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Living in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire

In Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, unemployment is 13.7% (2022).

Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire numbered 4,899 residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0719 sources

Population4,899people31 Dec 2024Official source · Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)
Average gross salary3,053EUR/month31 Dec 2022District figureOfficial source · Les salaires bruts dans le secteur privé en 2022 – T401B: Salaire brut en équivalent temps plein, par catégorie socioprofessionnelle agrégée, région et département
Unemployment rate13.66%country median 11.0% — 24% aboveOfficial source · www.insee.fr
Recorded crime6,462incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 36% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

Higher unemployment than 71% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 81% of French cities that publish it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire?

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 Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire counted 2,762 dwellings at the end of 2023.

No city-level rent figure is published for Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesBarbezieux-Saint-Hilaire highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulon€14.43
Toulouse€13.98
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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 Fibre12Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan11Official · national market
Dwellings2,762 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official
Main residence dwellings2,339 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official

Is Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–66%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on housing · range 51–67%
Student58%strong on education, weak on housing · range 50–66%
Family48%strong on family, weak on housing · range 40–56%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–65%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire?

The unemployment rate is about 13.7 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 13.66 % · www.insee.fr19
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire is 13.7%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,053 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Les salaires bruts dans le secteur privé en 2022 – T401B: Salaire brut en équivalent temps plein, par catégorie socioprofessionnelle agrégée, région et département7Official · county
Fibre-to-the-building availability97.56 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Gigabit broadband availability97.56 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Unemployment rate13.66 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr19Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire. 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 Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools5 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)8Official
Schools9 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)8Official

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; Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire had 1,080.2 beds per 100,000 residents at the end of 2011.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,080 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20113Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire 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 residents1,080 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire?

Police recorded about 6,462 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 citiesBarbezieux-Saint-Hilaire highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire 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
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire6,462
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,462 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

Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire's nearest airport was BOD, 84 km away and offered 49 direct destinations. Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire's fibre-to-home broadband coverage was 97.56%.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport49 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights10Official
Distance to the nearest major airport84 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)BOD3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire. 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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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 6.5°C in January and 21.3°C in July. Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire's monthly precipitation totalled 71.9 mm in January and 45 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 81 hours in January and 257 hours in July.

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 9.7 · Feb 11.3 · Mar 14.9 · Apr 17.7 · May 21.3 · Jun 24.8 · Jul 27 · Aug 27.3 · Sep 23.8 · Oct 19.1 · Nov 13.5 · Dec 10.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.3 · Feb 3 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 7.3 · May 10.9 · Jun 14 · Jul 15.6 · Aug 15.4 · Sep 12.5 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 3.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 6.5 · Feb 7.1 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 12.5 · May 16.1 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 21.3 · Aug 21.3 · Sep 18.1 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 9.8 · Dec 7.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 71.9 · Feb 50.8 · Mar 52.9 · Apr 65 · May 61.6 · Jun 60.2 · Jul 45 · Aug 53.2 · Sep 62.8 · Oct 76.4 · Nov 87.9 · Dec 84.1 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 81 · Feb 115 · Mar 165 · Apr 187 · May 221 · Jun 237 · Jul 257 · Aug 249 · Sep 204 · Oct 141 · Nov 96 · Dec 84 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In France: Angers ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±2.7 °C, Bexley (United Kingdom) ±1.6 °C, Westminster (United Kingdom) ±1.6 °C, Islington (United Kingdom) ±1.6 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±3.2 °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 Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire?

The published population was 4,899 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)5

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population4,899 people31 Dec 2024Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)5Official
Population over time10 published observations, 1968–2024

Population fell 4.8% between 1968 and 2024, from 5,147 to 4,899.

International community in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire

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
Total4,726100.0%
Français4,588.61897.1%
Etranger137.3822.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)9Official

Alternatives for people set on Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire

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Salbris4,898 residentsVittel4,912 residentsSaint-Martin-des-Champs4,886 residentsLa Voulte-sur-Rhône4,916 residentsBar-sur-Aube4,877 residentsNeufchâtel-en-Bray4,871 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 Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire?

The published population was 4,899 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE).

How safe is Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire?

Police recorded about 6,462 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 Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire?

The unemployment rate is about 13.7 % (2022). Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire a good place to live?

Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire 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 Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire?

The official citizenship distribution records 4,588.618 people (97.1%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, France: population, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4963b020dc59f9fcbdf734c8375dbeec]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/barbezieux-saint-hilaire/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_barbezieux-saint-hilaire-france-population-salary-jobs_9434c13daf80,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, France: population, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {4963b020dc59f9fcbdf734c8375dbeec},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/barbezieux-saint-hilaire/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  2. Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026) static.data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-09-23
  3. DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011 data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  4. INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
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  6. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), France api.insee.fr · checked 2026-08-30
  7. Les salaires bruts dans le secteur privé en 2022 – T401B: Salaire brut en équivalent temps plein, par catégorie socioprofessionnelle agrégée, région et département insee.fr · checked 2026-10-07
  8. Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) data.education.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  9. Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  10. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. Orange 100GB mobile plan boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
  2. Orange Livebox Fibre boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
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  4. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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