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Living in Blendecques

In Blendecques, unemployment is 11.3% (2022).

The population of Blendecques totalled 5,077 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Population5,077people31 Dec 2024Official source · Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)
Average gross salary2,949EUR/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 rate11.35%country median 11.0% — 3% aboveOfficial source · www.insee.fr
Recorded crime4,134incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 13% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Collected source

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

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 Blendecques.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The dwelling count was 2,241 at the end of 2023.

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

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesBlendecques highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Blendecques 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
Dwellings2,241 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official
Main residence dwellings2,113 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official

Is Blendecques a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on housing · range 49–69%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on housing · range 49–67%
Student55%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 47–63%
Family48%strong on family, weak on housing · range 39–57%
Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Blendecques?

The unemployment rate is about 11.3 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 11.35 % · www.insee.fr16
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Blendecques is 11.4%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings2,949 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 availability97.93 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Gigabit broadband availability97.93 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Unemployment rate11.35 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr16Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Blendecques. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Blendecques. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools3 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)8Official
Schools3 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; Blendecques's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Blendecques?

Police recorded about 4,134 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 citiesBlendecques highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Blendecques 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
Blendecques4,134
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,134 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

Blendecques's nearest airport was LIL, 60 km away and offered 30 direct destinations. Blendecques's fibre-to-home broadband coverage was 97.93%.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport30 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights11Official
Distance to the nearest major airport60 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)LIL3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 3.2°C in January to 17.6°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Blendecques?

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: Collected source3

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

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 Blendecques 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/m³31 Dec 2024Collected source3Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 13.52 · Feb 16.71 · Mar 20.82 · Apr 25.07 · May 28.25 · Jun 30.54 · Jul 35.15 · Aug 33.06 · Sep 29.07 · Oct 26.37 · Nov 18.59 · Dec 14.04 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -10.39 · Feb -12.01 · Mar -7.7 · Apr -4.73 · May 0.61 · Jun 3.66 · Jul 6.95 · Aug 8.02 · Sep 3.57 · Oct -3.26 · Nov -4.89 · Dec -8.16 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan 3.22 · Feb 3.59 · Mar 6.05 · Apr 9.34 · May 12.66 · Jun 15.73 · Jul 17.61 · Aug 17.41 · Sep 14.67 · Oct 11.23 · Nov 7.04 · Dec 3.84 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Blendecques?

The published population was 5,077 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)5

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population5,077 people31 Dec 2024Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)5Official
Population over time10 published observations, 1968–2024

Population rose 14.6% between 1968 and 2024, from 4,431 to 5,077.

International community in Blendecques

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
Total4,859100.0%
Français4,818.51999.2%
Etranger40.4810.8%

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 Blendecques

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

Cities near Blendecques

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

Arques 2.8 km away
Rent
10.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Longuenesse 3.4 km away
Rent
11.23 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Saint-Omer 3.7 km away
Rent
9.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Aire-sur-la-Lys 12.2 km away
Rent
8.75 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Hazebrouck 18.5 km away
Rent
10.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Lillers 22.4 km away
Rent
8.91 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Audruicq 22.7 km away
Rent
9.06 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Wormhout 22.8 km away
Rent
11.28 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

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

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Giberville5,077 residentsHabsheim5,076 residentsÉgletons5,074 residentsYffiniac5,074 residentsSommières5,073 residentsOrnex5,082 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Blendecques when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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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 Blendecques?

The published population was 5,077 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE).

Is the air quality good in Blendecques?

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: Collected source.

How safe is Blendecques?

Police recorded about 4,134 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 Blendecques?

The unemployment rate is about 11.3 % (2022). Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Blendecques a good place to live?

Blendecques 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 Blendecques?

Arques, Longuenesse, Saint-Omer, Aire-sur-la-Lys, Hazebrouck are near Blendecques. 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 Blendecques?

The official citizenship distribution records 4,818.519 people (99.2%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Blendecques, France: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f9aac83c852aeb1d773c7c8931a80a13]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/blendecques/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_blendecques-france-population-salary-cost-of-living_472b2693061a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Blendecques, France: population, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f9aac83c852aeb1d773c7c8931a80a13},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/blendecques/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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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
  3. Collected source air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
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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
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