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Living in Abbeville

In Abbeville, advertised rents for new lettings average €10.09 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 20.5% (2022).

There were 125 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. The unemployment rate was 20.5% at the end of 2022. Abbeville is in France; its population was 22,395 at the start of 2023. For Abbeville, annual PM2.5 was 8.81 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 26.4 km² in 2026. In Abbeville, population density was 847.7 people per km² in 2023. The city had 29 schools in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2422 sources

Population22,395people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,579EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent10.09EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 13% belowOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate20.5%country median 11.0% — 87% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime6,770incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 43% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean8.81µg/m³country median 8.5 — 4% aboveOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Cheaper rent than 71% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 96% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 85% of French cities that publish it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Abbeville?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in FranceNational rates and thresholds that apply in Abbeville.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Abbeville?

Average net cold rent is 10.09 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 10.09 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr20
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Abbeville recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesAbbeville highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Abbeville highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Abbeville€10.09
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Bordeaux€15.99
Lille€15.76
Strasbourg€15.57
Montpellier€15.49
Rennes€14.87
Nantes€14.50
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited42.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange Livebox Fibre16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan15Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)1,108 %31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Dwellings12,837 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Main residence dwellings11,530 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.09 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr20Official

Is Abbeville a good place to live?

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–57%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–68%
Student61%strong on education, weak on work · range 54–68%
Family53%strong on family, weak on cost · range 46–60%
Retirement50%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–59%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 605 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.09 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2025-Q3

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Abbeville?

The unemployment rate is about 20.5 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10

Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Abbeville is 20.5%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability96.81 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)2Official
Gigabit broadband availability96.81 %31 Mar 2026Independent ARCEP municipal count of premises eligible for the >=1 Gbit/s fixed advertised-speed class, divided by the ARCEP type=all municipal premises denominator. This is availability/eligibility, not adoption, measured speed, FTTH-only coverage or mobile coverage.5Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,579 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr22Official
Unemployment rate20.5 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10Official

What does a salary buy in Abbeville?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €2,579 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,299of €1,967 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.€1,967
Rent, 60 m²€10.09/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €605
Internet€43 · official · Orange Livebox Fibre · 2026-09-30− €43
Mobile plan€20 · official · Orange 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €20
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,299
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Abbeville Salary needed to live in Abbeville

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Abbeville. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Abbeville. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools29 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.18Official · commune
Primary schools19 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)12Official
Schools34 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)12Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 3 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: UPE2A (unités pédagogiques pour élèves allophones nouvellement arrivés) + UPE2A-NSA variant. How to enrol a child (education.gouv.fr).

A country-wide rule for France; Abbeville's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents125 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence8Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,704 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20114Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Abbeville 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.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,704 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Abbeville?

Police recorded about 6,770 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)3

Recorded crime across major citiesAbbeville highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Abbeville highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Lille13,488
Lyon13,026
Bordeaux12,429
Marseille11,857
Paris10,987
Montpellier9,636
Toulouse8,875
Rennes8,241
Strasbourg7,791
Nantes7,704
Nice7,577
Abbeville6,770
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,770 incidents per 100,000country median 4,74031 Dec 2025Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)3Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportLTQ3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Distance to nearest airport48 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Abbeville. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course

État français and OFII

For eligible non-EU foreign residents.

FrenchIn Person
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DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

FrenchIn Person, Online
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Abbeville.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM10 was 12.4 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Abbeville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 8.81 µg/m³ · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in FranceAnnual PM2.5 in Abbeville is 8.8 µg/m³. Of 1,975 cities with data, 626 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM10 — annual mean12.4 µg/m³country median 14.220242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official
PM2.5 — annual mean8.81 µg/m³country median 8.520242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 7 · Feb 7.7 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 14.3 · May 17.3 · Jun 20.1 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 22.6 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 10.5 · Dec 7.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ABBEVILLE21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 2.2 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 4 · Apr 5.5 · May 8.7 · Jun 11.4 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 11.3 · Oct 8.7 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 2.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ABBEVILLE21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4.6 · Feb 5 · Mar 7.4 · Apr 9.9 · May 13 · Jun 15.7 · Jul 17.9 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 12 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 5.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ABBEVILLE21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 64.1 · Feb 53.4 · Mar 52.8 · Apr 50 · May 60.4 · Jun 63.3 · Jul 62.1 · Aug 80.6 · Sep 66.6 · Oct 77 · Nov 84.2 · Dec 91.7 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ABBEVILLE21Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In France: Rouen ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±0.8 °C, Brugge (Belgium) ±0.6 °C, Ghent (Belgium) ±0.6 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Birkenhead (United Kingdom) ±0.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Abbeville?

The published population was 22,395 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area26.42 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte19Official
Foreign residents438 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT114Official
Population density847.7 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte19Official
Population22,395 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9Official

International community in Abbeville

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Population resident in France excluding Mayotte; INSEE RP2023 NAT; total age and sex · 2023 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total22,395100.0%
Français21,931.99397.9%
Etranger463.0072.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)13Official

Alternatives for people set on Abbeville

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Sartrouville as an Abbeville alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 131 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 20.5% Abbeville−49%
  • Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 22,395 Abbeville+136%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,579 Abbeville+29%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 6,770 Abbeville−32%
  • Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €10.09/m² Abbevilleno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sartrouville vs 48.0 km Abbeville−63%
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.7 µg/m³ Sartrouville vs 8.8 µg/m³ Abbeville+10%
Full comparisonMore about Sartrouville

Alternative cities in France

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Auch22,428 residentsVilleneuve-sur-Lot22,350 residentsMontigny-lès-Cormeilles22,457 residentsMantes-la-Ville22,332 residentsOyonnax22,480 residentsSèvres22,303 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Abbeville?

The published population was 22,395 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Abbeville?

Average net cold rent is 10.09 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 706 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Abbeville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation..

How safe is Abbeville?

Police recorded about 6,770 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026).

What is the unemployment rate in Abbeville?

The unemployment rate is about 20.5 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Abbeville?

The median gross salary is 2,579 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Abbeville a good place to live?

Abbeville 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.

How many people are in the Français citizenship group in Abbeville?

The official citizenship distribution records 21,931.993 people (97.9%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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