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OrrouyOise

A town of 572 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Population

572

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€13.05

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€29,110

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

10%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Orrouy a good place to live?

Orrouy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Orrouy stand out

The one thing Orrouy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

31% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 51.2. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Ruines de la chapelle romane de Champlieu · Classé · Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Orrouy’s story

Orrouy in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Orrouy: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1846.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Léon-Honoré Labande, born in 1867, is the one person born in Orrouy before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1846First protected: Ruines gallo-romaines de Champlieu
1965Most recently protected: Souterrains dits Catacombes de Champlieu

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Orrouy.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Orrouy than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15

Orrouy sits below both Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. 31% of residents are 65 or over.

51.2median age

OrrouyOise medianFrance median

Oise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

31%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%

CAP or BEP24%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Orrouy
	Orrouy	Oise median	France median
Under 15	13%	19%	17%
15–24	9.3%	11%	11%
25–44	19%	25%	23%
45–64	28%	25%	26%
65+	31%	19%	22%
No diploma	24%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	24%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	18%	18%
Higher education	27%	26%	30%

Full pageOrrouy’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages51.2 median age · 31% are 65 or over Households220 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad3.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Orrouy?”

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

History

Orrouy keeps more of its old housing than Oise or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

That puts Orrouy above both Oise’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Orrouy: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Orrouy is Ruines gallo-romaines de Champlieu.

5historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3

Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Ruines gallo-romaines de Champlieu 2nd c.
Ruines de la chapelle romane de Champlieu 11th & 12th c.

Antiquity

oldest protected part

1846

first monument protected

Full pageOrrouy’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes34% built before 1919 · Older homes Map5 historic monuments Classé3 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Orrouy?”

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Orrouy run higher than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: a median €29,110 a year per consumption unit

On this, Orrouy is above both Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 8.0%. Orrouy has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

Public transport6%

On foot2%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

100

jobs based in Orrouy, 0.4 per working resident

8.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€29,110

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€29,110 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Orrouy is €13.05/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€13.05/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Orrouy€13.05/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Oise median€13.79/m²

€13.05/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.05 to €15.41/m² a month)

€11.54/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageOrrouy’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€13.05/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château d'Orrouy and 6 more in and around Orrouy

Heritage, gardens and other places to visit in and near Orrouy. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Orrouyin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Mothe1.7 km west, in Béthisy-Saint-Martin ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Douye4 km west, in Béthisy-Saint-Pierre ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Roi Jean4 km west, in Béthisy-Saint-Pierre GardenGardenJardin Botanique4.6 km east, in Morienval ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gilocourt1.6 km east, in Gilocourt

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Orrouy

12pages on Orrouy

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.2 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing19 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors50% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.2 History5 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Orrouy: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Ruines gallo-romaines de ChamplieuArchaeological site · 2nd c.

Inscrit

Souterrains dits Catacombes de ChamplieuArchaeological site · Middle Ages

Photo credits

Ruines gallo-romaines de Champlieu: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Orrouy

One notable person was born in Orrouy.

Their page →

Léon-Honoré LabandeFrench historian and librarian (1867–1939)

Orrouy’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 →

Béthisy-Saint-PierreCrépy-en-ValoisLacroix-Saint-OuenVerberieCompiègneVenetteOrrouy

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Orrouy	572	—	—	—	—	—
Béthisy-Saint-Pierre	3,111	2.7	C	C⁺	A⁻	D
Crépy-en-Valois	14,351	4.5	B⁻	C⁻	B	B⁻
Lacroix-Saint-Ouen	5,415	5.6	C⁺	C⁻	B⁻	C⁻
Verberie	3,898	5.9	C⁺	C⁻	B⁻	B⁺
Compiègne	40,761	8.2	C⁻	C⁻	C	C⁺
Venette	2,758	9	C⁻	C	C⁻	C

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

About Orrouy

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Orrouy is a commune of 572 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

Population: 572 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Valois
Département: Oise (60)
Région: Hauts-de-France
Area: 6.3 sq mi (16.4 km²)
INSEE code: 60481

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.