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This town in Oise, Hauts-de-France has a population of 6,480.
A town with more to fix than most. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying in is costly (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is easy to get around without a car: 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 22% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade comes out at D−, behind almost every compared French town. In the ranking it comes #54 of 56 in Oise. Jobs & income is weaker too (D) — 0.8 jobs per working resident; 15.5% unemployment. Pupils here do less well than most (D): bac results 3.5 points below the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Villers-Saint-Paul does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Villers-Saint-Paul 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Villers-Saint-Paul: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Villers-Saint-Paul. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Gallé-Juillet3.3 km south, in CreilChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Rochefoucauld4.7 km northwest, in LiancourtAttractionAttractionTemple de l'amour3.2 km south, in CreilChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montataire4.9 km southwest, in MontataireChâteauChâteauChâteau de Verderonne4.9 km north, in VerderonnePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villers-Saint-Paul.
At the census, 22.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €21,920 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Oise, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 425 residents of Villers-Saint-Paul died, against 372 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% more. There are 3 general practitioners here.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Villers-Saint-Paul, houses go for €2,374/m² and apartments for €2,139/m². For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €14.92/m² a month. Sales here from July 2023 to June 2026: 130 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,374/m² | 94 |
| Apartments | €2,139/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Villers-Saint-Paul is 86.5%, lower than both Oise’s towns (89.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 82% passed the bac pro, of 136 candidates at 2 lycées. School results put the town #48 of 55 in Oise.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Émile LambertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 105 | 70%−12 pts |
| Lycée Marie CurieNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 468 | 89%−5 pts |
| Collège Marcel Callo - Apprentis d'Auteuil PrivateBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 45 | 91%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents. Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, higher than both Oise’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 25% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Villers-Saint-Paul | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
The commonest graded crime in Villers-Saint-Paul was criminal damage (2025). The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 8.7 violent offenses and 14.8 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Recorded offenses here came to 163 in 2025.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence and armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 1.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
5.2% of homes were built before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Villers-Saint-Paul is Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The list names few of Villers-Saint-Paul’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Villers-Saint-Paul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-Saint-Paul | 6,480 | — | D− | D | C+ | D |
| Nogent-sur-Oise | 21,907 | 1.3 | D | C− | B− | B |
| Verneuil-en-Halatte | 4,775 | 1.7 | A− | C− | A | A− |
| Laigneville | 4,926 | 2.1 | C− | C | B | C− |
| Creil | 36,301 | 2.2 | D− | D | C− | C− |
| Liancourt | 6,785 | 2.9 | D | C+ | D | B− |
| Cauffry | 2,649 | 3 | B | C | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #32 of 56 in Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 59 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 10% of compared French towns and #48 of 55 in Oise. 89% of 468 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Marie Curie 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.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.67/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Villers-Saint-Paul grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Villers-Saint-Paul is a commune of 6,480 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Creil Sud Oise. 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 November 4, 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.