With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Jean-aux-Bois falls below the line for grades. 22% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Jean-aux-Bois stand out
The 2 things Saint-Jean-aux-Bois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Jean-aux-Bois: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1862First protected: Ancienne abbaye
1948Most recently protected: Poste forestier de la Muette
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-aux-Bois.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Saint-Jean-aux-Bois than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: 57% of adults
6.6% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Oise’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. Saint-Jean-aux-Bois has a median age of 52.2 years.
52.2median age
Saint-Jean-aux-BoisOise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP14%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education57%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Jean-aux-Bois: 37% were built before 1919, more than in both Oise’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Jean-aux-Bois is Ancienne abbaye. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments here: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Saint-Jean-aux-Bois run higher than in both Oise’s towns and compared French towns: a median €38,720 a year per consumption unit
Jobs located in Saint-Jean-aux-Bois: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.2 each). Unemployment stood at 8.0%, below both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried just over one in ten commuters at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport10%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Jean-aux-Bois, 0.2 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€38,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Jean-aux-Bois: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Poste forestier de Sainte-Perine dans la forêt de Compiègne: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Poste forestier de la Muette: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Saint-Jean-aux-Bois
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Jean-aux-Bois yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Jean-aux-Bois
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Jean-aux-Bois is a commune of 345 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne. 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
345 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne
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.
