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Roy-BoissyOise

A town of 328 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Roy-Boissy a good place to live?

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

Moulin Vertu
Moulin Vertu · Inscrit · Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 3.0
Roy-Boissy’s story

Roy-Boissy in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Roy-Boissy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1988First protected: Ancienne abbaye de Lannoy
  • 1990Most recently protected: Moulin Vertu
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roy-Boissy.

History

Roy-Boissy keeps more of its old housing than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Roy-Boissy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
16th c.
oldest protected part
1988
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Students and young workers shape Roy-Boissy: 13% are 15 to 24, above Oise’s towns and compared French towns

31% of adults hold a degree, above Oise’s towns (26%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 21% of residents. Line up the people of Roy-Boissy by age and the one in the middle is 43.5.

43.5median age
Roy-BoissyOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Roy-Boissy
Roy-BoissyOise medianFrance median
Under 1518%19%17%
15–2413%11%11%
25–4421%25%23%
45–6427%25%26%
65+21%19%22%
No diploma14%22%19%
CAP or BEP35%26%26%
Baccalauréat14%18%18%
Higher education31%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Roy-Boissy than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 3.4%

The jobless rate is 7.0%. Half of residents lived on more than €28,790 a year per consumption unit, above both Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970). 1.3% of Roy-Boissy’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Roy-Boissy, 0.2 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points above the expected rate

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

The closest lycée for the general bac is 12.1 mi off.

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Roy-Boissy91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Phileas LebesgueNearest collègeCollègeCollège9791%+5 pts
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +5 pts against the expected rate
1.2 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 Roy-Boissy than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.54/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €9.04/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 11 homes were sold in Roy-Boissy.

€9.54/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Roy-Boissy€9.54/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€9.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.81 to €11.67/m² a month)
€9.04/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 Roy-Boissy

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Roy-Boissy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Moulin Vertu: Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Roy-Boissy

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Roy-Boissy yet.

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Roy-Boissy’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 →
GrandvilliersCrèvecœur-le-GrandGournay-en-BrayBeauvaisAuneuilBreteuilGrandvilliersCrèvecœur-le-GrandGournay-en-BrayBeauvaisAuneuilBreteuilRoy-Boissy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Roy-Boissy328—————
Grandvilliers2,7866.1C−BDC−
Crèvecœur-le-Grand3,4627.2A−B−B+A+
Gournay-en-Bray Seine-Maritime5,72311C−A−DB−
Beauvais55,55012DCDC−
Auneuil2,89815C+CBA−
Breteuil4,22217C+C+DB

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

About Roy-Boissy

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Roy-Boissy is a commune of 328 people in the Communauté de communes de la Picardie Verte. 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
328 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Picardie Verte
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
4.3 sq mi (11 km²)
INSEE code
60557

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.