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A town of 1,786 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Plailly has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 18.1 recorded violent incidents and 20.9 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 €3,381/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de l'Aire Cantilienne. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 2.4 jobs per working resident; 7.2% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Plailly does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Plailly 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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On the Culture ministry’s list, Plailly counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, family days out and heritage in and near Plailly. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plailly.
The commonest graded crime in Plailly was criminal damage (2025). This Oise town has 1,900 jobs for 800 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Its tally for 2025: 58 recorded offenses.
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 · For theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 2.3% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Oise’s towns (17.7%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 7.2%. Also worth knowing: at the census, 3.5% of working residents in Plailly didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
At birth, a girl in Oise can expect 84.5 years and a boy 79.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 215 deaths in Plailly from 2016 to 2025; there were 243, 13% more. The nearest emergency department to Plailly is Ch Ghpso Senlis, 6.5 mi away. There are 2 general practitioners locally.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Plailly, 95.9% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Oise’s towns (89.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The closest collège is 1.1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Dominique PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 221 | 100%+2 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Dominique PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 158 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège du ServoisBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 76 | 96%+1 pt |
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.
Behind the median of €3,381/m²: 54 houses and apartments sold in Plailly between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for just over four in five sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 54 homes were sold here.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,381/m² | 44 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Plailly counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Graduates make up nearly two in five adults. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, higher than both Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 17% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Plailly | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
The list names few of Plailly’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Plailly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plailly | 1,786 | — | — | C | D | A− |
| Saint-Witz Val-d'Oise | 2,724 | 1.1 | B− | D− | C− | A |
| Survilliers Val-d'Oise | 4,091 | 1.9 | D | D | D | D |
| Vémars Val-d'Oise | 3,124 | 2.5 | D | D− | D− | B− |
| La Chapelle-en-Serval | 3,084 | 2.8 | C+ | C | B− | C |
| Moussy-le-Neuf Seine-et-Marne | 3,253 | 2.8 | C+ | D− | B− | C− |
| Fosses Val-d'Oise | 10,570 | 3.3 | D | D− | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 16 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 158 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Dominique in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,381/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Plailly grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Plailly is a commune of 1,786 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Aire Cantilienne. 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.