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Living in Berck

In Berck, advertised rents for new lettings average €11.22 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 16.3% (2022).

The unemployment rate was 16.3% at the end of 2022. Berck, a city in France, had a population of 12,951 at the start of 2023. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.5% in March 2026. The foreign population count was 245 in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2430 sources

Population12,951people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,579EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent11.22EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 3% belowOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate16.32%country median 11.0% — 49% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime8,187incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 73% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³country median 8.5 — 6% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 85% of French cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 94% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 65% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Berck.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Berck?

Average net cold rent is 11.22 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): 11.22 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr19
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Berck recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Berck€11.22
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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)884.7 %31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Dwellings12,932 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Main residence dwellings6,825 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.22 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr19Official

Is Berck 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–59%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%
Student56%strong on education, weak on safety · range 49–63%
Family46%strong on family, weak on cost · range 39–53%
Retirement49%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–58%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 673 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.22 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 Berck?

The unemployment rate is about 16.3 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 16.32 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Berck is 16.3%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability98.49 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Gigabit broadband availability98.49 %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.fr25Official
Unemployment rate16.32 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10Official

What does a salary buy in Berck?

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€1,231of €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€11.22/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €673
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€1,231
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Berck Salary needed to live in Berck

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools9 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)12Official
Schools16 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; Berck's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,192 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20113Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Berck 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 residents1,192 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Berck?

Police recorded about 8,187 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 citiesBerck highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Berck highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Lille13,488
Lyon13,026
Bordeaux12,429
Marseille11,857
Paris10,987
Montpellier9,636
Toulouse8,875
Rennes8,241
Berck8,187
Strasbourg7,791
Nantes7,704
Nice7,577
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents8,187 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
Nearest airportLTQ3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Distance to nearest airport13 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Berck?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency4

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

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 Berck is 8.0 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
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³country median 8.531 Dec 2024European Environment Agency4Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 7.6 · Feb 8.2 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 14.1 · May 17.2 · Jun 19.7 · Jul 21.4 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 15.8 · Nov 11.3 · Dec 8.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 2.6 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 4 · Apr 5.6 · May 8.7 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 14 · Sep 11.6 · Oct 9 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 3.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official
Average temperature by monthJan 5.1 · Feb 5.3 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 9.9 · May 13 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 18 · Sep 15.6 · Oct 12.4 · Nov 8.4 · Dec 5.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 76.8 · Feb 61.7 · Mar 54.2 · Apr 50.2 · May 59 · Jun 55.9 · Jul 58.8 · Aug 73 · Sep 76.8 · Oct 101.3 · Nov 114.2 · Dec 106.9 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 61 · Feb 78 · Mar 132 · Apr 189 · May 209 · Jun 220 · Jul 225 · Aug 205 · Sep 161 · Oct 110 · Nov 62 · Dec 52 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official
Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2013–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 46.7% between 2013 and 2024, from 15.0 to 8.0.

Similar climate. In France: Reims ±1.6 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±0.9 °C, Portsmouth (United Kingdom) ±0.2 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±1.5 °C, Birkenhead (United Kingdom) ±0.7 °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 Berck?

The published population was 12,951 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 area14.88 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte18Official
Foreign residents245 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT114Official
Population density870.4 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte18Official
Population12,951 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9Official

International community in Berck

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
Total12,951100.0%
Français12,741.31298.4%
Etranger209.6881.6%

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 Berck

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.

Cucq as a Berck alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,092 Cucq vs 8,187 Berck−62%
  • Unemployment: 11.4% Cucq vs 16.3% Berck−30%
  • Rent: €12.68/m² Cucq vs €11.22/m² Berck+13%
  • Nearest airport: 5.0 km Cucq vs 13.0 km Berck−62%
  • Residents: 5,129 Cucq vs 12,951 Berck−60%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,544.6 Cucq vs 1,191.6 Berck+30%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,579 Cucq vs €2,579 Bercksame level
Full comparisonMore about Cucq

Massy as a Berck alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 193 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 51,729 Massy vs 12,951 Berck+299%
  • Unemployment: 9.7% Massy vs 16.3% Berck−41%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Massy vs €2,579 Berck+29%
  • Rent: €20.08/m² Massy vs €11.22/m² Berckno percentage
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 776.4 Massy vs 1,191.6 Berck−35%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,806 Massy vs 8,187 Berck−17%
  • Nearest airport: 6.0 km Massy vs 13.0 km Berck−54%
Full comparisonMore about Massy

Cities near Berck

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Cucq 9.0 km away
Rent
12.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Étaples 12.6 km away
Rent
11.86 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

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

All France cities
Fonsorbes12,954 residentsGuéret12,955 residentsTarnos12,957 residentsBetton12,964 residentsAmboise12,937 residentsNoyon12,971 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 Berck?

The published population was 12,951 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Berck?

Average net cold rent is 11.22 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 785 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Berck?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Berck?

Police recorded about 8,187 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 Berck?

The unemployment rate is about 16.3 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Berck?

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

Is Berck a good place to live?

Berck 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 Berck?

Berck-Plage, Cucq, Étaples, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage are near Berck. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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

The official citizenship distribution records 12,741.312 people (98.4%) 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). Berck, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a7b24fc719b2dea3cca923c54fbeb0d6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/berck/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Berck, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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