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A town of 9,849 in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France.
Beauchamp grades C+ overall: better than 40% of compared French towns, and #12 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. Its weakest subject is schools (D): bac results 5.2 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.9 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,686/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Val Parisis. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 41% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Beauchamp does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Beauchamp 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 no building in Beauchamp as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine de Boissy, in Taverny, 1.1 mi away.
4.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Beauchamp. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Beauchamp.
At the census, 41.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (38.0%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €31,700 a year per consumption unit. Beauchamp has 3,500 jobs for 4,350 working residents, 0.8 per worker.
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.
Near Beauchamp, 85.7% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Val-d'Oise’s towns (87.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Le Carré Sainte-HonorineNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 131 | 79%−6 pts |
| Lycée Jacques PrévertNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 306 | 90%−6 pts |
| Collège Le Petit BoisBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 99 | 87%+10 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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €17.93/m² a month, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (€18.09/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €3,686/m², comes from 304 sales of houses and apartments in Beauchamp from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Beauchamp sell for €4,012/m² and apartments for €3,252/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,012/m² | 206 |
| Apartments | €3,252/m² | 98 |
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.
On this, Beauchamp is below both Val-d'Oise’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 662 residents of Beauchamp died, against 833 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 21% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
In the comparison, Beauchamp comes above both Val-d'Oise’s towns (38%) and compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 20% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Beauchamp | Val-d'Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 21% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 38% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Police and gendarmerie recorded 218 offenses in the graded categories in Beauchamp in 2025. For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 1.4% of the index here.
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
Nothing in Beauchamp is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
4 notable people were born in Beauchamp.
Didier Bay: Linette Gasquet, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauchamp | 9,849 | — | C+ | D | C+ | A− |
| Taverny | 27,593 | 1.2 | C | D | B− | B+ |
| Montigny-lès-Cormeilles | 22,457 | 1.2 | D | D | C | B− |
| Bessancourt | 8,869 | 1.8 | C | D | B− | B+ |
| Pierrelaye | 10,130 | 1.9 | D− | D | D | C |
| Le Plessis-Bouchard | 8,518 | 2.2 | B− | D | B | B+ |
| Herblay-sur-Seine | 31,779 | 2.2 | C− | D | C | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #28 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 33 burglaries and 53 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns and #67 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. 90% of 306 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jacques Prévert in 2025, 6 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 €3,686/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Beauchamp grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Beauchamp is a commune of 9,849 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Val Parisis. 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.