Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 271 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Passel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Passel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp, in Chiry-Ourscamp, 1.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Passel. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du Noyonnais4 km northeast, in NoyonAttractionAttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Noyon4.1 km northeast, in NoyonAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Royale de Saint-Éloi de Noyon4 km northeast, in NoyonAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Barthélemy de Noyon4.1 km northeast, in NoyonMuseumMuseumMusée Jean Calvin3.9 km northeast, in NoyonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Passel.
16% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and below Oise’s towns (19%). The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a quarter of residents. Among adults, 20% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Passel | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
11.8% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 250 jobs are based in Passel, for 100 working residents (2.2 per worker). No commute at all: 1.8% of working residents locally at the census.
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 nearest general lycée is 3.1 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 83 | 99%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Passel.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Passel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Passel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passel | 271 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noyon | 12,971 | 2.6 | D | B− | D− | C− |
| Ribécourt-Dreslincourt | 3,871 | 3.3 | D− | B | C− | D |
| Thourotte | 4,463 | 6.4 | C− | B− | C− | B |
| Longueil-Annel | 2,586 | 7.6 | D | B− | B− | D− |
| Choisy-au-Bac | 3,449 | 8.7 | B+ | C− | A | C |
| Margny-lès-Compiègne | 8,677 | 11 | C | C− | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Passel is a commune of 271 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
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.