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A town of 1,367 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Ons-en-Bray has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 16 points below the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Ons-en-Bray 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 no building in Ons-en-Bray as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Denis, in Hodenc-en-Bray, 3.4 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ons-en-Bray.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.8 mi away. There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 6.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les FontainettesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 123 | 68%−16 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 4.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Ons-en-Bray holds 500 jobs; 600 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
84 deaths in Ons-en-Bray between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 83: 1% above. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 101 per 100 expected, above both Oise’s towns (97) and compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Ons-en-Bray is Ch Beauvais, 6.7 mi away. Women in Oise live to 84.5 on average and men to 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Ons-en-Bray from July 2023 to June 2026: 29 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €11.52/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among adults, 23% have a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, above Oise’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. At 45.4, the median resident of Ons-en-Bray sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Ons-en-Bray | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Ons-en-Bray. Best known first.
Nothing in Ons-en-Bray is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Ons-en-Bray.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ons-en-Bray | 1,367 | — | — | C | — | C− |
| Auneuil | 2,898 | 4.5 | C+ | C | B | A− |
| Beauvais | 55,550 | 7.1 | D | C | D | C− |
| Sérifontaine | 2,784 | 8.6 | C− | B− | B | D− |
| Gournay-en-Bray Seine-Maritime | 5,723 | 10 | C− | A− | D | B− |
| Chaumont-en-Vexin | 3,338 | 11 | C+ | C | B− | B |
| Gisors Eure | 12,410 | 12 | D | C− | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Ons-en-Bray has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 0% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Ons-en-Bray is a commune of 1,367 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Bray. 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) · 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.