Venette grades C− overall: better than 18% of compared French towns, and #37 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is safety (C−): an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 27.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,291/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne. Its strongest is walkability (A): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Venette 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Venette.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
On foot, Venette works better than 91% of compared French towns
17.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Oise’s towns (17.7%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). Venette has 3,250 jobs for 1,200 working residents, 2.7 per worker. Unemployment stands at 12.3%.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
Public transport11%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
3,250
jobs based in Venette, 2.7 per working resident
12.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,580
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Venette records more crime per resident than 83% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 79 offenses in the graded categories in Venette in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Venette, criminal damage came up most often (2025). For family violence, other physical violence, armed robbery and burglary, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 6.5% of the index here.
3.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage45
Theft from vehicles18
Vehicle theft10
Sexual violence6
Theft without violence37
Drug use16
Fraud13
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
27.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
79
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Venette gets a C for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,291/m², comes from 94 sales of houses and apartments in Venette from July 2023 to June 2026. In Venette, houses go for €2,254/m² and apartments for €2,528/m².
€2,291/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Venette€2,291/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,254/m²
60
Apartments
€2,528/m²
34
€13.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.76 to €16.68/m² a month)
6.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,950
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Venette’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 68% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 192 residents of Venette died, against 202 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Venette · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Saint Come
1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Saint Come
84.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
10% of residents are 15 to 24 and 19% are 65 or over, against 11% and 19% in the median compared commune of Oise. 30% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Oise 26%, France 30%).
41.1median age
VenetteOise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Venette: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Venette is above both Oise’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Venette: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Venette
Is Venette safe?
It grades C− for safety, #46 of 56 in Oise.
Are schools in Venette good?
They grade C, better than 28% of compared French towns and #28 of 55 in Oise. The lycée stands out: 98% of 47 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Sévigné in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Venette expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.40/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Venette grades C for cost of living.
About Venette
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Venette is a commune of 2,758 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne. 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
2,758 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne
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.
