The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Léger-aux-Bois: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Léger-aux-Bois are 15 to 24: 6.5%, fewer than in Oise’s towns and across compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). 22% of residents have reached 65. The median resident of Saint-Léger-aux-Bois is 49.4 years old.
49.4median age
Saint-Léger-aux-BoisOise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Saint-Léger-aux-Bois walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 4.8%
Half of residents lived on more than €28,310 a year per consumption unit, above Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs located in Saint-Léger-aux-Bois: 50, for 350 residents in work (0.1 each). Unemployment runs at 8.7%.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
50
jobs based in Saint-Léger-aux-Bois, 0.1 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
70.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 14 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Saint-Léger-aux-Bois, 78.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Oise’s towns (89.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The closest collège is 2.3 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 7.1 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Saint-Léger-aux-Bois costs less than in Oise’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.56/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The sales split: 94% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 31 homes were sold in Saint-Léger-aux-Bois. That is the middle of 31 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,311/m² for the median of compared towns in Oise.
€1,844/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Léger-aux-Bois€1,844/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
€11.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.32 to €14.34/m² a month)
€10.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Léger-aux-Bois
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Léger-aux-Bois is a commune of 735 people in the Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées. 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
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.