Chambly grades D overall: better than 5% of compared French towns, and #50 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is schools (D): bac results 5.7 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3.5 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,251/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Thelloise. Its strongest is walkability (A): 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 26% 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 Chambly 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 Chambly.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Chambly is easier to get around on foot than 94% of compared French towns
26.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Chambly has 4,700 jobs for 4,450 working residents, 1.1 per worker.
26%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
Public transport18%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
4,700
jobs based in Chambly, 1.1 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 94% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Renting in Chambly costs more than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €16.74/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Chambly comes above both Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €3,251/m², comes from 316 sales of houses and apartments in Chambly from July 2023 to June 2026.
€3,251/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chambly€3,251/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,154/m²
172
Apartments
€3,373/m²
144
€16.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.99 to €20.03/m² a month)
8.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.10/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,960
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Thelloise
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Chambly records more crime per resident than 85% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 323 offenses in the graded categories in Chambly in 2025. Violence against people ran at 12.2 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 19.6 (2023–2025 average). 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, 0.2% of the index here.
12.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage98
Family violence56
Vehicle theft47
Other physical violence46
Theft from vehicles31
Sexual violence25
Burglary20
Theft without violence76
Drug use66
Fraud59
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.
12.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
323
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Chambly’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 73% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 839 residents of Chambly died, against 723 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% more. Its two care homes for older people (151 places) count their residents as Chambly’s; allowing for them, deaths were 3% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw116
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Chambly · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Novo site Beaumont Ex Carnelle Porte de L Oise
2.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Novo site Beaumont Ex Carnelle Porte de L Oise
84.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chambly
Is Chambly safe?
It grades C− for safety, #48 of 56 in Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 20 burglaries and 98 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Chambly good?
They grade D, better than 9% of compared French towns and #49 of 55 in Oise. 88% of 268 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Évariste Galois in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chambly expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,251/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €3,154/m² (172 sales), apartments €3,373/m² (144 sales). Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chambly grades D for cost of living.
About Chambly
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Chambly is a commune of 9,959 people in the Communauté de communes Thelloise. 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.
