Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Oise, Hauts-de-France, this town has 422 residents.
There are no grades for Plainval: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. It skews young: only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Plainval does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Plainval as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Michel, in Brunvillers-la-Motte, 1.4 mi away.
17% 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 Plainval.
31% of adults hold a degree, above Oise’s towns (26%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Half of Plainval is older than 39, half younger. Children are 19% of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Plainval | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.2% of commuters at the census. 50 jobs are based in Plainval, for 200 working residents (0.1 per worker). At the census, 1.4% of working residents in Plainval didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Collège pupils travel 2 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louise MichelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 172 | 81%−4 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.
Sales in Plainval from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Plainval 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 Plainval 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainval | 422 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Just-en-Chaussée | 5,810 | 1.7 | D | B | D | C− |
| Fitz-James | 2,514 | 9.6 | — | C | — | C |
| Breteuil | 4,222 | 9.8 | C+ | C+ | D | B |
| Agnetz | 3,058 | 10 | — | B− | — | B− |
| Montdidier Somme | 5,935 | 10 | D | B | D | D− |
| Clermont | 10,564 | 10 | D | C+ | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Plainval is a commune of 422 people in the Communauté de communes du Plateau Picard. 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 November 4, 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.