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A town of 1,060 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Saintines has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,274/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Saintines does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saintines 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saintines, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage and family days out in and near Saintines. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saintines.
For Saintines, that is below both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Saintines has 50 jobs for 500 working residents, 0.1 per worker. 5.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Saintines sits above both Oise’s towns (97) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B.
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
That puts Saintines above both Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.6% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saintines | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,274/m², comes from 35 sales of houses and apartments in Saintines from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,204/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On this, Saintines is close to Oise’s towns (85.3%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège d'AramontNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 118 | 85%−2 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.
In the comparison, Saintines comes above both Oise’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saintines, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The list names few of Saintines’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien château: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saintines as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saintines | 1,060 | — | — | C | — | D |
| Béthisy-Saint-Pierre | 3,111 | 1.5 | C | C+ | A− | D |
| Verberie | 3,898 | 1.7 | C+ | C− | B− | B+ |
| Lacroix-Saint-Ouen | 5,415 | 3.7 | C+ | C− | B− | C− |
| Pontpoint | 3,275 | 5.5 | B+ | C | A+ | C− |
| Pont-Sainte-Maxence | 12,361 | 7.3 | C | C | C+ | C− |
| Compiègne | 40,761 | 7.4 | C− | C− | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saintines has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 9.7 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 30% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,274/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.52/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saintines grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Saintines is a commune of 1,060 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
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 October 30, 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.