Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car (C−). At the median price of €2,134/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Beauvaisis.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Paul 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.
Each subject compares Saint-Paul 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Paul.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Incomes in Saint-Paul run higher than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: a median €30,800 a year per consumption unit
The census found 5.4% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Per resident in work, Saint-Paul counts 0.4 jobs (300 jobs, 750 workers).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Saint-Paul, 0.4 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 15% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Deaths in Saint-Paul run below what its ages would predict: 79 per 100 expected, fewer than Oise’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Oise can expect 84.5 years and a boy 79.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 101 residents of Saint-Paul died, against 129 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 21% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Paul is Ch Beauvais, 3.6 mi away.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw79
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Saint-Paul · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Beauvais
3.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Beauvais
84.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
More people in Saint-Paul hold a degree than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 42%
7.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town, about level with Oise’s towns (19%) and below compared French towns (22%). Half of Saint-Paul is older than 44.7, half younger.
44.7median age
Saint-PaulOise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
19%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education42%
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
History
2 historic monuments in Saint-Paul, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, above Oise’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Paul
Is Saint-Paul safe?
Saint-Paul has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Saint-Paul expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,134/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Paul grades C for cost of living.
About Saint-Paul
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Paul is a commune of 1,633 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
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.
