Living in Chepelare
Chepelare numbered 4,114 residents at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Which Bulgaria-wide rules apply when you move to Chepelare?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Chepelare. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Chepelare a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 805.7 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Average annual wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract by statistical regions and districts in 2024 (EUR)2Official · county |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Chepelare. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Employment Agency — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Chepelare. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Chepelare?
Police recorded about 706 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.
- Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 706.3 incidents per 100,000 · Доклад за дейността на Министерство на вътрешните работи през 2025 г., Figure 29
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 706.3 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Доклад за дейността на Министерство на вътрешните работи през 2025 г., Figure 29Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Chepelare's nearest airport was PDV, 40 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Chepelare. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Free Bulgarian language courses for people displaced from Ukraine — State Language Course
Government of Bulgaria / Bulgaria for Ukraine
For people displaced from Ukraine, adults, children.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperatures were −1.2°C in January and 20.9°C in July.
Is the air quality good in Chepelare?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency3
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency3Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 15.53 · Feb 19.59 · Mar 22.84 · Apr 25.21 · May 29.34 · Jun 36.06 · Jul 38.59 · Aug 37.19 · Sep 32.66 · Oct 28.26 · Nov 25.57 · Dec 16.35 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -18.87 · Feb -18.51 · Mar -15.43 · Apr -10.34 · May -1.61 · Jun 2.43 · Jul 6.99 · Aug 7.07 · Sep 0.5 · Oct -6.72 · Nov -9.23 · Dec -17.8 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -1.21 · Feb 0.29 · Mar 3.88 · Apr 8.09 · May 13.56 · Jun 17.96 · Jul 20.88 · Aug 20.91 · Sep 16.07 · Oct 10.5 · Nov 5.55 · Dec 0.46 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Chepelare?
The published population was 4,114 people in 2024. Source: National Statistical Institute of the Republic of Bulgaria5
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,114 people | 31 Dec 2024 | National Statistical Institute of the Republic of Bulgaria5Official |
Alternatives for people set on Chepelare
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Chepelare from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Alternative cities in Bulgaria
Other cities in Bulgaria to compare with Chepelare, nearest in population first.
How does Chepelare compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Chepelare when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 7 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Free Bulgarian-language training for migrant children (school-based intensive language preparation). How to enrol a child (mon.gov.bg).
A country-wide rule for Bulgaria; Chepelare's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Chepelare?
The published population was 4,114 people in 2024. Source: National Statistical Institute of the Republic of Bulgaria.
Is the air quality good in Chepelare?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.
How safe is Chepelare?
Police recorded about 706 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Доклад за дейността на Министерство на вътрешните работи през 2025 г., Figure 2.
Is Chepelare a good place to live?
Chepelare may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
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Sources
- A1 Bulgaria fixed internet a1.bg · checked 2026-09-15
- Average annual wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract by statistical regions and districts in 2024 (EUR) nsi.bg · checked 2026-09-23
- European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- National Statistical Institute of the Republic of Bulgaria site-test.nsi.bg · checked 2026-08-05
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Vivacom mobile data plan vivacom.bg · checked 2026-09-15
- Доклад за дейността на Министерство на вътрешните работи през 2025 г., Figure 2 mvr.bg · checked 2026-10-05
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