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The town, home to 1,108 people, lies in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Housing is expensive: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is two fifths of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on jobs & income as well (C+) — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.2% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Martin-le-Nœud has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Saint-Martin-le-Nœud does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Martin-le-Nœud with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Saint-Martin-le-Nœud has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Martin-le-Nœud, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2007.
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Saint-Martin-le-Nœud. Best known first.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais4.4 km northeast, in Beauvais
MuseumMusée départemental de l'Oise4.3 km north, in Beauvais
AttractionMaladrerie Saint-Lazare de Beauvais3.8 km northeast, in BeauvaisFortFortTour Boileau3.5 km north, in BeauvaisAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Quentin4.4 km north, in BeauvaisGardenGardenJardin du Peintre André Van Beek4.6 km northwest, in Saint-PaulPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-le-Nœud.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 77 residents of Saint-Martin-le-Nœud died, against 78 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% fewer. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Saint-Martin-le-Nœud come to 99 per 100 predicted. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Martin-le-Nœud have one GP on hand. Average lifespans in Oise: 84.5 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 28 homes were sold in Saint-Martin-le-Nœud.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €29,330 a year. No commute at all: 4.8% of working residents in Saint-Martin-le-Nœud at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 76% passed the bac pro, of 491 candidates at 3 lycées. For collège, the closest is 1.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Charles FauqueuxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 116 | 79%+3 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Esprit PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 254 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 151 | 98%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 11% of the total, higher than both Oise’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, above Oise’s towns (19%) but below compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Saint-Martin-le-Nœud by age and the one in the middle is 45.2.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Martin-le-Nœud | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Saint-Martin-le-Nœud has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Flambermont: Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Martin-le-Nœud yet.
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-Martin-le-Nœud | 1,108 | — | — | C | — | C− |
| Beauvais | 55,550 | 2.8 | D | C | D | C− |
| Auneuil | 2,898 | 3.4 | C+ | C | B | A− |
| Noailles | 2,877 | 7.9 | C− | C | B | D |
| Bresles | 4,029 | 8.6 | B− | C+ | C | C |
| Sainte-Geneviève | 3,505 | 9.6 | B− | C+ | B+ | C |
| Andeville | 3,434 | 11 | C+ | C+ | A+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Martin-le-Nœud has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 36% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 254 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Esprit in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Martin-le-Nœud is a commune of 1,108 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
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.