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Saint-Léger-aux-BoisOise

Population 735: a town in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Saint-Léger-aux-Bois a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Léger-aux-Bois out for now. Homes sell for a median €1,844/m².

What makes Saint-Léger-aux-Bois stand out

The one thing Saint-Léger-aux-Bois does most differently from other towns.

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Saint-Léger-aux-Bois’ story

Saint-Léger-aux-Bois in pictures

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.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Léger-aux-Bois.

History

Saint-Léger-aux-Bois keeps more of its old housing than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 21% 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
21%
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

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

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

About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Léger-aux-Bois
Saint-Léger-aux-BoisOise medianFrance median
Under 1514%19%17%
15–246.5%11%11%
25–4422%25%23%
45–6435%25%26%
65+22%19%22%
No diploma17%22%19%
CAP or BEP34%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education24%26%30%

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
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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.

70.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Léger-aux-Bois70.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Saint-Léger-aux-Bois78.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de MarlyNearest collègeCollègeCollège12570%−14 pts
Lycée professionnel Arthur RimbaudNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée10578%−6 pts
78%
passed the vocational bac, −6 pts against the expected rate
70.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −14 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

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

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

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Landmarks

Saint-Léger-aux-Bois has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Saint-Léger-aux-Bois

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Saint-Léger-aux-Bois’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Ribécourt-DreslincourtThourotteLongueil-AnnelChoisy-au-BacMargny-lès-CompiègneNoyonRibécourt-DreslincourtThourotteLongueil-AnnelChoisy-au-BacMargny-lès-CompiègneNoyonSaint-Léger-aux-Bois
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Léger-aux-Bois735—————
Ribécourt-Dreslincourt3,8712.7D−BC−D
Thourotte4,4633.4C−B−C−B
Longueil-Annel2,5864.1DB−B−D−
Choisy-au-Bac3,4494.3B+C−AC
Margny-lès-Compiègne8,6777.1CC−BC+
Noyon12,9717.2DB−D−C−

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

Population
735 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.2 sq mi (8.3 km²)
INSEE code
60582

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.