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A town of 3,332 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Précy-sur-Oise grades B overall: better than 60% of compared French towns, and #9 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is safety (A−): an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 10.9 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.
The 2 things Précy-sur-Oise does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Précy-sur-Oise 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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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Précy-sur-Oise, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1950.
16% 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 Précy-sur-Oise.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Précy-sur-Oise above both Oise’s towns (€2,311/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,127/m² | 88 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Précy-sur-Oise’s deaths ran at 102 per 100 expected, above both Oise’s towns (97) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 371 residents of Précy-sur-Oise died, against 283 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 31% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
Police and gendarmerie recorded 46 offenses in the graded categories in Précy-sur-Oise in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Précy-sur-Oise, criminal damage came up most often (2025). For other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 10.3% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On this, Précy-sur-Oise is above both Oise’s towns (85.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules VallèsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 154 | 89%+1 pt |
| Collège Sonia DelaunayBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 99 | 94%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Précy-sur-Oise comes above both Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970). Précy-sur-Oise has 400 jobs for 1,500 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 8.3% of the labour force are out of work.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Précy-sur-Oise, that is above both Oise’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Précy-sur-Oise, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Précy-sur-Oise sits above both Oise’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.8% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Précy-sur-Oise | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Précy-sur-Oise. Best known first.
Précy-sur-Oise has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Précy-sur-Oise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Précy-sur-Oise | 3,332 | — | B | C− | A− | C− |
| Saint-Leu-d'Esserent | 4,638 | 1.9 | C− | D− | C− | B− |
| Gouvieux | 8,867 | 2.6 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Saint-Maximin | 3,335 | 3.4 | D− | D− | D− | C− |
| Bruyères-sur-Oise Val-d'Oise | 4,921 | 4 | D | D | B− | C |
| Neuilly-en-Thelle | 4,127 | 4.1 | C− | C− | B− | C− |
| Lamorlaye | 9,082 | 4.2 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #7 of 56 in Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 15 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns and #4 of 55 in Oise. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €14.54/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Précy-sur-Oise grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Précy-sur-Oise is a commune of 3,332 people in the Communauté de communes Thelloise. 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.