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The town, home to 398 people, lies in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
At under 1,000 residents, Puiseux-en-Bray is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes.
The one thing Puiseux-en-Bray does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Puiseux-en-Bray as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église et chapelle, in Saint-Germer-de-Fly, 2.1 mi away.
30% 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 Puiseux-en-Bray.
Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and below Oise’s towns (19%). Puiseux-en-Bray has a median age of 46.2 years.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Puiseux-en-Bray | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 13.4%, above Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The median disposable income is €23,970 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 4.4% of working residents in Puiseux-en-Bray at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Puiseux-en-Bray from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Puiseux-en-Bray 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 Puiseux-en-Bray 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puiseux-en-Bray | 398 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sérifontaine | 2,784 | 4.2 | C− | B− | B | D− |
| Gournay-en-Bray Seine-Maritime | 5,723 | 5.6 | C− | A− | D | B− |
| Gisors Eure | 12,410 | 9.3 | D | C− | C | C |
| Auneuil | 2,898 | 9.9 | C+ | C | B | A− |
| Étrépagny Eure | 3,670 | 10 | B+ | C+ | B+ | D |
| Chaumont-en-Vexin | 3,338 | 11 | C+ | C | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Puiseux-en-Bray is a commune of 398 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Bray. 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 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.