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MelloOise

A town of 600 in Oise, Hauts-de-France. Only 12% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Mello a good place to live?

Mello is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Mello stand out

The one thing Mello does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église
Église · Classé · Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mello’s story

Mello in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Mello: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1921.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Mello before 1900, the earliest Louis Michel Antoine Sahuc, in 1755.

  • 1927First protected: Maison du 18e siècle
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mello.

Who lives here

A town of families: 22% of people in Mello are under 15, more than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns

That puts Mello above both Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 12% of the town.

37.1median age
MelloOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Mello
MelloOise medianFrance median
Under 1522%19%17%
15–2412%11%11%
25–4428%25%23%
45–6426%25%26%
65+12%19%22%
No diploma16%22%19%
CAP or BEP30%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education32%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Mello: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns

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

On this, Mello is above both Oise’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Mello: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2
13th c.
oldest protected part
1921
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Mello has lower unemployment than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 5.9%

In the comparison, Mello comes below both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Mello has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,740 a year per consumption unit.

17%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
Public transport14%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Mello, 0.3 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

Bac results near Mello run low: 83.7% passed, below Oise’s towns and compared French towns

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

For Mello, that is below both Oise’s towns (89.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

95%passed the bac (general and technological)

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Mello83.7%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Lycée André MalrauxNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée22595%+2 pts

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95%
passed the general and technological bac, +2 pts against the expected rate
64%
passed the vocational bac, −17 pts against the expected rate
3.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Mello is €13.11/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€13.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mello€13.11/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Oise median€13.79/m²
€13.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.04 to €15.56/m² a month)
€12.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Châteaux de Mello and 2 more in and around Mello

Heritage in and near Mello. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mello

13pages on Mello

Landmarks

The list names few of Mello’s 3 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Maison du 18e siècle: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Mello

2 notable people were born in Mello.

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Mello’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 →
Cires-lès-MelloBuryMontataireMouyLaignevilleSaint-Leu-d'EsserentCires-lès-MelloBuryMontataireMouyLaignevilleSaint-Leu-d'EsserentMello
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mello600—————
Cires-lès-Mello3,9780.7B−C+A−C−
Bury2,8382.8—C+—A−
Montataire14,2573.2D−DC−D
Mouy5,3193.7DB−C−C−
Laigneville4,9264C−CBC−
Saint-Leu-d'Esserent4,6384.4C−D−C−B−

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

About Mello

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Mello is a commune of 600 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

Population
600 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Thelloise
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²)
INSEE code
60393

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.