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Population 1,196: a town in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
School results trail most towns (D): bac results 6.6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.1 points below the expected rate. At €2,758/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Sablons. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability. Residents’ health trails most towns (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Villeneuve-les-Sablons has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Villeneuve-les-Sablons does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Villeneuve-les-Sablons 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.
Villeneuve-les-Sablons has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Villeneuve-les-Sablons as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Crépin-et-Saint-Crépinien, in Saint-Crépin-Ibouvillers, 1.8 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villeneuve-les-Sablons.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 70% of 100 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. For collège, the closest is 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du ThelleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 135 | 81%−3 pts |
| Lycée CondorcetNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 283 | 89%−5 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.
Behind the median of €2,758/m²: 46 houses and apartments sold in Villeneuve-les-Sablons between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 93% were houses. House rents are put at about €12.62/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,759/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Villeneuve-les-Sablons records 104 deaths per 100 expected, above both Oise’s towns (97) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 64 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 67, 4% more. Average lifespans in Oise: 84.5 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Villeneuve-les-Sablons is Centre hospitalier Prive Sainte Marie Osny, 11.3 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 12% of the town. Graduates make up 26% of adults. At 45, the median resident of Villeneuve-les-Sablons sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Villeneuve-les-Sablons | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how nearly one in ten commuters travelled at the census. Unemployment stood at 7.3%, below Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs based in Villeneuve-les-Sablons number 150, against 600 residents in work (0.2 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Villeneuve-les-Sablons. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la Nacre et de la Tabletterie4.5 km east, in MéruChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Hénonville3.8 km southwest, in HénonvillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Villeneuve-les-Sablons is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Villeneuve-les-Sablons as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-les-Sablons | 1,196 | — | — | D | — | D |
| Méru | 13,897 | 2.5 | D− | C− | C | C− |
| Andeville | 3,434 | 4.2 | C+ | C+ | A+ | D |
| Bornel | 4,832 | 6.2 | C− | C− | B | D |
| Sainte-Geneviève | 3,505 | 6.5 | B− | C+ | B+ | C |
| Marines Val-d'Oise | 3,594 | 7.7 | D | C | C | D− |
| Noailles | 2,877 | 8.4 | C− | C | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Villeneuve-les-Sablons has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 14% of compared French towns. 89% of 283 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Condorcet in 2025, 5 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,758/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Villeneuve-les-Sablons grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Villeneuve-les-Sablons is a commune of 1,196 people in the Communauté de communes des Sablons. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.