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A town of 246 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Vauchelles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vauchelles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien Hôtel-Dieu, in Noyon, 1.6 mi away.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Vauchelles. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du Noyonnais2.6 km east, in NoyonMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChâteau du Mont-Renaud2.7 km south, in PasselAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Barthélemy de Noyon2.8 km east, in NoyonAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Royale de Saint-Éloi de Noyon2.9 km east, in NoyonMuseumMuseumMusée Jean Calvin2.5 km east, in NoyonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vauchelles.
17% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 16% of the population. Line up the people of Vauchelles by age and the one in the middle is 44.9.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Vauchelles | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Vauchelles holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. No commute at all: 5.9% of working residents here at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €25,530 a year per consumption unit, close to both Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Vauchelles, 92.6% passed the bac, above Oise’s towns (89.7%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 1.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul ÉluardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 156 | 72%−8 pts |
| Lycée Jean CalvinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 314 | 96%±0 pts |
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 83 | 99%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.35/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Vauchelles.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Vauchelles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vauchelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vauchelles | 246 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noyon | 12,971 | 1.8 | D | B− | D− | C− |
| Ribécourt-Dreslincourt | 3,871 | 5.3 | D− | B | C− | D |
| Thourotte | 4,463 | 8.3 | C− | B− | C− | B |
| Longueil-Annel | 2,586 | 9.5 | D | B− | B− | D− |
| Choisy-au-Bac | 3,449 | 11 | B+ | C− | A | C |
| Roye Somme | 5,833 | 11 | C− | B | D− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Vauchelles is a commune of 246 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
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.