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A town of 1,037 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Tracy-le-Val has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 3% 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 €1,959/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées. Its strongest is health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Tracy-le-Val does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Tracy-le-Val 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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On the Culture ministry’s list, Tracy-le-Val counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tracy-le-Val.
4.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 7.2% are unemployed. Jobs located in Tracy-le-Val: 50, for 450 residents in work (0.1 each).
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.
Average lifespans in Oise: 84.5 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 58 deaths in Tracy-le-Val between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 71: 18% below. The nearest emergency department to Tracy-le-Val is Ch Chicn Noyon, 6.7 mi away.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Tracy-le-Val has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 19%, about level with Oise’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 34% of adults. Half the people of Tracy-le-Val are older than 45.2.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Tracy-le-Val | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 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, €1,959/m², comes from 36 sales of houses and apartments in Tracy-le-Val from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,959/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Tracy-le-Val has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Tracy-le-Val 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy-le-Val | 1,037 | — | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Ribécourt-Dreslincourt | 3,871 | 4.4 | D− | B | C− | D |
| Thourotte | 4,463 | 6.1 | C− | B− | C− | B |
| Noyon | 12,971 | 6.3 | D | B− | D− | C− |
| Choisy-au-Bac | 3,449 | 6.8 | B+ | C− | A | C |
| Longueil-Annel | 2,586 | 6.9 | D | B− | B− | D− |
| Margny-lès-Compiègne | 8,677 | 9.7 | C | C− | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Tracy-le-Val has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,959/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Tracy-le-Val grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Tracy-le-Val is a commune of 1,037 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
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.