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Living in Ajaccio

In Ajaccio, rent averages €12.00 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 7.6% (2022).

The unemployment rate was 7.6% at the end of 2022. Annual PM2.5 was 9.12 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 82 km² in 2026. Population density was 930.4 people per km² in 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2423 sources

Population76,320people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Ajaccio (commune 2A004)
Median gross salary (region)2,451EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent12EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 3% aboveOfficial source · www.observatoires-des-loyers.org
Unemployment rate7.6%country median 11.0% — 31% belowOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime3,244incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 32% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean9.12µg/m³country median 8.5 — 8% aboveOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Lower unemployment than 85% of French cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 84% of French cities that publish it and dirtier air than 71% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Ajaccio.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Ajaccio?

Average net cold rent is 12 EUR/m² per month (2025), 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): 12 EUR/m²/month · www.observatoires-des-loyers.org23
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Ajaccio recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Ajaccio€12.00
Show the other 6 cities
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 Fibre18Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan17Official · national market
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct1,062 %31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Dwellings37,053 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings32,650 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)12 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025www.observatoires-des-loyers.org23Official

Is Ajaccio 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.

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–57%
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on housing · range 54–70%
Student64%strong on education, weak on housing · range 57–71%
Family64%strong on family, weak on cost · range 57–71%
Retirement49%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–58%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 720 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 12 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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Ajaccio?

The unemployment rate is about 7.6 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9

Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Ajaccio is 7.6%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability97.84 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)2Official
Gigabit broadband availability97.84 %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)2,451 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr22Official
Unemployment rate7.6 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9Official

What does a salary buy in Ajaccio?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,451 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,097of €1,880 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.€1,880
Rent, 60 m²€12.00/m² · official · observatoires-des-loyers.org · 2025-12-31− €720
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€1,097
Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ajaccio. 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 Ajaccio. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary School Count28 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)13Official
School Count52 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)13Official

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; Ajaccio's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents840.6 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20114Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ajaccio 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 residents840.6 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Ajaccio?

Police recorded about 3,244 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 citiesAjaccio highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Ajaccio 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
Ajaccio3,244
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,244 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
Destinations from nearest airport25 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights16Official
Nearest airportAJA3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Distance to nearest airport5 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ajaccio. 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 Ajaccio.

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Climate and air quality

Average high temperatures were 14°C in January and 28.6°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 54.1 mm in January and 8.6 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Ajaccio?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.1 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: 9.12 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
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
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 Ajaccio is 9.1 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
NO₂ — annual mean15.73 µg/m³country median 14.820242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official
NO₂ — latest reading39.3 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Latest valid NO2 hourly station observation on the official LCSQA E2 current-day extract, mapped to the exact INSEE centre through an exact normalized station-name crosswalk to EEA station metadata.11Official
PM10 — annual mean21.04 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 mean9.12 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 14 · Feb 14.2 · Mar 16 · Apr 18.5 · May 22.1 · Jun 25.9 · Jul 28.6 · Aug 29.2 · Sep 26.1 · Oct 22.8 · Nov 18.3 · Dec 15.1 °C31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, AJACCIO, 1991-202012Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 4.7 · Feb 4.3 · Mar 5.9 · Apr 8.4 · May 11.8 · Jun 15.4 · Jul 17.7 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 12.6 · Nov 9 · Dec 5.8 °C31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, AJACCIO, 1991-202012Official
Average temperature by monthJan 9.4 · Feb 9.2 · Mar 11 · Apr 13.4 · May 17 · Jun 20.7 · Jul 23.2 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 20.8 · Oct 17.7 · Nov 13.6 · Dec 10.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station AJACCIO21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 54.1 · Feb 48.1 · Mar 50.4 · Apr 53.1 · May 49.8 · Jun 25.9 · Jul 8.6 · Aug 15.8 · Sep 57.8 · Oct 85.7 · Nov 111.8 · Dec 73.9 mm31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, AJACCIO, 1991-202012Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 135.8 · Feb 155.6 · Mar 210.8 · Apr 230.4 · May 288.3 · Jun 332.3 · Jul 373.6 · Aug 343.3 · Sep 260.6 · Oct 206.9 · Nov 140.2 · Dec 124 hours31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, AJACCIO, 1991-202012Official
Annual PM2.5 over time6 published observations, 2019–2024

Annual PM2.5 rose 1.4% between 2019 and 2024, from 9.0 to 9.1.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Ajaccio?

The published population was 76,320 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Ajaccio (commune 2A004)8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area82.03 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte20Official
Foreign residents6,298 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT115Official
Population density930.4 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte20Official
Population76,320 people1 Jan 2023INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Ajaccio (commune 2A004)8Official

International community in Ajaccio

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
Total76,320100.0%
Français70,146.03891.9%
Etranger6,173.9628.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)14Official

Alternatives for people set on Ajaccio

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Ajaccio from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in France

Other cities in France to compare with Ajaccio, nearest in population first.

All France cities
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés76,572 residentsMarseille 0977,406 residentsAntibes77,637 residentsChampigny-sur-Marne78,072 residentsMérignac78,090 residentsSaint-Nazaire74,568 residents

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Ajaccio in rankings

#8 of 30 in Safest cities in France by recorded crime #17 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in France

Common questions

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

How many people live in Ajaccio?

The published population was 76,320 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Ajaccio (commune 2A004).

How much does it cost to rent in Ajaccio?

Average net cold rent is 12 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 840 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.observatoires-des-loyers.org.

Is the air quality good in Ajaccio?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.1 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 Ajaccio?

Police recorded about 3,244 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 Ajaccio?

The unemployment rate is about 7.6 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Ajaccio?

The median gross salary is 2,451 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Ajaccio a good place to live?

Ajaccio 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 Total citizenship group in Ajaccio?

The official citizenship distribution records 76,320 people (100.0%) 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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