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A town of 245 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Plessis-de-Roye a good place to live?

Plessis-de-Roye is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église
Église · Classé · Photo: OwenPhil · CC BY-SA 3.0
Plessis-de-Roye’s story

Plessis-de-Roye in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Plessis-de-Roye counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Narcisse Ancelle, born in 1801, is the one person born in Plessis-de-Roye before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plessis-de-Roye.

Who lives here

Plessis-de-Roye has fewer young adults than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 31% of adults, higher than Oise’s towns (26%) and near compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 21% of the population. The median resident of Plessis-de-Roye is 43.5 years old.

43.5median age
Plessis-de-RoyeOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Plessis-de-Roye
Plessis-de-RoyeOise medianFrance median
Under 1521%19%17%
15–247.1%11%11%
25–4424%25%23%
45–6429%25%26%
65+19%19%22%
No diploma15%22%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education31%26%30%

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

History

Plessis-de-Roye keeps more of its old housing than Oise or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919

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

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
1913
first monument protected
14%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Plessis-de-Roye than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 3.8%

Unemployment stood at 11.2%, in line with Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 2.9% of working residents in Plessis-de-Roye at the census. The median disposable income is €26,700 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Plessis-de-Roye, 0.1 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 8.2 mi away. The nearest collège is 0.7 mi away.

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Plessis-de-Roye90.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Abel LefrancNearest collègeCollègeCollège9490%+4 pts
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
0.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Plessis-de-Roye than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.23/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €9.07/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Plessis-de-Roye.

€11.23/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Plessis-de-Roye€11.23/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€11.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.43 to €13.38/m² a month)
€9.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Plessis-de-Roye

13pages on Plessis-de-Roye

Landmarks

Plessis-de-Roye has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Plessis-de-Roye

One notable person was born in Plessis-de-Roye.

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Plessis-de-Roye’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 →
Ribécourt-DreslincourtThourotteNoyonLongueil-AnnelRoyeChoisy-au-BacRibécourt-DreslincourtThourotteNoyonLongueil-AnnelRoyeChoisy-au-BacPlessis-de-Roye
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Plessis-de-Roye245—————
Ribécourt-Dreslincourt3,8715.8D−BC−D
Thourotte4,4637C−B−C−B
Noyon12,9717.7DB−D−C−
Longueil-Annel2,5867.7DB−B−D−
Roye Somme5,8338.8C−BD−C−
Choisy-au-Bac3,4499.6B+C−AC

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

About Plessis-de-Roye

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Plessis-de-Roye is a commune of 245 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Sources. 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
245 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays des Sources
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.2 km²)
INSEE code
60499

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.