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A town of 3,332 in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France.
Chaumontel has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here. Its weakest subject is schools (D): bac results 5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 6.2 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,518/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Carnelle Pays-de-France. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 90% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% 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 2 things Chaumontel does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Chaumontel 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.
Chaumontel has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Chaumontel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Côme-Saint-Damien, in Luzarches, 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 and other places to visit in and near Chaumontel. Best known first.
AbbeyAbbaye de Royaumont4.3 km northwest, in Asnières-sur-Oise
ChâteauChâteau de la Reine Blanche4.8 km northeast, in Coye-la-ForêtChâteauChâteauChâteau de Champlâtreux4.7 km south, in Épinay-ChamplâtreuxAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye d'Hérivaux3.5 km east, in LuzarchesAbbeyAbbeyPalais abbatial de Royaumont4.3 km northwest, in Asnières-sur-OisePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaumontel.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Chaumontel, 85.3% of collège pupils passed the brevet, above Val-d'Oise’s towns (82.7%) but below compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Anna de NoaillesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 153 | 82%−8 pts |
| Lycée Gérard de NervalNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 296 | 90%−5 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.
The estimated advertised rent is €17.31/m² a month, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (€18.09/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €3,518/m², comes from 117 sales of houses and apartments in Chaumontel from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,266/m² | 96 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
That puts Chaumontel above both Val-d'Oise’s towns (€28,800) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 16.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Chaumontel has 450 jobs for 1,500 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Chaumontel is above both Val-d'Oise’s towns (84) 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 C− 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
12% of residents are 15 to 24 and 21% are 65 or over, against 12% and 15% in the median compared commune of Val-d'Oise. 39% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Val-d'Oise 38%, France 30%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Chaumontel | Val-d'Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 21% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 38% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Chaumontel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Chaumontel as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaumontel | 3,332 | — | — | D | — | C+ |
| Luzarches | 5,008 | 0.9 | C− | C− | C+ | C− |
| Coye-la-Forêt Oise | 3,915 | 2.1 | B+ | C− | B | A |
| Lamorlaye Oise | 9,082 | 2.4 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Viarmes | 5,558 | 2.6 | C+ | C− | C+ | A |
| Asnières-sur-Oise | 3,127 | 2.9 | C+ | C− | A− | D |
| Orry-la-Ville Oise | 3,583 | 3.8 | B− | C− | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Chaumontel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 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 7% of compared French towns and #64 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. 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 €3,518/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chaumontel grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Chaumontel is a commune of 3,332 people in the Communauté de communes Carnelle Pays-de-France. 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.