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Living in Bitche

In Bitche, unemployment is 13.7% (2022).

The population of Bitche totalled 5,057 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0722 sources

Population5,057people31 Dec 2024Official source · Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)
Average gross salary3,167EUR/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 rate13.68%country median 11.0% — 25% aboveOfficial source · www.insee.fr
Recorded crime2,618incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 45% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

Higher unemployment than 72% of French cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 93% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Bitche.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Bitche counted 2,424 dwellings at the end of 2023.

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Bitche recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesBitche highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Bitche 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 Fibre13Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan12Official · national market
Dwellings2,424 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official
Main residence dwellings1,968 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official

Is Bitche 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 42–62%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on housing · range 47–65%
Student58%strong on education, weak on housing · range 50–66%
Family56%strong on safety, weak on housing · range 47–65%
Retirement59%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–71%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Bitche?

The unemployment rate is about 13.7 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 13.68 % · www.insee.fr16
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Bitche is 13.7%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,167 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 availability93.63 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Gigabit broadband availability93.63 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Unemployment rate13.68 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr16Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools4 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)8Official
Schools8 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; Bitche's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Bitche?

Police recorded about 2,618 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 citiesBitche highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Bitche 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
Bitche2,618
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,618 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

Bitche's nearest airport was SXB, 59 km away and offered 26 direct destinations. Bitche's fibre-to-home broadband coverage was 93.63%.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport26 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights11Official
Distance to the nearest major airport59 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)SXB3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 0.5°C in January and 19.8°C in July.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 12.74 · Feb 17.41 · Mar 20.85 · Apr 26.85 · May 31.41 · Jun 35.42 · Jul 38.13 · Aug 38.24 · Sep 32.65 · Oct 26.4 · Nov 20.67 · Dec 14.96 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -17.23 · Feb -17.62 · Mar -14 · Apr -5.64 · May -0.55 · Jun 4.21 · Jul 7.02 · Aug 6.22 · Sep 0.67 · Oct -4.86 · Nov -6.73 · Dec -17.56 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan 0.51 · Feb 1.43 · Mar 4.95 · Apr 9.6 · May 13.79 · Jun 17.83 · Jul 19.82 · Aug 19.26 · Sep 14.96 · Oct 10.18 · Nov 5.08 · Dec 1.42 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Bitche?

The published population was 5,057 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)5

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population5,057 people31 Dec 2024Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)5Official
Population over time10 published observations, 1968–2024

Population rose 1.1% between 1968 and 2024, from 5,004 to 5,057.

International community in Bitche

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
Total4,966100.0%
Français4,670.13194.0%
Etranger295.8696.0%

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 Bitche

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

Cities near Bitche

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

Hornbach Germany · 15.7 km away
Rent
5.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Pirmasens Germany · 20.8 km away
Rent
4.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Reichshoffen 21.9 km away
Rent
10.31 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Zweibruecken Germany · 22.5 km away
Rent
5.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Blieskastel Germany · 24.1 km away
Rent
5.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in France

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

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Petite-Forêt5,054 residentsLuynes5,062 residentsBonnières-sur-Seine5,064 residentsHaillicourt5,064 residentsBlaye5,066 residentsLaventie5,044 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 Bitche?

The published population was 5,057 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE).

How safe is Bitche?

Police recorded about 2,618 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 Bitche?

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

Is Bitche a good place to live?

Bitche 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 Bitche?

Hornbach, Pirmasens, Reichshoffen, Zweibruecken, Blieskastel are near Bitche. 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 Bitche?

The official citizenship distribution records 4,670.131 people (94.0%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Bitche, France: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c549ba9bc2267145ef2f1b9379d15bff]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/bitche/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bitche, France: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c549ba9bc2267145ef2f1b9379d15bff},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/bitche/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse) data.arcep.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  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
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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. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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  1. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  2. Orange 100GB mobile plan boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
  3. Orange Livebox Fibre boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
  4. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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