Breteuil grades C+ overall: better than 37% of compared French towns, and #23 of 56 in Oise. At the median price of €1,784/m², a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de l'Oise Picarde. Its strongest is walkability (A): 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% 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.
Each subject compares Breteuil 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Breteuil.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More people in Breteuil are out of work than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: 18.2%
For Breteuil, that is above both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €21,230 a year per consumption unit.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot13%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,900
jobs based in Breteuil, 1.3 per working resident
18.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 93% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Breteuil records more crime per resident than 86% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 131 offenses in the graded categories in Breteuil in 2025. Violence against people ran at 15.1 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 17.1 (2023–2025 average). For armed robbery and theft from vehicles, 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, 2.2% of the index here.
15.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage46
Family violence36
Other physical violence20
Sexual violence12
Vehicle theft9
Burglary8
Theft without violence30
Fraud23
Drug use15
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.
15.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
131
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Fewer deaths than Breteuil’s ages would predict, 84 per 100 expected, under Oise’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
That puts Breteuil below both Oise’s towns (97) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 506 residents of Breteuil died, against 464 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Breteuil · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chimr Montdidier
16.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Beauvais
84.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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Breteuil’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Breteuil
Is Breteuil safe?
It grades D for safety, #49 of 56 in Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 46 acts of criminal damage. With 1,900 jobs for 1,500 working residents, Breteuil draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Are schools in Breteuil good?
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns and #7 of 55 in Oise. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Breteuil expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.51/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Breteuil grades C+ for cost of living.
About Breteuil
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Breteuil is a commune of 4,222 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Oise Picarde. 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
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.
