Senlis grades C+ overall: better than 37% of compared French towns, and #22 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is safety (C−): an average of 10.3 recorded violent incidents and 19.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €3,393/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Senlis Sud Oise. Its strongest is walkability (A): 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 20% 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 Senlis 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 Senlis.
History
A secteur sauvegardé since 1965, and 35 historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 35 historic monuments in Senlis: 13 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 22 inscrit (the second level). Senlis has 23 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above both Oise’s towns (4.1) and compared French towns (2.5). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1965.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Senlis is better off than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,500 a year per consumption unit
That puts Senlis above both Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970). Senlis has 10,350 jobs for 6,850 working residents, 1.5 per worker. At the census, 20.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
Public transport11%
On foot8%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
10,350
jobs based in Senlis, 1.5 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Senlis runs higher than in 82% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 419 offenses in the graded categories in Senlis in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Senlis, criminal damage came up most often (2025). 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, 0.1% of the index here.
10.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage108
Vehicle theft69
Other physical violence66
Theft from vehicles52
Family violence42
Burglary42
Sexual violence40
Fraud115
Theft without violence99
Drug use79
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.
10.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
419
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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
HousingCost of living C−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Senlis than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: €16.61/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Senlis is above both Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €3,393/m², comes from 598 sales of houses and apartments in Senlis from July 2023 to June 2026. In Senlis, houses go for €3,563/m² and apartments for €3,185/m².
€3,393/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Senlis€3,393/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,563/m²
231
Apartments
€3,185/m²
367
€16.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.40 to €20.60/m² a month)
7.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€31,670
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Senlis Sud Oise
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C+
Senlis records 90 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 97 in Oise’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,368 residents of Senlis died, against 1,265 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. Its three care homes for older people (229 places) count their residents as Senlis’; allowing for them, deaths were 10% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
12
GPs in Senlis · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Ghpso Senlis
0.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Ghpso Senlis
84.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ancien château royal, prieuré Saint-Maurice et mur gallo-romain: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien évêché: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien Hôtel de Vermandois: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr · Hôtel du Haubergier: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
Kévin Gameiro: Aleksandr Osipov from Ukraine, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Thomas Couture: Thomas Couture, Public domain · Charles de La Valette: Levitsky, photographe, Public domain · Bill Deraime: Saint Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Christophe Michalak: YanRB, CC BY-SA 4.0
Senlis’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Senlis
Is Senlis safe?
It grades C− for safety, #43 of 56 in Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 42 burglaries and 108 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Senlis good?
They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns and #13 of 55 in Oise. 99% of 244 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Vincent in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Senlis expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,393/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Senlis grades C− for cost of living.
About Senlis
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Senlis is a commune of 15,157 people in the Communauté de communes Senlis Sud Oise. 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.
