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A town of 1,341 in Oise, Hauts-de-France. Only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
Wavignies has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 11.0% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Wavignies does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Wavignies 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Wavignies as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Michel, in Brunvillers-la-Motte, 4.1 mi away.
16% 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 Wavignies.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In the comparison, Wavignies comes above both Oise’s towns (97) and compared French towns (88). 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−.
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
For Wavignies, that is above both Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 14% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Wavignies | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Wavignies sits below both Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €1,808/m², comes from 37 sales of houses and apartments in Wavignies from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,808/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
That puts Wavignies below both Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €24,560 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Wavignies is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Wavignies.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wavignies | 1,341 | — | — | B+ | — | D |
| Saint-Just-en-Chaussée | 5,810 | 4.3 | D | B | D | C− |
| Breteuil | 4,222 | 6.8 | C+ | C+ | D | B |
| Agnetz | 3,058 | 11 | — | B− | — | B− |
| Bresles | 4,029 | 11 | B− | C+ | C | C |
| Fitz-James | 2,514 | 11 | — | C | — | C |
| Clermont | 10,564 | 12 | D | C+ | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Wavignies has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 9.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,808/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Wavignies grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Wavignies is a commune of 1,341 people in the Communauté de communes du Plateau Picard. 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.