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Vieux-MoulinOise

A town of 593 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Vieux-Moulin a good place to live?

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

Ruines du prieuré de Saint-Pierre-en-Chastres dans la forêt de Compiègne
Ruines du prieuré de Saint-Pierre-en-Chastres dans la forêt de Compiègne · Classé · Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vieux-Moulin’s story

Vieux-Moulin in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vieux-Moulin counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1905.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1905First protected: Ruines du prieuré de Saint-Pierre-en-Chastres dans la forêt…
  • 2022Most recently protected: Pavillon de l'Impératrice
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vieux-Moulin.

History

Old homes shape Vieux-Moulin: 41% were built before 1919, more than in both Oise’s towns and compared French towns

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century. Among the classé monuments in Vieux-Moulin is Pavillon de l'Impératrice. On the Culture ministry’s list, Vieux-Moulin counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit2
19th c.
oldest protected part
1905
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

More people in Vieux-Moulin hold a degree than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 53%

Children are 16% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Oise’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Half the people of Vieux-Moulin are older than 48.9.

48.9median age
Vieux-MoulinOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma7%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education53%

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 Vieux-Moulin
Vieux-MoulinOise medianFrance median
Under 1516%19%17%
15–248.6%11%11%
25–4420%25%23%
45–6434%25%26%
65+21%19%22%
No diploma7.5%22%19%
CAP or BEP17%26%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education53%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Vieux-Moulin is better off than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €35,280 a year per consumption unit

Vieux-Moulin holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. The unemployment rate comes to 7.3%. At the census, 11.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport8%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Vieux-Moulin, 0.2 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€35,280
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 Vieux-Moulin is €13.01/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €11.24/m² a month. The market in Vieux-Moulin: 19 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€13.01/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vieux-Moulin€13.01/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€13.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.75 to €15.74/m² a month)
€11.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Prieuré de Saint-Pierre-en-Chastres and 7 more in and around Vieux-Moulin

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Vieux-Moulin. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vieux-Moulin

12pages on Vieux-Moulin

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vieux-Moulin counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Pavillon de l'Impératrice: Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint Mellon: Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Poste forestier de Saint-Pierre-en-Chastres: Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ruines du prieuré de Saint-Pierre-en-Chastres dans la forêt de Compiègne: Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Vieux-Moulin

One notable person was born in Vieux-Moulin.

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Vieux-Moulin’s 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 →
Choisy-au-BacCompiègneMargny-lès-CompiègneLongueil-AnnelVenetteThourotteChoisy-au-BacCompiègneMargny-lès-CompiègneLongueil-AnnelVenetteThourotteVieux-Moulin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vieux-Moulin593—————
Choisy-au-Bac3,4494B+C−AC
Compiègne40,7615.3C−C−CC+
Margny-lès-Compiègne8,6775.5CC−BC+
Longueil-Annel2,5865.9DB−B−D−
Venette2,7586.1C−CC−C
Thourotte4,4636.5C−B−C−B

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

About Vieux-Moulin

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Vieux-Moulin is a commune of 593 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
593 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
6.9 sq mi (17.8 km²)
INSEE code
60674

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.