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Living in Boé

In Boé, advertised rents for new lettings average €10.41 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 7.4% (2022).

The foreign population count was 235 in 2021. At the end of 2022, the unemployment rate was 7.37%. Its population was 5,846 at the start of 2023. Gigabit broadband availability was 96.9% in March 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population5,846people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,550EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent10.41EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 10% belowOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate7.37%country median 11.0% — 33% belowOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime3,781incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 20% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

Cheaper rent than 65% of French cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 87% of French cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 73% of French cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Boé?

Average net cold rent is 10.41 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): 10.41 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr18
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Boé recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Boé€10.41
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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 Fibre15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan14Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)252 %31 Dec 2023INSEE3Official
Dwellings2,648 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official
Main residence dwellings2,380 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.41 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr18Official

Is Boé 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 worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 40–58%
Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–59%
Student45%strong on education, weak on work · range 38–52%
Family44%strong on family, weak on cost · range 36–52%
Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 625 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.41 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 Boé?

The unemployment rate is about 7.4 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 7.37 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune6
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Boé is 7.4%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability96.86 %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.2Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,550 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr19Official
Unemployment rate7.37 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune6Official

What does a salary buy in Boé?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,550 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,259of €1,947 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.€1,947
Rent, 60 m²€10.41/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €625
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€1,259
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Boé Salary needed to live in Boé

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools1 schools31 Dec 2025INSEE3Official

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; Boé's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Boé?

Police recorded about 3,781 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)1

Recorded crime across major citiesBoé highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Boé 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
Boé3,781
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,781 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)1Official

Language courses and integration

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

DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

FrenchIn Person, Online
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Boé.

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Climate and air quality

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 9.6 · Feb 11.6 · Mar 15.6 · Apr 18.2 · May 22 · Jun 25.6 · Jul 28 · Aug 28.3 · Sep 24.8 · Oct 20 · Nov 13.6 · Dec 10 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 2.5 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 7 · May 10.5 · Jun 13.9 · Jul 15.7 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 12.3 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 3.1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 6.1 · Feb 6.9 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 12.6 · May 16.3 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 21.9 · Aug 22 · Sep 18.6 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 9.6 · Dec 6.6 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO11Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 59.6 · Feb 44.2 · Mar 49 · Apr 70 · May 73.3 · Jun 62.2 · Jul 49.4 · Aug 50.4 · Sep 60.6 · Oct 58.7 · Nov 70.1 · Dec 60.7 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO12Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 75 · Feb 112 · Mar 171 · Apr 186 · May 215 · Jun 234 · Jul 260 · Aug 250 · Sep 210 · Oct 142 · Nov 87 · Dec 71 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO13Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In France: Angers ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.8 °C, Girona (Spain) ±2.0 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±3.0 °C, Bexley (United Kingdom) ±2.0 °C, Westminster (United Kingdom) ±2.0 °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 Boé?

The published population was 5,846 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area16.5 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official
Foreign residents235 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT18Official
Population density354.3 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official
Population5,846 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune5Official

International community in Boé

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
Total5,846100.0%
Français5,61896.1%
Etranger2283.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Alternatives for people set on Boé

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.

Bon-Encontre as a Boé alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,703 Bon-Encontre vs 3,781 Boé−29%
  • Unemployment: 8.9% Bon-Encontre vs 7.4% Boé+20%
  • Rent: €10.65/m² Bon-Encontre vs €10.41/m² Boésame level
  • Residents: 6,530 Bon-Encontre vs 5,846 Boé+12%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,550 Bon-Encontre vs €2,550 Boésame level

Cities near Boé

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

Bon-Encontre 4.6 km away
Rent
10.65 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Agen 4.9 km away
Rent
9.33 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Le Passage 5.0 km away
Rent
9.89 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Foulayronnes 9.0 km away
Rent
5.23 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-01-01
Valence 21.5 km away
Rent
8.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Nérac 23.2 km away
Rent
8.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Boé 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.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Boé?

The published population was 5,846 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Boé?

Average net cold rent is 10.41 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 729 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

How safe is Boé?

Police recorded about 3,781 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 Boé?

The unemployment rate is about 7.4 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Boé?

The median gross salary is 2,550 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Boé?

235 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1.

Is Boé a good place to live?

Boé 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 Boé?

Bon-Encontre, Agen, Le Passage, Foulayronnes, Valence are near Boé. 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 Boé?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,618 people (96.1%) 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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