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A town of 2,252 in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France.
Butry-sur-Oise has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D): bac results 6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.9 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,167/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Sausseron Impressionnistes. Its strongest is walkability (A): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% 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 3 things Butry-sur-Oise does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Butry-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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Butry-sur-Oise as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye du Val (ancienne), in Mériel, 1.3 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Butry-sur-Oise. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Méry-sur-Oise2.4 km south, in Méry-sur-Oise
MuseumMusée d'art et d'histoire Louis-Senlecq3.1 km north, in L'Isle-Adam
ChâteauChâteau d'Auvers2.9 km southwest, in Auvers-sur-Oise
MuseumMusée Daubigny2.7 km southwest, in Auvers-sur-OiseMuseumMuseumMaison-atelier de Daubigny2.6 km southwest, in Auvers-sur-OisePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Butry-sur-Oise.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Butry-sur-Oise is 87.0%, about level with compared French towns (87.5%) and above Val-d'Oise’s towns (82.7%). For collège, the closest is 0.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les CouturesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 133 | 92%−1 pt |
| Lycée FragonardNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 416 | 91%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
For its 1,050 residents in work, Butry-sur-Oise has 200 jobs: 0.2 each. Of those in the labour force, 6.6% are unemployed. At the census, 19.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than Val-d'Oise’s towns (38.0%) yet higher than compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
12% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 20%, near Val-d'Oise’s towns (21%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 15% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Butry-sur-Oise | Val-d'Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 21% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €18.00/m² a month, about level with Val-d'Oise’s towns (€18.09/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €3,167/m², comes from 69 sales of houses and apartments in Butry-sur-Oise from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €15.99/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,155/m² | 66 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The commonest graded crime in Butry-sur-Oise was criminal damage (2025). The 2025 count: 51 offenses locally. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 5.1 violent offenses and 19.5 graded property crimes a year.
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 · When sexual violence and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (13.2% of the index here). Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 128 deaths in Butry-sur-Oise from 2016 to 2025; there were 117, 9% fewer. 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. The nearest emergency department to Butry-sur-Oise is Hopital Novo site Pontoise, 5 mi away.
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 A−.
Nothing in Butry-sur-Oise is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Butry-sur-Oise yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butry-sur-Oise | 2,252 | — | — | C− | C+ | C+ |
| Mériel | 5,347 | 0.9 | C | D | B | B− |
| Parmain | 5,655 | 1.7 | C+ | C− | B+ | B |
| Auvers-sur-Oise | 6,863 | 2.1 | C | C− | C+ | B− |
| Méry-sur-Oise | 9,983 | 2.1 | C− | D | C+ | B− |
| L'Isle-Adam | 12,493 | 2.1 | C+ | D | C− | A− |
| Frépillon | 3,317 | 2.5 | C− | D | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 20 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 11% of compared French towns. 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 €3,167/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Butry-sur-Oise grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Butry-sur-Oise is a commune of 2,252 people in the Communauté de communes Sausseron Impressionnistes. 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.