Press kit · department 60

Oise.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Nogent-sur-Oise	Mid-size cities	21,859	1 / 4	68 / 470
Compiègne	Mid-size cities	40,808	2 / 4	111 / 470
Gouvieux	Small cities	8,934	1 / 17	617 / 1747
Margny-lès-Compiègne	Small cities	8,700	2 / 17	737 / 1747
Crépy-en-Valois	Small cities	14,243	3 / 17	831 / 1747
Lamorlaye	Small cities	9,097	4 / 17	845 / 1747
Méru	Small cities	14,091	5 / 17	931 / 1747
Liancourt	Small cities	6,884	6 / 17	1034 / 1747
Pont-Sainte-Maxence	Small cities	12,343	7 / 17	1136 / 1747
Beauvais	Mid-size cities	55,906	3 / 4	307 / 470

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Saint-Just-en-Chaussée	Small cities	5,940	17 / 17	1672 / 1747
Noyon	Small cities	12,810	16 / 17	1661 / 1747
Chantilly	Small cities	10,740	15 / 17	1651 / 1747
Chambly	Small cities	9,909	14 / 17	1549 / 1747
Clermont	Small cities	10,704	13 / 17	1453 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Noyon	Small cities	12,810	1 / 17	30 / 1747
Compiègne	Mid-size cities	40,808	1 / 4	74 / 470
Margny-lès-Compiègne	Small cities	8,700	2 / 17	372 / 1747
Crépy-en-Valois	Small cities	14,243	3 / 17	449 / 1747
Mouy	Small cities	5,339	4 / 17	538 / 1747
Creil	Mid-size cities	36,494	2 / 4	163 / 470
Pont-Sainte-Maxence	Small cities	12,343	5 / 17	668 / 1747
Lamorlaye	Small cities	9,097	6 / 17	677 / 1747
Senlis	Small cities	15,238	7 / 17	750 / 1747
Chambly	Small cities	9,909	8 / 17	756 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Méru	Small cities	14,091	17 / 17	1688 / 1747
Saint-Just-en-Chaussée	Small cities	5,940	16 / 17	1578 / 1747
Gouvieux	Small cities	8,934	15 / 17	1240 / 1747
Montataire	Small cities	13,944	14 / 17	1203 / 1747
Clermont	Small cities	10,704	13 / 17	1104 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Noyon	Small cities	12,810	1 / 17	219 / 1747
Crépy-en-Valois	Small cities	14,243	2 / 17	243 / 1747
Margny-lès-Compiègne	Small cities	8,700	3 / 17	680 / 1747
Clermont	Small cities	10,704	4 / 17	798 / 1747
Senlis	Small cities	15,238	5 / 17	839 / 1747
Chantilly	Small cities	10,740	6 / 17	878 / 1747
Beauvais	Mid-size cities	55,906	1 / 4	258 / 470
Pont-Sainte-Maxence	Small cities	12,343	7 / 17	1046 / 1747
Creil	Mid-size cities	36,494	2 / 4	291 / 470
Liancourt	Small cities	6,884	8 / 17	1091 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Méru	Small cities	14,091	17 / 17	1743 / 1747
Mouy	Small cities	5,339	16 / 17	1733 / 1747
Saint-Just-en-Chaussée	Small cities	5,940	15 / 17	1653 / 1747
Nogent-sur-Oise	Mid-size cities	21,859	4 / 4	423 / 470
Lacroix-Saint-Ouen	Small cities	5,175	14 / 17	1516 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Gouvieux	Small cities	8,934	1 / 17	249 / 1747
Beauvais	Mid-size cities	55,906	1 / 4	112 / 470
Nogent-sur-Oise	Mid-size cities	21,859	2 / 4	114 / 470
Lacroix-Saint-Ouen	Small cities	5,175	2 / 17	558 / 1747
Crépy-en-Valois	Small cities	14,243	3 / 17	697 / 1747
Compiègne	Mid-size cities	40,808	3 / 4	196 / 470
Noyon	Small cities	12,810	4 / 17	768 / 1747
Senlis	Small cities	15,238	5 / 17	817 / 1747
Pont-Sainte-Maxence	Small cities	12,343	6 / 17	853 / 1747
Lamorlaye	Small cities	9,097	7 / 17	1001 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Lacroix-Saint-Ouen	Small cities	5,175	1 / 17	397 / 1747
Beauvais	Mid-size cities	55,906	1 / 4	179 / 470
Méru	Small cities	14,091	2 / 17	678 / 1747
Margny-lès-Compiègne	Small cities	8,700	3 / 17	782 / 1747
Creil	Mid-size cities	36,494	2 / 4	220 / 470
Chambly	Small cities	9,909	4 / 17	866 / 1747
Crépy-en-Valois	Small cities	14,243	5 / 17	986 / 1747
Nogent-sur-Oise	Mid-size cities	21,859	3 / 4	286 / 470
Chantilly	Small cities	10,740	6 / 17	1091 / 1747
Senlis	Small cities	15,238	7 / 17	1140 / 1747

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Compiègne	Mid-size cities	40,808	1 / 4	236 / 470
Lamorlaye	Small cities	9,097	1 / 17	940 / 1747
Beauvais	Mid-size cities	55,906	2 / 4	253 / 470
Gouvieux	Small cities	8,934	2 / 17	1162 / 1747
Chantilly	Small cities	10,740	3 / 17	1209 / 1747
Senlis	Small cities	15,238	4 / 17	1237 / 1747
Nogent-sur-Oise	Mid-size cities	21,859	3 / 4	345 / 470
Margny-lès-Compiègne	Small cities	8,700	5 / 17	1298 / 1747
Crépy-en-Valois	Small cities	14,243	6 / 17	1324 / 1747
Lacroix-Saint-Ouen	Small cities	5,175	7 / 17	1334 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Méru	Small cities	14,091	17 / 17	1737 / 1747
Saint-Just-en-Chaussée	Small cities	5,940	16 / 17	1736 / 1747
Liancourt	Small cities	6,884	15 / 17	1725 / 1747
Villers-Saint-Paul	Small cities	6,500	14 / 17	1709 / 1747
Clermont	Small cities	10,704	13 / 17	1705 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Best-managed municipalities.

Positive operating balance, controlled debt, strong investment, reasonable property tax rate

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Gouvieux	Small cities	8,934	1 / 17	33 / 1747
Liancourt	Small cities	6,884	2 / 17	156 / 1747
Villers-Saint-Paul	Small cities	6,500	3 / 17	242 / 1747
Chantilly	Small cities	10,740	4 / 17	300 / 1747
Beauvais	Mid-size cities	55,906	1 / 4	118 / 470
Saint-Just-en-Chaussée	Small cities	5,940	5 / 17	471 / 1747
Senlis	Small cities	15,238	6 / 17	558 / 1747
Margny-lès-Compiègne	Small cities	8,700	7 / 17	688 / 1747
Lamorlaye	Small cities	9,097	8 / 17	738 / 1747
Compiègne	Mid-size cities	40,808	2 / 4	204 / 470

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Noyon	Small cities	12,810	17 / 17	1667 / 1747
Mouy	Small cities	5,339	16 / 17	1645 / 1747
Chambly	Small cities	9,909	15 / 17	1619 / 1747
Nogent-sur-Oise	Mid-size cities	21,859	4 / 4	384 / 470
Méru	Small cities	14,091	14 / 17	1265 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.

08.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Chantilly	Small cities	10,740	1 / 17	100 / 1747
Creil	Mid-size cities	36,494	1 / 4	52 / 470
Lacroix-Saint-Ouen	Small cities	5,175	2 / 17	246 / 1747
Senlis	Small cities	15,238	3 / 17	270 / 1747
Pont-Sainte-Maxence	Small cities	12,343	4 / 17	293 / 1747
Noyon	Small cities	12,810	5 / 17	342 / 1747
Compiègne	Mid-size cities	40,808	2 / 4	93 / 470
Lamorlaye	Small cities	9,097	6 / 17	393 / 1747
Gouvieux	Small cities	8,934	7 / 17	661 / 1747
Beauvais	Mid-size cities	55,906	3 / 4	207 / 470

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

Sources, data years and weightings: About page. A question, a figure that looks wrong to you, a request for a custom breakdown — contact@lagrandecarte.fr.