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Living in Blain

In Blain, advertised rents for new lettings average €11.91 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 9.6% (2022).

Population density was 102.0 people per km² in 2023. The city had 11 schools in 2026. There were 96.4 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. The foreign population count was 147 in 2021. The unemployment rate was 9.61% at the end of 2022. Blain is in France; its population was 10,376 at the start of 2023. In 2024, annual PM2.5 was 7.03 µg/m³. The city covered 101.7 km² in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2424 sources

Population10,376people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,620EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent11.91EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 3% aboveOfficial source · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025
Unemployment rate9.61%country median 11.0% — 12% belowOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime3,311incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 30% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean7.03µg/m³country median 8.5 — 17% belowOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Lower unemployment than 63% of French cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 83% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 87% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Blain.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Blain?

Average net cold rent is about 11.91 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): 11.91 EUR/m²/month · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Blain recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Blain€11.91
Show the other 6 cities
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 Fibre20Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan19Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)315.6 %31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Dwellings4,795 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE8Official
Main residence dwellings4,395 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE8Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.91 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6030 Sept 2025"Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251Official

Is Blain 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%
Student57%strong on education, weak on work · range 50–64%
Family57%strong on family, weak on cost · range 50–64%
Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 50–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 715 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 11.91 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 Blain?

The unemployment rate is about 9.6 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 9.61 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune12
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Blain is 9.6%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability92.14 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)3Official
Gigabit broadband availability92.14 %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.6Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,620 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr24Official
Unemployment rate9.61 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune12Official

What does a salary buy in Blain?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,620 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,217of €1,994 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.€1,994
Rent, 60 m²€11.91/m² · official · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025 · 2025-09-30− €715
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€1,217
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Blain Salary needed to live in Blain

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools11 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.22Official · commune
Primary schools6 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)15Official
Schools13 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)15Official

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; Blain's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents96.38 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence10Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Blain 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Blain?

Police recorded about 3,311 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)4

Recorded crime across major citiesBlain highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Blain 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
Blain3,311
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,311 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)4Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportSNR3 Aug 2026OurAirports21Official
Distance to nearest airport34 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports21Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 4.18 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 11.2 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Blain?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 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: 7.03 µg/m³ · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2
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 Blain is 7.0 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
NO₂ — annual mean4.18 µg/m³country median 14.820242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2Official
NO₂ — latest reading11.66 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Latest 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.14Official
PM10 — annual mean11.18 µg/m³country median 14.220242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2Official
PM2.5 — annual mean7.03 µg/m³country median 8.520242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2Official
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 15.84 · Feb 20.05 · Mar 22.44 · Apr 26.28 · May 29.79 · Jun 34.54 · Jul 37.13 · Aug 37.8 · Sep 31.45 · Oct 28.05 · Nov 20.29 · Dec 15.51 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -10.1 · Feb -9.83 · Mar -4.91 · Apr -2.78 · May 0.38 · Jun 4.1 · Jul 8.51 · Aug 8.32 · Sep 4.36 · Oct -0.31 · Nov -4.79 · Dec -5.88 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official
Average temperature by monthJan 5.62 · Feb 5.7 · Mar 7.99 · Apr 10.74 · May 13.9 · Jun 17.49 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 19.08 · Sep 16.55 · Oct 13.08 · Nov 9.08 · Dec 5.98 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 49.8% between 2013 and 2024, from 14.0 to 7.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Blain?

The published population was 10,376 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune11

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area101.7 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte23Official
Foreign residents147 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT118Official
Population density102 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte23Official
Population10,376 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune11Official

International community in Blain

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
Total10,376100.0%
Français10,083.44697.2%
Etranger292.5542.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)16Official

Alternatives for people set on Blain

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

Alternative cities in France

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

All France cities
Aizenay10,365 residentsMiribel10,395 residentsGignac-la-Nerthe10,343 residentsLézignan-Corbières10,343 residentsFuveau10,337 residentsGerzat10,335 residents

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Is Blain part of Nantes?

Blain is in the published commuting zone of Nantes; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Nantes city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source5

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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 Blain?

The published population was 10,376 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Blain?

Average net cold rent is about 11.91 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 834 EUR a month before utilities. Source: "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025.

Is the air quality good in Blain?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 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 Blain?

Police recorded about 3,311 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 Blain?

The unemployment rate is about 9.6 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Blain?

The median gross salary is 2,620 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Blain a good place to live?

Blain 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.

Is Blain part of Nantes?

Blain is in the published commuting zone of Nantes; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

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

The official citizenship distribution records 10,083.446 people (97.2%) 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 = {Blain, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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