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A town of 448 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Roye-sur-Matz a good place to live?

Roye-sur-Matz is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

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Église · Classé · Photo: Litlok · CC BY-SA 4.0
Roye-sur-Matz’s story

Roye-sur-Matz in pictures

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

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roye-sur-Matz.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Roye-sur-Matz than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: 20% of adults

Those aged 15 to 24 account for 12% of residents. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below both Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Roye-sur-Matz has a median age of 40.7.

40.7median age
Roye-sur-MatzOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Roye-sur-Matz
Roye-sur-MatzOise medianFrance median
Under 1518%19%17%
15–2412%11%11%
25–4425%25%23%
45–6428%25%26%
65+17%19%22%
No diploma20%22%19%
CAP or BEP34%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education20%26%30%

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

History

Roye-sur-Matz keeps more of its old housing than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919

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

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
1913
first monument protected
16%
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

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Roye-sur-Matz than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6%

50 jobs are based in Roye-sur-Matz, for 200 working residents (0.2 per worker). The median disposable income was €26,850 a year per consumption unit, above Oise’s towns (€25,745) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 4.2% of working residents here at the census.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Roye-sur-Matz, 0.2 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

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

Collège pupils travel 3 mi to the nearest one.

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Roye-sur-Matz90.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Abel LefrancNearest collègeCollègeCollège9490%+4 pts
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
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 Roye-sur-Matz than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.94/m² a month

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

Houses made up 94% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Sales in Roye-sur-Matz from July 2023 to June 2026: 16 houses and apartments.

€10.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Roye-sur-Matz€10.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€10.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.43 to €12.70/m² a month)
€10.16/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 Roye-sur-Matz

12pages on Roye-sur-Matz

Landmarks

Roye-sur-Matz has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Roye-sur-Matz

One notable person was born in Roye-sur-Matz.

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Roye-sur-Matz’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 →
RoyeRibécourt-DreslincourtThourotteLongueil-AnnelMontdidierNoyonRoyeRibécourt-DreslincourtThourotteLongueil-AnnelMontdidierNoyonRoye-sur-Matz
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Roye-sur-Matz448—————
Roye Somme5,8337.5C−BD−C−
Ribécourt-Dreslincourt3,8718.6D−BC−D
Thourotte4,4639.1C−B−C−B
Longueil-Annel2,5869.6DB−B−D−
Montdidier Somme5,9359.7DBDD−
Noyon12,97110DB−D−C−

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

About Roye-sur-Matz

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Roye-sur-Matz is a commune of 448 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Sources. 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
448 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays des Sources
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
4.2 sq mi (10.9 km²)
INSEE code
60558

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.