22.2 recorded violent incidents and 23.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,381/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pays Noyonnais. Its strongest is walkability (A): 79% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 25% 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.
Each subject compares Noyon 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 Noyon.
Safety
Noyon records more crime per resident than 98% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 623 offenses in the graded categories in Noyon in 2025. Noyon comes 55th of the 56 compared towns in Oise on the Safety Grade. 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, 0.1% of the index here.
22.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage179
Other physical violence134
Family violence125
Sexual violence71
Vehicle theft67
Theft from vehicles25
Burglary22
Drug use134
Theft without violence128
Fraud99
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.
22.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
623
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More people in Noyon are out of work than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: 23.8%
For Noyon, that is above both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Noyon has 6,500 jobs for 4,100 working residents, 1.6 per worker. The median disposable income is €19,080 a year per consumption unit.
25%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
Public transport12%
On foot11%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
6,500
jobs based in Noyon, 1.6 per working resident
23.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Noyon gets a C− for health
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Noyon records 100 deaths per 100 expected, close to Oise’s towns (97) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,640 residents of Noyon died, against 1,317 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 25% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw125
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
15
GPs in Noyon · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chicn Noyon
10.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Chauny
84.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
9 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2001
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Noyon: 6 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2001. 4.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Noyon gets a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,381/m², below both Oise’s towns (€2,311/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). No town in Oise costs less to buy into than Noyon, at €1,381/m², the lowest of 59. Houses in Noyon sell for €1,475/m² and apartments for €1,098/m².
€1,381/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Noyon€1,381/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,475/m²
269
Apartments
€1,098/m²
116
€12.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.00 to €15.23/m² a month)
4.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,240
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Noyonnais
Hôtel de ville: Photo: D Villafruela · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien Hôtel-Dieu: Photo: Pierre Poschadel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien évêché: Photo: Daniel Villafruela . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne cathédrale (église Notre-Dame) et ses annexes: Photo: Noyon Prière de noter la provenance de l'image. · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jean Calvin: Anonymous ( France ) Unknown author, Public domain · Jacques Sarrazin: Gérard Edelinck, Public domain · Bruno Roux: Guydec, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Charles Faroux: La Vie au Grand Air, Public domain
Noyon’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Noyon
Is Noyon safe?
It grades D− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 22 burglaries and 179 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Noyon good?
They grade C−, better than 25% of compared French towns and #32 of 55 in Oise. 96% of 314 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Calvin in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Noyon expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.34/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Noyon grades B− for cost of living.
About Noyon
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Noyon is a commune of 12,971 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Noyonnais. 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.
