With a D overall, Bruyères-sur-Oise is better than 8% of compared French towns. That places it #55 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. Pupils here do less well than most: bac results 5.7 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.8 points below the expected rate. Its best grade is for walkability (B+). A 70 m² home at the median €2,926/m² costs 8.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Haut Val d'Oise.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bruyères-sur-Oise 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bruyères-sur-Oise.
Who lives here
A town of families: 25% of people in Bruyères-sur-Oise are under 15, more than in Val-d'Oise’s towns and across compared French towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up one in ten residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town, above Val-d'Oise’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Typical age in Bruyères-sur-Oise: 35.2, the median.
35.2median age
Bruyères-sur-OiseVal-d'Oise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near Bruyères-sur-Oise than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 82.9%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 73% passed the bac pro, of 138 candidates. 81.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Bruyères-sur-Oise, near Val-d'Oise’s towns (82.7%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%). Collège pupils travel 1.3 mi to the nearest one.
88%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Renting in Bruyères-sur-Oise costs an estimated advertised €15.55/m² a month, against €18.09/m² in Val-d'Oise’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 91% of sales, apartments for the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 100 homes in Bruyères-sur-Oise. That is the middle of 100 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,266/m² for the median of compared towns in Val-d'Oise.
€2,926/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bruyères-sur-Oise€2,926/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-d'Oise median€3,266/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,969/m²
91
€15.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.84 to €18.83/m² a month)
8.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.13/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,410
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Haut Val d'Oise
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Bruyères-sur-Oise run higher than in 73% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 169 residents of Bruyères-sur-Oise died, against 175 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. Adjusted mortality here: 97 deaths for every 100 expected. Life expectancy at birth in Val-d'Oise is 85.9 years for women and 81.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Bruyères-sur-Oise · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Novo site Beaumont Ex Carnelle Porte de L Oise
2.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Novo site Beaumont Ex Carnelle Porte de L Oise
85.9 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-d'Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
In Bruyères-sur-Oise, 25.3% of commuters go on foot, by bike or by public transport, against 38.0% in Val-d'Oise’s towns and 13.4% in compared French towns
The median disposable income was €26,150 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Val-d'Oise’s towns (€28,800). 1,300 jobs are based in Bruyères-sur-Oise, for 2,200 working residents (0.6 per worker). Unemployment runs at 10.9%.
25%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
Public transport21%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
1,300
jobs based in Bruyères-sur-Oise, 0.6 per working resident
10.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 72% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Bruyères-sur-Oise has 1 historic monument, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
2.9% of its homes were built before 1919, below Val-d'Oise’s towns (4.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in Bruyères-sur-Oise is Église Saint-Vivien. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Per resident, Bruyères-sur-Oise sees less crime than 52% of compared French towns
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 8 violent offenses and 12.9 graded property crimes a year. Over 2025, Bruyères-sur-Oise logged 77 recorded offenses. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage34
Family violence17
Vehicle theft15
Burglary6
Other physical violence5
Fraud34
Drug use13
Theft without violence10
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.
8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
77
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles, 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, 7.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bruyères-sur-Oise
Is Bruyères-sur-Oise safe?
It grades B− for safety, #16 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 34 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bruyères-sur-Oise good?
They grade D, better than 6% of compared French towns and #69 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. 88% of 268 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Évariste Galois in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bruyères-sur-Oise expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,926/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bruyères-sur-Oise grades D for cost of living.
About Bruyères-sur-Oise
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Bruyères-sur-Oise is a commune of 4,921 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Val d'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
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.
