Living in Amiens
In Amiens, rent averages €12.10 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 18.9% (2022).
In 2024, annual PM2.5 was 8.13 µg/m³. The city covered 50.5 km² in 2024. Population density was 2,742.1 people per km² in 2023. A monthly estimate placed internet service at €36 in December 2022.
Higher unemployment than 92% of French cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 92% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 61% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Amiens?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Amiens?
Average net cold rent is 12.1 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): 12.1 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr25
Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness club membership, monthly | 31.51 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v230Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 36.49 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v230Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | 149.3 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v230Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | 14.93 EUR | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v230Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan22Official · national market |
| Monthly transport pass | 39.81 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v230Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 99.51 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v230Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| G02 Vacancy Rate Pct | 7,373 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE11Official |
| Dwellings | 79,419 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE12Official |
| G05 Main Residential Dwellings | 69,833 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE12Official |
| Housing Vacancy Rate Percent | 9.28 % | 31 Dec 2023 | Logement en 2023 - Commune - France hors Mayotte17Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 12.1 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 31 Dec 2025 | static.data.gouv.fr25Official |
Is Amiens 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 726 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 12.1 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.
Work and income
The unemployment rate was 18.9% at the end of 2022.
What is the unemployment rate in Amiens?
The unemployment rate is about 18.9 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 18.89 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune14
Amiens 18.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 97.14 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)3Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 97.14 % | 31 Mar 2026 | Independent 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.10Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,579 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr26Official |
| Unemployment rate | 18.89 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune14Official |
Unemployment rate fell 4.3% between 2013 and 2022, from 19.7% to 18.9%.
What does a salary buy in Amiens?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentUtilitiesTransportInternetMobileLeft 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€12.10/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31 | − €726 |
| Public transport pass€40 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31 | − €40 |
| Utilities, 85 m²€100 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31 | − €100 |
| Internet€36 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31 | − €36 |
| Mobile plan€20 · official · Orange 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €20 |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,045 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Amiens. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
France Travail — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Amiens. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary School Count | 87 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)18Official |
| School Count | 158 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)18Official |
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; Amiens's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP practices | 67 count | 16 Sept 2026 | Annuaire Santé — RPPS authorized-practice extract2Official |
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 1,270 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2011 | DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20114Official |
| Hospitals | 13 count | 4 May 2026 | FINESS Extraction du fichier des établissements6Official |
| Pharmacies | 46 count | 4 May 2026 | FINESS Extraction du fichier des établissements6Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 1,089 per 100,000 | 16 Sept 2026 | Annuaire Santé — RPPS authorized-practice extract2Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Amiens 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 guideSafety
How safe is Amiens?
Police recorded about 7,762 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)7
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglaries per 100,000 residents | 213.8 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | FR-SSMSI-communal-20257Official |
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 7,762 incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 | 31 Dec 2025 | Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)7Official |
| Violent crime per 100,000 residents | 1,609 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | FR-SSMSI-communal-20257Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Amiens. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course
État français and OFII
For eligible non-EU foreign residents.
DIAN language-training offer finder — Other
Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN
For people seeking French-language training.
Climate and air quality
Annual NO₂ was 9.56 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 11.1 µg/m³ in 2024.
Is the air quality good in Amiens?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.1 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: 8.13 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
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.
Amiens 8.1
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 9.56 µg/m³country median 14.8 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 5.7 µg/m³ | 15 Jul 2026 | Latest 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.16Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 11.14 µg/m³country median 14.2 | 2024 | 2024 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 mean | 8.13 µg/m³country median 8.5 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | Jan 13.32 · Feb 16.46 · Mar 20.67 · Apr 25.13 · May 28.48 · Jun 31.12 · Jul 35.35 · Aug 33.27 · Sep 29.35 · Oct 26.28 · Nov 19.04 · Dec 14.12 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center20Official |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | Jan -11.58 · Feb -12.35 · Mar -9.81 · Apr -4.7 · May -0.32 · Jun 2.67 · Jul 6.28 · Aug 6.93 · Sep 2.89 · Oct -4.35 · Nov -4.84 · Dec -7.9 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center20Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 2.89 · Feb 3.29 · Mar 5.97 · Apr 9.33 · May 12.68 · Jun 15.85 · Jul 17.66 · Aug 17.36 · Sep 14.49 · Oct 10.99 · Nov 6.68 · Dec 3.48 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center20Official |
Annual PM2.5 fell 54.9% between 2013 and 2024, from 18.0 to 8.1.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Amiens?
The published population was 136,449 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Amiens (commune 80021)13
By nationality
National passport91.5%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 50.5 km² | 1 Jan 2024 | France city identity collection8Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 8.6 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Eurostat5Official |
| Foreign residents | 11,632 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT121Official |
| Population density | 2,742 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte24Official |
| Population | 136,449 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Amiens (commune 80021)13Official |
Population fell 6.6% between 2013 and 2023, from 146,160 to 136,449.
Foreign residents rose 46.0% between 2013 and 2022, from 8,765 to 12,796.
International community in Amiens
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 136,449 | 100.0% |
| Français | 122,779.886 | 90.0% |
| Etranger | 13,669.114 | 10.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 1 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)19Official |
Alternatives for people set on Amiens
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.
Corbie as a Amiens alternative in the same region
15 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,126 Corbie vs 7,762 Amiens−60%
- Unemployment: 10.5% Corbie vs 18.9% Amiens−44%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 292.9 Corbie vs 1,269.9 Amiens−77%
- Residents: 5,982 Corbie vs 136,449 Amiens−96%
- Rent: €10.58/m² Corbie vs €12.10/m² Amiens−13%
- Nearest airport: 15.0 km Corbie vs 29.0 km Amiens−48%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,579 Corbie vs €2,579 Amienssame level
Limoges as a Amiens alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 458 km, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €9.06/m² Limoges vs €12.10/m² Amiens−25%
- Nearest airport: 6.0 km Limoges vs 29.0 km Amiens−79%
- Basic utilities, 85 m²: €153 Limoges vs €100 Amiens+53%
- Unemployment: 16.1% Limoges vs 18.9% Amiens−15%
- Foreign residents: 11.0% Limoges vs 8.6% Amiens+28%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,923 Limoges vs 7,762 Amiens−11%
- Annual PM2.5: 6.7 µg/m³ Limoges vs 8.1 µg/m³ Amiens−17%
Cities near Amiens
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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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 Amiens?
The published population was 136,449 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Amiens (commune 80021).
How much does it cost to rent in Amiens?
Average net cold rent is 12.1 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 847 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.
Is the air quality good in Amiens?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.1 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 Amiens?
Police recorded about 7,762 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 Amiens?
The unemployment rate is about 18.9 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around Amiens?
The median gross salary is 2,579 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is Amiens a good place to live?
Amiens 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.
Which cities are near Amiens?
Longueau, Corbie are near Amiens. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Amiens?
The official citizenship distribution records 136,449 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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