What is the best-known city in Oise?

Compiègne, at 121,068, ahead of Beauvais (111,035).

What is the least-known city in Oise?

Montataire, at 11,101. 12 cities of Oise are measured here.

Where does Compiègne stand in France?

108 of the 1,131 French cities measured on popularity. The national ranking is on its own page.

Which cities lead in Oise?

Compiègne (121,068), Beauvais (111,035), Senlis (87,833), Creil (78,083), Chantilly (63,891). The whole table is on this page.

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The best-known cities in Oise

Compiègne is the best-known city in Oise, at 121,068, ahead of Beauvais (111,035) and Senlis (87,833). At the other end, Montataire is the least-known city, at 11,101.

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The 12 cities of Oise ranked on popularity
Rank	City	Popularity	Population
1	Compiègne	121,068	40,761
2	Beauvais	111,035	55,550
3	Senlis	87,833	15,157
4	Creil	78,083	36,301
5	Chantilly	63,891	10,591
6	Noyon	41,268	12,971
7	Crépy-en-Valois	33,623	14,351
8	Clermont	23,557	10,564
9	Méru	18,400	13,897
10	Pont-Sainte-Maxence	16,335	12,361
11	Nogent-sur-Oise	16,010	21,907
12	Montataire	11,101	14,257

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Scope, method and sources

Scope: France, metropolitan and overseas, Corsica and the DROM included. This dataset holds every commune of 10,000 inhabitants or more, plus smaller communes famous enough to be household names, 1,131 in all. It is not the full list of 35,000 French communes, so a village can sit outside a ranking whose extreme it would otherwise hold.

Method and sources: populations are the INSEE legal populations, boundaries and coordinates come from the IGN commune registry, both served by geo.api.gouv.fr. Density is the population divided by the commune's area; distances are measured as the crow flies from the commune's centre. Data read on August 28, 2026.

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What is the best-known city in Oise?: Compiègne, at 121,068, ahead of Beauvais (111,035).
What is the least-known city in Oise?: Montataire, at 11,101. 12 cities of Oise are measured here.
Where does Compiègne stand in France?: 108 of the 1,131 French cities measured on popularity. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Oise?: Compiègne (121,068), Beauvais (111,035), Senlis (87,833), Creil (78,083), Chantilly (63,891). The whole table is on this page.