Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
439 people call this town in Oise, Hauts-de-France home.
Saint-Germain-la-Poterie is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Germain-la-Poterie as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Montmille, in Fouquenies, 3.1 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Germain-la-Poterie is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Germain-la-Poterie.
Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and below Oise’s towns (19%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. Saint-Germain-la-Poterie has a median age of 45.5 years.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Germain-la-Poterie | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,150 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.8% of working residents in Saint-Germain-la-Poterie didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €11.52/m² a month. The market in Saint-Germain-la-Poterie: 16 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out, gardens and other places to visit in and near Saint-Germain-la-Poterie. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Germain-la-Poterie yet.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Germain-la-Poterie is a commune of 439 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Beauvaisis. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-la-Poterie | 439 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beauvais | 55,550 | 4.8 | D | C | D | C− |
| Auneuil | 2,898 | 5.1 | C+ | C | B | A− |
| Sérifontaine | 2,784 | 11 | C− | B− | B | D− |
| Gournay-en-Bray Seine-Maritime | 5,723 | 12 | C− | A− | D | B− |
| Crèvecœur-le-Grand | 3,462 | 12 | A− | B− | B+ | A+ |
| Bresles | 4,029 | 12 | B− | C+ | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 4, 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.