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Chiry-OurscampOise

A town of 1,093 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Chiry-Ourscamp a good place to live?

Chiry-Ourscamp has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): bac results 6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 14 points below the expected rate.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

How Chiry-Ourscamp grades

Each subject compares Chiry-Ourscamp 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.

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Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp
Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp · Classé · Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chiry-Ourscamp’s story

Chiry-Ourscamp in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Chiry-Ourscamp counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.

  • 1840First protected: Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp
  • 2011Most recently protected: Château Mennechet
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chiry-Ourscamp.

Schools

Brevet results near Chiry-Ourscamp run low: 70.0% passed, below Oise’s towns and compared French towns

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 78% of 105 candidates passed the bac pro. No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 4 mi away. A collège lies 2.7 mi away.

70.0%passed the brevetD−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chiry-Ourscamp70.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Chiry-Ourscamp78.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de MarlyNearest collègeCollègeCollège12570%−14 pts
Lycée professionnel Arthur RimbaudNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée10578%−6 pts
78%
passed the vocational bac, −6 pts against the expected rate
70.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −14 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth D

Chiry-Ourscamp loses more people than its age profile suggests, 108 per 100 expected, above Oise’s towns and compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

At birth, a girl in Oise can expect 84.5 years and a boy 79.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 87 residents of Chiry-Ourscamp died, against 80 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. The nearest emergency department to Chiry-Ourscamp is Ch Chicn Noyon, 3.7 mi away.

+8%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw108
Adjusted108
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Chiry-Ourscamp · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chicn Noyon
11.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Saint Come
84.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to C+.

Work & commuteJobs & income C−

Unemployment in Chiry-Ourscamp, 13.6%, runs above Oise’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 5.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 300 jobs are based in Chiry-Ourscamp, for 500 working residents (0.6 per worker).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Chiry-Ourscamp, 0.6 per working resident
13.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 31% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

History

3 historic monuments in Chiry-Ourscamp, 2 classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

On the Culture ministry’s list, Chiry-Ourscamp counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1840
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

HousingCost of living C+

Renting in Chiry-Ourscamp costs less than in both Oise’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.56/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Chiry-Ourscamp from July 2023 to June 2026: 27 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €9.35/m² a month.

€11.56/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chiry-Ourscamp€11.56/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€11.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.32 to €14.34/m² a month)
€9.35/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,850
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Chiry-Ourscamp than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 16% are under 15

A fifth of adults hold a degree, below both Oise’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Chiry-Ourscamp by age and the one in the middle is 46.5. The 65-and-over age group makes up 21% of residents.

46.5median age
Chiry-OurscampOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chiry-Ourscamp
Chiry-OurscampOise medianFrance median
Under 1516%19%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4423%25%23%
45–6430%25%26%
65+21%19%22%
No diploma23%22%19%
CAP or BEP36%26%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education20%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chiry-Ourscamp

13pages on Chiry-Ourscamp

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Chiry-Ourscamp counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château Mennechet: Photo: Fifistorien · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp: Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Chiry-Ourscamp

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chiry-Ourscamp as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Chiry-Ourscamp’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Oise →
Ribécourt-DreslincourtNoyonThourotteLongueil-AnnelChoisy-au-BacMargny-lès-CompiègneRibécourt-DreslincourtNoyonThourotteLongueil-AnnelChoisy-au-BacMargny-lès-CompiègneChiry-Ourscamp
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chiry-Ourscamp1,093——C+—D
Ribécourt-Dreslincourt3,8712.3D−BC−D
Noyon12,9713.5DB−D−C−
Thourotte4,4635.4C−B−C−B
Longueil-Annel2,5866.6DB−B−D−
Choisy-au-Bac3,4497.7B+C−AC
Margny-lès-Compiègne8,67710CC−BC+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Chiry-Ourscamp

Is Chiry-Ourscamp safe?

Chiry-Ourscamp has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Chiry-Ourscamp good?

They grade D−, better than 5% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

About Chiry-Ourscamp

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Chiry-Ourscamp is a commune of 1,093 people in the Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées. 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

Population
1,093 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
5.2 sq mi (13.4 km²)
INSEE code
60150

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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.