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A town of 1,127 in Somme, Hauts-de-France. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
Oisemont’s strongest is walkability (A): 90% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. School results trail most towns: brevet results 3 points below the expected rate. It lags on jobs & income as well (C): 1.5 jobs per working resident; 15.4% unemployment. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for cost of living and C+ for health.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Oisemont 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 2 things Oisemont does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Oisemont 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.
Oisemont has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Oisemont; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Oisemont before 1900, the earliest André Dumont, in 1764.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oisemont.
Half of residents lived on more than €23,580 a year per consumption unit, near Somme’s towns (€22,835) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 13.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 10.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Charles BignonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 61 | 80%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents. The middle age in Oisemont is 48.5. Children under 15 make up 17%, close to both Somme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%).
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Oisemont | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 35% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Oisemont; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Somme, life expectancy at birth reaches 84 years for women and 78.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 166 deaths in Oisemont from 2016 to 2025; there were 263, 59% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Oisemont is Ch Abbeville, 10.4 mi away. 5 GPs practise 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 care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 19 homes were sold in Oisemont. A house rents for an estimated €7.68/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Oisemont. Best known first.
Oisemont has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Oisemont.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisemont | 1,127 | — | — | B− | — | C+ |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle Seine-Maritime | 2,819 | 6.5 | C | A− | C | D |
| Abbeville | 22,395 | 11 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Friville-Escarbotin | 4,306 | 13 | C | B+ | D | D |
| Flixecourt | 3,221 | 15 | C | B+ | C | D |
| Eu Seine-Maritime | 6,499 | 17 | C | B− | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Oisemont has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 16 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. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Oisemont is a commune of 1,127 people in the Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest. 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) · 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.