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QuesmyOise

A town of 171 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Quesmy a good place to live?

Quesmy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Quesmy stand out

The one thing Quesmy does most differently from other towns.

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Église
Église · Classé · Photo: René Hourdry · CC BY-SA 4.0
Quesmy’s story

Quesmy in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Quesmy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

Charles François Louis de Macquerel de Quesmy, born in 1738, is the one person born in Quesmy before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Quesmy.

Who lives here

Quesmy has fewer older residents than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are 65 or over

In the comparison, Quesmy comes below both Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

40.5median age
QuesmyOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Quesmy
QuesmyOise medianFrance median
Under 1521%19%17%
15–2413%11%11%
25–4421%25%23%
45–6432%25%26%
65+13%19%22%
No diploma27%22%19%
CAP or BEP34%26%26%
Baccalauréat12%18%18%
Higher education21%26%30%

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

History

1 historic monument, 1 classé

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Quesmy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
1912
first monument protected
7.4%
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

Quesmy has higher unemployment than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 12.6%

For Quesmy, that is above both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Quesmy has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €24,000 a year per consumption unit.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot9%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Quesmy, 0.2 per working resident
12.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points above the expected rate

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

Quesmy sits above Oise’s towns (85.3%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

88.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Quesmy88.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Constant BourgeoisNearest collègeCollègeCollège7588%+6 pts
88.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +6 pts against the expected rate
1.3 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 Quesmy than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.02/m² a month

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

That puts Quesmy below both Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€10.02/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Quesmy€10.02/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€10.02/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.16 to €12.31/m² a month)
€8.63/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 Quesmy

12pages on Quesmy

Landmarks

Quesmy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Quesmy

One notable person was born in Quesmy.

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Quesmy’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 →
NoyonChaunyHamRibécourt-DreslincourtTergnierBeautorNoyonChaunyHamRibécourt-DreslincourtTergnierBeautorQuesmy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Quesmy171—————
Noyon12,9714.3DB−D−C−
Chauny Aisne11,5967.1DB+DD
Ham Somme4,3788DA−D−D
Ribécourt-Dreslincourt3,87110D−BC−D
Tergnier Aisne13,04511DA−DD
Beautor Aisne2,57913C−A−C−D−

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

About Quesmy

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Quesmy is a commune of 171 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Noyonnais. 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
171 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Noyonnais
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.9 sq mi (4.9 km²)
INSEE code
60519

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.