Cires-lès-Mello grades B− overall: better than 54% of compared French towns, and #13 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,294/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Thelloise. Its strongest is safety (A−): an average of 7.8 recorded violent incidents and 8.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Cires-lès-Mello 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 Cires-lès-Mello.
HealthHealth C−
Cires-lès-Mello’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 77% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Cires-lès-Mello’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, close to Oise’s towns (97) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 290 residents of Cires-lès-Mello died, against 293 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Cires-lès-Mello · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Ghpso Creil
9 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
Crime per resident in Cires-lès-Mello runs lower than in 76% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 65 offenses in the graded categories in Cires-lès-Mello in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Cires-lès-Mello, family violence came up most often (2025). For other physical violence 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, 6.9% of the index here.
7.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence21
Criminal damage15
Sexual violence14
Vehicle theft9
Burglary6
Armed robbery0
Fraud21
Theft without violence7
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.
7.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
65
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.9%
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
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
On foot, Cires-lès-Mello works better than 74% of compared French towns
15.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to both Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Cires-lès-Mello has 1,100 jobs for 1,700 working residents, 0.7 per worker.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot8%
Public transport7%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
1,100
jobs based in Cires-lès-Mello, 0.7 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 74% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Cires-lès-Mello keeps more of its old housing than Oise or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Cires-lès-Mello comes above both Oise’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Cires-lès-Mello: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Cires-lès-Mello is Église Saint-Martin.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cires-lès-Mello
Is Cires-lès-Mello safe?
It grades A− for safety, #8 of 56 in Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 15 acts of criminal damage.
Is Cires-lès-Mello expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,294/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.28/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cires-lès-Mello grades C+ for cost of living.
About Cires-lès-Mello
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Cires-lès-Mello is a commune of 3,978 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.
