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Living in Arcachon

In Arcachon, advertised rents for new lettings average €15.70 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 14.9% (2022).

The unemployment rate was 14.9% at the end of 2022. Arcachon, a city in France, had a population of 11,092 at the start of 2023. For Arcachon, gigabit broadband availability was 97.9% in March 2026. The foreign population count was 256 in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2425 sources

Population11,092people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,550EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent15.7EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 35% aboveOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate14.92%country median 11.0% — 36% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime7,274incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 53% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

Pricier rent than 80% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 77% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 89% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Arcachon.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Arcachon?

Average net cold rent is 15.7 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): 15.7 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr19
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Arcachon recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Arcachon€15.70
Nantes€14.50
Toulouse€13.98
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Marseille€16.30
Bordeaux€15.99
Lille€15.76
Strasbourg€15.57
Montpellier€15.49
Rennes€14.87
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)215.1 %31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Dwellings17,920 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Main residence dwellings6,612 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)15.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr19Official

Is Arcachon 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 worker46%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 37–55%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–60%
Student31%strong on education, weak on housing · range 24–38%
Family40%strong on family, weak on housing · range 33–47%
Retirement42%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 32–52%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 942 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 15.7 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 Arcachon?

The unemployment rate is about 14.9 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 14.92 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Arcachon is 14.9%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability97.92 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Gigabit broadband availability97.92 %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.4Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,550 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr25Official
Unemployment rate14.92 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9Official

What does a salary buy in Arcachon?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,550 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€942of €1,947 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.€1,947
Rent, 60 m²€15.70/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €942
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€942
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Arcachon Salary needed to live in Arcachon

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools6 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)11Official
Schools12 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)11Official

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; Arcachon's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents470.7 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20113Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Arcachon 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 residents470.7 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Arcachon?

Police recorded about 7,274 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)2

Recorded crime across major citiesArcachon highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Arcachon 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
Arcachon7,274
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,274 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)2Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport49 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights14Official
Nearest airportBOD3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Distance to nearest airport41 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 11.2 · Feb 12.4 · Mar 15.6 · Apr 17.7 · May 21.2 · Jun 24.2 · Jul 26.2 · Aug 26.7 · Sep 24.1 · Oct 19.9 · Nov 14.7 · Dec 11.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 2.9 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 4.8 · Apr 7 · May 10.6 · Jun 13.7 · Jul 15.4 · Aug 15.2 · Sep 12.3 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 6 · Dec 3.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official
Average temperature by monthJan 7.1 · Feb 7.5 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 12.4 · May 15.9 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 20.8 · Aug 21 · Sep 18.2 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 10.4 · Dec 7.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 80.1 · Feb 61.2 · Mar 54.8 · Apr 58.9 · May 57.6 · Jun 56.5 · Jul 38.8 · Aug 48.4 · Sep 61.3 · Oct 71.7 · Nov 105.9 · Dec 87.1 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 96 · Feb 116 · Mar 174 · Apr 198 · May 228 · Jun 243 · Jul 256 · Aug 250 · Sep 213 · Oct 152 · Nov 100 · Dec 88 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official

Similar climate. In France: Angers ±1.2 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±2.9 °C, Ventura (United States) ±3.2 °C, Werl (Germany) ±3.2 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±3.3 °C, Portsmouth (United Kingdom) ±2.5 °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 Arcachon?

The published population was 11,092 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area7.56 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte18Official
Foreign residents256 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT113Official
Population density1,467 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte18Official
Population11,092 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8Official

International community in Arcachon

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
Total11,092100.0%
Français10,835.01397.7%
Etranger256.9872.3%

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)12Official

Alternatives for people set on Arcachon

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.

Albi as an Arcachon alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Residents: 51,290 Albi vs 11,092 Arcachon+362%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,217.3 Albi vs 470.7 Arcachon+159%
  • Rent: €9.93/m² Albi vs €15.70/m² Arcachon−37%
  • Nearest airport: 3.0 km Albi vs 41.0 km Arcachon−93%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,463 Albi vs 7,274 Arcachon−11%
  • Unemployment: 15.7% Albi vs 14.9% Arcachon+5%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,575 Albi vs €2,550 Arcachonsame level
Full comparisonMore about Albi

Alternative cities in France

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Ville-d'Avray11,089 residentsPélissanne11,085 residentsChevigny-Saint-Sauveur11,108 residentsLe Taillan-Médoc11,073 residentsRiorges11,139 residentsVilleneuve-Tolosane11,044 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 Arcachon?

The published population was 11,092 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Arcachon?

Average net cold rent is 15.7 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,099 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

How safe is Arcachon?

Police recorded about 7,274 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 Arcachon?

The unemployment rate is about 14.9 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Arcachon?

The median gross salary is 2,550 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Arcachon?

256 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1.

Is Arcachon a good place to live?

Arcachon 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 Arcachon?

The official citizenship distribution records 10,835.013 people (97.7%) 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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  title = {Arcachon, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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