Pontpoint grades B+ overall: better than 71% of compared French towns, and #5 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,348/m², a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes des Pays d'Oise et d'Halatte. Its strongest is safety (A+): an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Pontpoint 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Pontpoint’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 76% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Pontpoint records 99 deaths per 100 expected, close to Oise’s towns (97) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 386 residents of Pontpoint died, against 303 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 28% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw128
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Pontpoint · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Ghpso Senlis
8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Ghpso Senlis
84.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Pontpoint keeps more of its old housing than Oise or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Pontpoint, that is above both Oise’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Pontpoint: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Pontpoint is Ancien manoir de Saint-Paterne.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Pontpoint is better off than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,750 a year per consumption unit
Pontpoint sits above both Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. Pontpoint has 450 jobs for 1,500 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Unemployment stands at 8.2%.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport8%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
450
jobs based in Pontpoint, 0.3 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,750
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 44% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pontpoint
Is Pontpoint safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #2 of 56 in Oise.
Are schools in Pontpoint good?
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns and #5 of 55 in Oise. The lycée stands out: 100% of 117 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Joseph du Moncel in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Pontpoint expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.91/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pontpoint grades C for cost of living.
About Pontpoint
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Pontpoint is a commune of 3,275 people in the Communauté de communes des Pays d'Oise et d'Halatte. 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
3,275 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Pays d'Oise et d'Halatte
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.
