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VaresnesOise

A town of 367 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Varesnes a good place to live?

Varesnes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Varesnes’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Varesnes’ story

No historic monuments in Varesnes

The Culture ministry lists no building in Varesnes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Hôtel de ville, in Noyon, 3 mi away.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Noyon and 6 more in and around Varesnes

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Varesnes. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Varesnes.

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

One in ten residents are 15 to 24, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Oise’s towns (11%). The under-15s are 19% of the population here. Half of Varesnes is older than 44.3, half younger.

44.3median age
VaresnesOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Varesnes
VaresnesOise medianFrance median
Under 1519%19%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4422%25%23%
45–6426%25%26%
65+22%19%22%
No diploma18%22%19%
CAP or BEP27%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education30%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Varesnes are out of work than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.8%

8.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. 50 jobs are based in Varesnes, for 150 working residents (0.2 per worker). At the census, 3.1% of working residents in Varesnes didn’t travel to work at all.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Varesnes, 0.2 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

86.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.6 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

At the lycées within 5 km of Varesnes, 92.6% passed the bac, higher than Oise’s towns (89.7%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2.6 mi off.

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Varesnes86.4%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Varesnes92.6%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollègeCollège12578%−8 pts
Lycée Jean CalvinNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée31496%±0 pts
Collège Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège8399%+8 pts

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96%
passed the general and technological bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate
82%
passed the vocational bac, −5 pts against the expected rate
86.4%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1.6 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Varesnes is €12.28/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Varesnes from July 2023 to June 2026: 16 houses and apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.63/m² a month.

€12.28/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Varesnes€12.28/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€12.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.86 to €15.29/m² a month)
€8.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Varesnes

13pages on Varesnes

Landmarks

Nothing in Varesnes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Varesnes

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Varesnes yet.

How we find them →

Varesnes’ neighbors

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

All towns in Oise →
NoyonRibécourt-DreslincourtChaunyThourotteLongueil-AnnelChoisy-au-BacNoyonRibécourt-DreslincourtChaunyThourotteLongueil-AnnelChoisy-au-BacVaresnes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Varesnes367—————
Noyon12,9712.8DB−D−C−
Ribécourt-Dreslincourt3,8717D−BC−D
Chauny Aisne11,5968DB+DD
Thourotte4,4639.9C−B−C−B
Longueil-Annel2,58611DB−B−D−
Choisy-au-Bac3,44912B+C−AC

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Varesnes

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Varesnes is a commune of 367 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Noyonnais. 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
367 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Noyonnais
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.5 sq mi (9.2 km²)
INSEE code
60655

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 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.