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A town of 1,603 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Ercuis has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,436/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Thelloise.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Ercuis does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ercuis 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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The Culture ministry lists no building in Ercuis as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Cires-lès-Mello, 3.7 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ercuis.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 76 deaths in Ercuis from 2016 to 2025; there were 97, 27% more. The nearest emergency department to Ercuis is Hopital Novo site Beaumont Ex Carnelle Porte de L Oise, 6.2 mi away. In Oise, women can expect to live 84.5 years and men 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
14% of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.9% of the town, lower than both Oise’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Ercuis has a median age of 39.7.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Ercuis | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 5.7 mi away. Collège pupils travel 1.7 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Henry de MontherlantNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 215 | 86%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,436/m²: 49 houses and apartments sold in Ercuis between July 2023 and June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €11.24/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 98% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,446/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,640 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Ercuis counts 0.3 jobs (250 jobs, 800 workers). At the census, 6.3% of working residents in Ercuis went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Ercuis is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ercuis yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ercuis | 1,603 | — | — | C+ | — | D− |
| Neuilly-en-Thelle | 4,127 | 1.2 | C− | C− | B− | C− |
| Cires-lès-Mello | 3,978 | 3.2 | B− | C+ | A− | C− |
| Précy-sur-Oise | 3,332 | 3.5 | B | C− | A− | C− |
| Saint-Leu-d'Esserent | 4,638 | 5 | C− | D− | C− | B− |
| Bornel | 4,832 | 5.1 | C− | C− | B | D |
| Bernes-sur-Oise Val-d'Oise | 2,684 | 5.2 | — | D | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Ercuis has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 5.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,436/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.30/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ercuis grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Ercuis is a commune of 1,603 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.