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A town of 701 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Vauciennes a good place to live?

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

What makes Vauciennes stand out

The one thing Vauciennes does most differently from other towns.

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Manoir du Plessis-aux-Bois
Manoir du Plessis-aux-Bois · Inscrit · Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vauciennes’ story

Vauciennes in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Vauciennes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1951.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1951First protected: Chapelle de Chavres
  • 1999Most recently protected: Manoir du Plessis-aux-Bois
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Nearby attractions

Manoir du Plessis au Bois and 12 more in and around Vauciennes

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Vauciennes. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vauciennes.

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Vauciennes, above Oise’s towns and compared French towns

15% of residents are 65 or over, below both Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Vauciennes in two is 41.8. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents.

41.8median age
VauciennesOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vauciennes
VauciennesOise medianFrance median
Under 1520%19%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4423%25%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+15%19%22%
No diploma26%22%19%
CAP or BEP27%26%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education22%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Vauciennes: 16% were built before 1919, more than in Oise’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
12th c.
oldest protected part
1951
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Vauciennes run higher than in Oise’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €27,930 a year per consumption unit

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 9.9% of commuters travelled at the census. Unemployment stood at 11.5%, higher than both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 1.9% of working residents in Vauciennes didn’t travel to work at all.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport9%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Vauciennes, 0.1 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,930
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

80.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 6.4 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 Vauciennes, 97.0% passed the bac, higher than both Oise’s towns (89.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.2 mi away.

97%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Vauciennes80.3%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Vauciennes97.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège François 1erNearest collègeCollègeCollège7186%−3 pts
Lycée européenNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée17997%−1 pt

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97%
passed the general and technological bac, −1 pt against the expected rate
80.3%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6.4 pts against the expected rate
2.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vauciennes than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.53/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €9.75/m² a month. 24 houses and apartments changed hands in Vauciennes from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.53/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vauciennes€11.53/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€11.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.53 to €13.96/m² a month)
€9.75/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 Vauciennes

13pages on Vauciennes

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Vauciennes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Chapelle de Chavres: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Léger: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Vauciennes

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

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Vauciennes’ neighbors

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

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Villers-CotterêtsCrépy-en-ValoisBéthisy-Saint-PierreNanteuil-le-HaudouinLacroix-Saint-OuenLizy-sur-OurcqVillers-CotterêtsCrépy-en-ValoisBéthisy-Saint-PierreNanteuil-le-HaudouinLacroix-Saint-OuenLizy-sur-OurcqVauciennes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vauciennes701—————
Villers-Cotterêts Aisne10,4893.1DC+CC−
Crépy-en-Valois14,3516.3B−C−BB−
Béthisy-Saint-Pierre3,11111CC+A−D
Nanteuil-le-Haudouin4,25812B−C−B−D−
Lacroix-Saint-Ouen5,41514C+C−B−C−
Lizy-sur-Ourcq Seine-et-Marne3,62714D−C+D−D

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

About Vauciennes

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Vauciennes is a commune of 701 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Valois. 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
701 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Valois
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.3 km²)
INSEE code
60658

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.