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VelennesOise

A town of 227 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Velennes a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Velennes

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Aubin, in Guignecourt, 2.4 mi away.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Velennes.

Who lives here

Children make up only 15% of Velennes, fewer than in both Oise’s towns and compared French towns

23% of residents have reached 65. Residents of Velennes have a median age of 50.2. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for just over a tenth of the town.

50.2median age
VelennesOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Velennes
VelennesOise medianFrance median
Under 1515%19%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4418%25%23%
45–6434%25%26%
65+23%19%22%
No diploma19%22%19%
CAP or BEP35%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education23%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 5.2% of commuters in Velennes go to work without a car, fewer than in both Oise’s towns and compared French towns

Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,970 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 3.1% of working residents in Velennes at the census.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport4%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Velennes, 0.1 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,970
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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Velennes is €13.68/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Velennes. A house rents for an estimated €9.95/m² a month.

€13.68/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Velennes€13.68/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€13.68/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.02 to €17.00/m² a month)
€9.95/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 Velennes

11pages on Velennes

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Velennes

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

How we find them →

Velennes’ 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 →
BeauvaisBreslesNoaillesCrèvecœur-le-GrandAgnetzAuneuilBeauvaisBreslesNoaillesCrèvecœur-le-GrandAgnetzAuneuilVelennes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Velennes227—————
Beauvais55,5505.2DCDC−
Bresles4,0295.4B−C+CC
Noailles2,87710C−CBD
Crèvecœur-le-Grand3,46210A−B−B+A+
Agnetz3,05810—B−—B−
Auneuil2,89811C+CBA−

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

About Velennes

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Velennes is a commune of 227 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Beauvaisis. 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
227 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Beauvaisis
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.2 km²)
INSEE code
60663

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.