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Compiègne vs Tremblay-en-France: 2026 comparison

Compiègne has more inhabitants than Tremblay-en-France: 41,774 versus 38,519, or 8.5% more. Compiègne covers a larger area (53.1 km² versus 22.4 km²), but Tremblay-en-France is more densely populated: 1,717 inhabitants per km² versus 787.

The median apartment price is higher in Tremblay-en-France: €2,685 per m² versus €2,388. The median standard of living is higher in Tremblay-en-France (€23,800 a year versus €23,310).

The two cities are 52 km apart as the crow flies.

CompiègneTremblay-en-France
CompiègneTremblay-en-France52 km as the crow flies

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Compiègne

City in Oise

Oise60Hauts-de-France

Population
41,774 inhab.
188th in France · 2nd in its department
Area
53.1 km²
Density
787 per km²
Full profile of Compiègne

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Tremblay-en-France

City in Seine-Saint-Denis

Seine-Saint-Denis93Île-de-France

Population
38,519 inhab.
208th in France · 23rd in its department
Area
22.4 km²
Density
1,717 per km²
Full profile of Tremblay-en-France

Population

Population and demographics

Municipal population since 1876

CompiègneTremblay-en-France

Population: Compiègne and Tremblay-en-France compared
CriterionCompiègneTremblay-en-FranceDifference
Population inhab.More populous: Compiègne+8%41,77438,519More populous: Compiègne+8%
Change over 5 yearsStronger growth: Tremblay-en-France+5.3 pts+0.5%+5.8%Stronger growth: Tremblay-en-France+5.3 pts
Change over 10 yearsStronger growth: Tremblay-en-France+10.0 pts+0.8%+10.8%Stronger growth: Tremblay-en-France+10.0 pts
Density per km²Denser: Tremblay-en-France2.2 times as high7871,717Denser: Tremblay-en-France2.2 times as high
Under 15More young people: Tremblay-en-France+5.2 pts17.2%22.4%More young people: Tremblay-en-France+5.2 pts
65 and overMore seniors: Compiègne+5.0 pts19.1%14.1%More seniors: Compiègne+5.0 pts
People per householdLarger households: Tremblay-en-France+0.691.992.68Larger households: Tremblay-en-France+0.69

Sources: INSEE, official population figures, INSEE, censuses, INSEE, census

Housing

Real estate prices and housing

Housing: Compiègne and Tremblay-en-France compared
CriterionCompiègneTremblay-en-FranceDifference
Median apartment price €/m²More expensive: Tremblay-en-France+12%2,3882,685More expensive: Tremblay-en-France+12%
Median house price €/m²More expensive: Tremblay-en-France+18%3,0003,525More expensive: Tremblay-en-France+18%
Apartment rent €/m² per month, utilities includedMore expensive: Tremblay-en-France+27%14.718.7More expensive: Tremblay-en-France+27%
House rent €/m² per month, utilities includedMore expensive: Tremblay-en-France+24%13.416.6More expensive: Tremblay-en-France+24%
Homeowner householdsMore homeowners: Tremblay-en-France+23 pts34.4%57.0%More homeowners: Tremblay-en-France+23 pts
Share of housesMore houses: Tremblay-en-France+29 pts21.7%50.5%More houses: Tremblay-en-France+29 pts
Social housing (SRU law) share of primary residencesMore social housing: Compiègne+10 pts42.0%31.6%More social housing: Compiègne+10 pts
Second homesMore second homes: Compiègne+1.4 pt2.2%0.8%More second homes: Compiègne+1.4 pt
Vacant homesMore vacant homes: Compiègne+4.8 pts9.1%4.4%More vacant homes: Compiègne+4.8 pts
Property tax (combined rate)Higher rate: Compiègne+9.1 pts49.47%40.36%Higher rate: Compiègne+9.1 pts

Sources: DGFiP (DVF), Ministry of Housing (rent map), INSEE, census, Ministry for the Ecological Transition (SRU), DGFiP, local taxation

Income and jobs

Residents’ income and jobs

Income and jobs: Compiègne and Tremblay-en-France compared
CriterionCompiègneTremblay-en-FranceDifference
Median standard of living €/yearHigher: Tremblay-en-France+2%23,31023,800Higher: Tremblay-en-France+2%
Poverty rateHigher: Compiègne+3.9 pts24.4%20.5%Higher: Compiègne+3.9 pts
Average taxable income per householdHigher: Compiègne+12%€31,569€28,074Higher: Compiègne+12%
Households paying income taxMore taxpaying households: Tremblay-en-France+0.6 pt43%44%More taxpaying households: Tremblay-en-France+0.6 pt
Activity rate (ages 15-64)Higher: Tremblay-en-France+5.6 pts68.5%74.1%Higher: Tremblay-en-France+5.6 pts
Unemployment rate (census)Higher: Compiègne+2.1 pts15.7%13.6%Higher: Compiègne+2.1 pts

Sources: INSEE, Filosofi, DGFiP, income tax, INSEE, census

Local life

Town hall and fiber internet

Local life: Compiègne and Tremblay-en-France compared
CriterionCompiègneTremblay-en-FranceDifference
MayorPhilippe MariniVirginie de Carvalho
Political label of the mayor’s list (2026 local elections)miscellaneous rightmiscellaneous left
Premises with fiberTie99%99%Tie

Sources: Ministry of the Interior, register of elected officials, Ministry of the Interior, Arcep

Shops and facilities

Shops, leisure and transportation

Shops and facilities: Compiègne and Tremblay-en-France compared
CriterionCompiègneTremblay-en-FranceDifference
Shops per 10,000 inhab.More shops per capita: Compiègne+21%77.8325 in total64.1247 in totalMore shops per capita: Compiègne+21%
Food shops per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Compiègne+95%22.795 in total11.745 in totalMore per capita: Compiègne+95%
Restaurants per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Compiègne+15%38.1159 in total33.0127 in totalMore per capita: Compiègne+15%
Sports facilities per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Compiègne+42%14.460 in total10.139 in totalMore per capita: Compiègne+42%
Cultural venues per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Compiègne+84%2.912 in total1.66 in totalMore per capita: Compiègne+84%
Hotels per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Compiègne+11%2.912 in total2.610 in totalMore per capita: Compiègne+11%
Passenger train stationsMore stations: Tremblay-en-France+202More stations: Tremblay-en-France+2

Number of facilities per 10,000 inhabitants (total count in small print). Source: INSEE, facilities database (BPE)

Health

Health care

Health: Compiègne and Tremblay-en-France compared
CriterionCompiègneTremblay-en-FranceDifference
Access to general practitioners visits/inhab./year localized potential accessibilityBetter access: Compiègne+88%3.61.9Better access: Compiègne+88%
General practitioners per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Compiègne4.9 times as high14.159 in total2.911 in totalMore per capita: Compiègne4.9 times as high
Medical specialists per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Compiègne+54%30.4127 in total19.776 in totalMore per capita: Compiègne+54%
Dentists per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Compiègne2.7 times as high9.138 in total3.413 in totalMore per capita: Compiègne2.7 times as high
Pharmacies per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Compiègne+13%2.611 in total2.39 in totalMore per capita: Compiègne+13%
HospitalsMore facilities: Compiègne+572More facilities: Compiègne+5

Practitioners and facilities per 10,000 inhabitants (total count in small print); access to doctors includes those in neighboring communes. Sources: Ministry of Health (DREES), APL, INSEE, facilities database (BPE), Ministry of Health (Finess)

Education

Schools and colleges

Education: Compiègne and Tremblay-en-France compared
CriterionCompiègneTremblay-en-FranceDifference
Primary schoolsMore schools: Compiègne+43026More schools: Compiègne+4
Middle schoolsMore middle schools: Compiègne+594More middle schools: Compiègne+5
High schoolsMore high schools: Compiègne+7114More high schools: Compiègne+7
Higher education institutions and programsMore facilities: Compiègne+253More facilities: Compiègne+2

Sources: Ministry of Education, INSEE, facilities database (BPE)

Recorded crime

Offenses recorded by the police

Recorded crime: Compiègne and Tremblay-en-France compared
CriterionCompiègneTremblay-en-FranceDifference
Home burglaries per 1,000 homesHigher rate: Tremblay-en-France+95%2.44.8Higher rate: Tremblay-en-France+95%
Non-violent thefts per 1,000 inhab.Higher rate: Tremblay-en-France+56%10.015.6Higher rate: Tremblay-en-France+56%
Physical violence outside the family per 1,000 inhab.Higher rate: Tremblay-en-France+10%3.23.5Higher rate: Tremblay-en-France+10%
Vehicle thefts per 1,000 inhab.Higher rate: Tremblay-en-France2.9 times as high1.54.4Higher rate: Tremblay-en-France2.9 times as high
Vandalism and property damage per 1,000 inhab.Higher rate: Compiègne+2%10.09.8Higher rate: Compiègne+2%

Offenses recorded in the commune by the police and gendarmerie, per 1,000 inhabitants (per 1,000 homes for burglaries); this is not the actual crime level. Rates for the latest published year. Source: Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI)

Climate

Temperature, sunshine and rain

Climate: Compiègne and Tremblay-en-France compared
CriterionCompiègneTremblay-en-FranceDifference
Average temperatureWarmer: Tremblay-en-France+0.9 °C11.2°C12.1°CWarmer: Tremblay-en-France+0.9 °C
Sunshine h/year—1,634
Rainfall mm/yearWetter: Tremblay-en-France+10%634694Wetter: Tremblay-en-France+10%
Rainy days days/year at least 1 mmMore rainy days: Tremblay-en-France+3 days/year113116More rainy days: Tremblay-en-France+3 days/year
Frost days days/yearMore frost days: Compiègne+11 days/year4433More frost days: Compiègne+11 days/year
Very hot days days/year 30 °C or moreMore hot days: Tremblay-en-France+3 days/year911More hot days: Tremblay-en-France+3 days/year

Climate normals from the reference Météo-France station of each commune. Source: Météo-France, climate normals

Natural hazards

Natural disasters and prevention

Natural hazards: Compiègne and Tremblay-en-France compared
CriterionCompiègneTremblay-en-FranceDifference
Natural disasters declared since 1982More declarations: Tremblay-en-France+161228More declarations: Tremblay-en-France+16
Natural hazard prevention plansTie11Tie
Radon potentialSameLowLowSame

Sources: Géorisques (GASPAR), IRSN

Land

Area, terrain and administrative areas

Land: Compiègne and Tremblay-en-France compared
CriterionCompiègneTremblay-en-FranceDifference
Area km²Larger: Compiègne2.4 times as high53.122.4Larger: Compiègne2.4 times as high
Town hall elevationHigher: Tremblay-en-France+21 m42 m63 mHigher: Tremblay-en-France+21 m
Coastal communeSameNoNoSame
Density grid (INSEE)Intermediate urban centreLarge urban centre
DepartmentOise (60)Seine-Saint-Denis (93)
IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse AutomneMétropole du Grand Paris
Urban unitCompiègneParis
Functional areaCompiègneParis

Sources: IGN, IGN, elevation, Ministry for the Ecological Transition, Loi Littoral, INSEE, density grid, INSEE, COG, INSEE, geographic classifications

Summary

Compiègne vs Tremblay-en-France at a glance

Summary table: Compiègne and Tremblay-en-France
CriterionCompiègneTremblay-en-France
Population inhab.41,77438,519
Change over 10 years+0.8%+10.8%
Density per km²7871,717
Median apartment price €/m²2,3882,685
Median house price €/m²3,0003,525
Apartment rent €/m²14.718.7
Property tax (combined rate)49.47%40.36%
Median standard of living €/year23,31023,800
Unemployment rate (census)15.7%13.6%
Premises with fiber99%99%
Access to general practitioners visits/inhab./year3.61.9
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes2.44.8
Average temperature11.2°C12.1°C
Sunshine h/year—1,634
Area km²53.122.4

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FAQ

Compiègne vs Tremblay-en-France: your questions

Which is the larger city, Compiègne or Tremblay-en-France?

By population, Compiègne: 41,774 inhabitants versus 38,519 for Tremblay-en-France (official population figures in force on January 1, 2026). Compiègne is the 188th largest city in France, Tremblay-en-France the 208th. By area, Compiègne is also the larger (53.1 km²).

How far is Compiègne from Tremblay-en-France?

Compiègne and Tremblay-en-France are 52 km apart as the crow flies, between the centers of the two communes.

Where is real estate more expensive, in Compiègne or Tremblay-en-France?

To buy an apartment, Tremblay-en-France is more expensive: €2,685 per m² (median price), versus €2,388 in Compiègne (+12%). Median prices of sales over the last five years (DGFiP, DVF).

Where is the standard of living higher, in Compiègne or Tremblay-en-France?

In Tremblay-en-France, half of the residents have a standard of living above €23,800 a year, versus €23,310 in Compiègne (disposable income per consumption unit, INSEE).

Are Compiègne and Tremblay-en-France in the same department?

No: Compiègne is in Oise (60), in the Hauts-de-France region, and Tremblay-en-France in Seine-Saint-Denis (93), in the Île-de-France region.

Official population figures in force on January 1, 2026. Source: INSEE, official population figures

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