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A town of 10,570 in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France.
Fosses grades D overall: better than 10% of compared French towns, and #53 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 35% 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 Fosses does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Fosses 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 1 historic monument in Fosses: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
1.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fosses.
That puts Fosses above both Val-d'Oise’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (17%). 13% of residents are 65 or over.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Fosses | Val-d'Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 21% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 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.
That is the middle of 261 sales of houses and apartments in Fosses 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.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,929/m² | 236 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 35.0% 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%). Fosses has 1,850 jobs for 4,750 working residents, 0.4 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.
The bac pass rate near Fosses is 90.8%, above Val-d'Oise’s towns (87.0%) but below compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège StendhalNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 196 | 78%−5 pts |
| Lycée Charles BaudelaireNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 208 | 90%±0 pts |
| Collège du ServoisBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 76 | 96%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 280 offenses in the graded categories in Fosses 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, 0.6% 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fosses: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). 1.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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.
From 2016 to 2025, 508 residents of Fosses died, against 586 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. 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
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Fosses. Best known first.
Fosses has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fosses 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fosses | 10,570 | — | D | D− | C | B− |
| Marly-la-Ville | 6,022 | 0.8 | B− | D− | B− | B+ |
| Survilliers | 4,091 | 1.5 | D | D | D | D |
| La Chapelle-en-Serval Oise | 3,084 | 2 | C+ | C | B− | C |
| Orry-la-Ville Oise | 3,583 | 2.3 | B− | C− | C+ | A− |
| Puiseux-en-France | 3,765 | 2.7 | B− | D− | B+ | B+ |
| Saint-Witz | 2,724 | 2.7 | B− | D− | C− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #42 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 80 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns and #9 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. 90% of 208 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Charles Baudelaire in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €18.02/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Fosses grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Fosses is a commune of 10,570 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Roissy 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.