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Living in Blotzheim

In Blotzheim, advertised rents for new lettings average €14.08 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 10% (2022).

There were 94.7 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 8.79 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 16.3 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 13.3 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 10% at the end of 2022. In 2021, the foreign population was 681. The population of Blotzheim, in France, was 5,282 at the start of 2023. The city had 3 schools in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2429 sources

Population5,282people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,641EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent14.08EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 21% aboveOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate10.03%country median 11.0% — 9% belowOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime3,086incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 35% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean8.79µg/m³country median 8.5 — 4% aboveOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Pricier rent than 73% of French cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 86% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Blotzheim.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Blotzheim?

Average net cold rent is 14.08 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): 14.08 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr18
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Blotzheim recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Blotzheim€14.08
Toulouse€13.98
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 Fibre15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan14Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)301.6 %31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Dwellings2,833 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Main residence dwellings2,423 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)14.08 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr18Official

Is Blotzheim 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 worker47%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 39–55%
Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–59%
Student27%strong on legal route, weak on work · range 20–34%
Family47%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 40–54%
Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–62%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 845 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 14.08 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 Blotzheim?

The unemployment rate is about 10 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 10.03 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Blotzheim is 10.0%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability88.19 %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)2,641 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr20Official
Unemployment rate10.03 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10Official

What does a salary buy in Blotzheim?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,641 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,100of €2,008 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.€2,008
Rent, 60 m²€14.08/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €845
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€1,100
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Blotzheim Salary needed to live in Blotzheim

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools3 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.16Official · commune
Primary schools1 schools31 Dec 2025INSEE6Official

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; Blotzheim's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents94.66 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence8Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Blotzheim 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 Blotzheim?

Police recorded about 3,086 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 citiesBlotzheim highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Blotzheim 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
Blotzheim3,086
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,086 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

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Blotzheim. 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
Open official information

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 Blotzheim.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Blotzheim?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.8 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: 8.79 µg/m³ · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1
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 Blotzheim is 8.8 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 mean16.29 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.1Official
NO₂ — latest reading13.6 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.12Official
PM10 — annual mean13.26 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.1Official
PM2.5 — annual mean8.79 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.1Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.5 · Feb 7.4 · Mar 12.1 · Apr 16.5 · May 20.4 · Jun 24.2 · Jul 26.4 · Aug 26.1 · Sep 21.4 · Oct 16 · Nov 9.7 · Dec 6.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BALE-MULHOUSE19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.8 · Feb -0.6 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 4.9 · May 9.3 · Jun 12.7 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 14 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 6.9 · Nov 2.8 · Dec 0.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BALE-MULHOUSE19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.3 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 7 · Apr 10.7 · May 14.8 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 20.3 · Aug 20 · Sep 15.8 · Oct 11.4 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 3.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BALE-MULHOUSE19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 46.1 · Feb 43.9 · Mar 47.4 · Apr 57.6 · May 86.6 · Jun 74.5 · Jul 72 · Aug 80 · Sep 63.5 · Oct 68.5 · Nov 60.8 · Dec 63.4 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BALE-MULHOUSE19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 68 · Feb 91 · Mar 145 · Apr 181 · May 201 · Jun 228 · Jul 247 · Aug 233 · Sep 168 · Oct 120 · Nov 70 · Dec 62 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BALE-MULHOUSE19Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In France: Reims ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Ettenheim (Germany) ±0.1 °C, Gengenbach (Germany) ±0.1 °C, Haslach im Kinzigtal (Germany) ±0.1 °C, Herbolzheim (Germany) ±0.1 °C, Kehl (Germany) ±0.1 °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

The city covered 14.6 km² in 2026. Population density was 361.8 people per km² in 2023.

How many people live in Blotzheim?

The published population was 5,282 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 area14.6 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official
Foreign residents681 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT113Official
Population density361.8 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official
Population5,282 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9Official

International community in Blotzheim

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
Total5,282100.0%
Français4,287.59181.2%
Etranger994.40918.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Alternatives for people set on Blotzheim

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.

Kembs as a Blotzheim alternative in the same region

10 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Rent: €12.63/m² Kembs vs €14.08/m² Blotzheim−10%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,765 Kembs vs 3,086 Blotzheim−10%
  • Residents: 5,834 Kembs vs 5,282 Blotzheim+10%
  • Unemployment: 9.8% Kembs vs 10.0% Blotzheimsame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,641 Kembs vs €2,641 Blotzheimsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.8 µg/m³ Kembs vs 8.8 µg/m³ Blotzheimsame level
Full comparisonMore about Kembs

Cities near Blotzheim

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

Saint-Louis 5.5 km away
Rent
14.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Huningue 6.7 km away
Rent
13.84 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Basel Switzerland · 8.5 km away
Rent
18.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Weil am Rhein Germany · 8.7 km away
Rent
8.58 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Kembs 9.7 km away
Rent
12.63 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

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

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Mormant5,282 residentsBrebières5,283 residentsChampniers5,281 residentsCondat-sur-Vienne5,281 residentsValence5,289 residentsTresses5,290 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 Blotzheim?

The published population was 5,282 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Blotzheim?

Average net cold rent is 14.08 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 986 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Blotzheim?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.8 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 Blotzheim?

Police recorded about 3,086 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 Blotzheim?

The unemployment rate is about 10 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Blotzheim?

The median gross salary is 2,641 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Blotzheim a good place to live?

Blotzheim 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 Blotzheim?

Saint-Louis, Allschwil, Huningue, Basel, Weil am Rhein are near Blotzheim. 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 Blotzheim?

The official citizenship distribution records 4,287.591 people (81.2%) 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). Blotzheim, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b370e566c8252dbdca3b1947a44a2a3e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/blotzheim/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Blotzheim, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}
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