Boulogne-Billancourt

Boulogne-Billancourt is a city in France, with a population of 119,808 at the start of 2024. In 2021, the foreign population was 14,032. A monthly estimate placed internet service at €23 in December 2022. A monthly estimate placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €135 in December 2022.

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Foreign residents14,032 peoplecity · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1
Population119,019 peoplemunicipality · Verified 2026-07-14Official source · France official denominator source
NO₂ — latest reading22.35 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Latest 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.
Gigabit broadband availability98.57 %city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Independent 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.
Unemployment rate8.6042 %city · Verified 2026-07-26Official source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
NO₂ — annual mean19.2745 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-01

Who Boulogne-Billancourt may suit

Relative profile scores use comparable published values. They are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 42–70% from published values
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–72% from published values
Student53%strong on education, weak on healthcare · range 39–67% from published values
Family55%strong on family, weak on cost · range 41–69% from published values
Retirement49%strong on healthcare, weak on admin · range 35–63% from published values

Population and city profile

The city covered 6.2 km² in 2024. Population density was 19,482.2 people per km² in 2022.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Boulogne-Billancourt residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport88.2%Foreign residents11.8%

Derived from the published population and foreign-resident counts.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
City area6.2 km22026-06-302024Official sourceFrance city identity collection Source-backed value · place
Foreign residents14,032 people2026-07-152021Official sourceNationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 Source-backed value
Population density19,482.1718 people/km²2026-07-142022Official sourceA-ccepted source for city area and derived population density Source-backed value · place
Population119,019 people2026-07-14AgingOfficial sourceFrance official denominator source Source-backed value

Cost of living

What recurs every month4 published recurring costs, € per month
Boulogne-Billancourt recurring monthly costs, € per month€135Utilities, 85 m² flat€75Transport pass€55Fitness club€23Internet, 60 Mbps€ / month

Published city cost observations. Some items come from the supplemental estimate lane and are not official statistics.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
Fitness club membership, monthly54.7276 EUR/month2026-07-272022Supplemental estimateGlobal Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited22.8921 EUR/month2026-07-272022Supplemental estimateGlobal Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant15.9225 EUR2026-07-272022Supplemental estimateGlobal Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass74.8337 EUR/month2026-07-272022Supplemental estimateGlobal Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home135.3127 EUR/month2026-07-272022Supplemental estimateGlobal Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Supplemental context

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 8.6% at the end of 2022.

Unemployment across cities in FranceWhere Boulogne-Billancourt lands among 1970 measured cities
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band140–58585–10Boulogne-Billancourt 8.6%69610–1530615–208020–251425–30230–35unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band

Published unemployment rates for cities in the same country.

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 8.81 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 19.3 µg/m³ in 2024.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Boulogne-Billancourt average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND26°Daytime highNight-time low

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Boulogne-Billancourt average monthly precipitation, mm020406080484245466951595845555462JFMAMJJASONDmm

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Boulogne-Billancourt average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024059831341772012032222151741186956JFMAMJJASONDhours

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Boulogne-Billancourt annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.8PM2.5154019.0PM10104019.3NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in FranceWhere Boulogne-Billancourt lands among 1870 measured cities
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band23–494–5375–61476–74547–85988–9Boulogne-Billancourt 8.84329–1015710–112611–12412–13413–14annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band

Published annual means from the same national measurement network.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
NO₂ — annual mean19.2745 µg/m³country median 14.8 — 30% above2026-07-152024Official source2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation. Source-backed value
NO₂ — latest reading22.35 µg/m³2026-07-15FreshOfficial sourceLatest 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. Source-backed value
PM10 — annual mean19 µg/m³2026-08-012024Official sourceEEA air quality statistics — FR PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Place de l'Opéra) Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8.8102 µg/m³country median 8.5 — 4% above2026-07-152024Official source2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation. Source-backed value
Average daytime high by monthJan 7.6 · Feb 8.8 · Mar 12.8 · Apr 16.6 · May 20.2 · Jun 23.4 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 25.6 · Sep 21.5 · Oct 16.5 · Nov 11.1 · Dec 8 °C2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PARIS-MONTSOURIS Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.2 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 5.6 · Apr 7.9 · May 11.1 · Jun 14.2 · Jul 16.2 · Aug 16 · Sep 13 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 3.8 °C2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PARIS-MONTSOURIS Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 5.4 · Feb 6 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 12.2 · May 15.6 · Jun 18.8 · Jul 20.9 · Aug 20.8 · Sep 17.2 · Oct 13.2 · Nov 8.7 · Dec 5.9 °C2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PARIS-MONTSOURIS Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 47.6 · Feb 41.8 · Mar 45.2 · Apr 45.8 · May 69 · Jun 51.3 · Jul 59.4 · Aug 58 · Sep 44.7 · Oct 55.2 · Nov 54.3 · Dec 62 mm2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PARIS-MONTSOURIS Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 59 · Feb 83 · Mar 134 · Apr 177 · May 201 · Jun 203 · Jul 222 · Aug 215 · Sep 174 · Oct 118 · Nov 69 · Dec 56 hours2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PARIS-MONTSOURIS Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Boulogne-Billancourt by year, µg/m³8.211.013.816.620132015201720192021202320248.8µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 44.9% between 2013 and 2024, from 16.0 to 8.8.

Each point keeps the source and period it was published with.

Worked out from these numbers

Arithmetic on the published values above. Each one names what it assumed.

How international is the population?

11.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 14,032 people of 119,019 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Common questions

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

What is the unemployment rate in Boulogne-Billancourt?

The unemployment rate is 8.6042 %. Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune, checked 2026-07-26.

Is the air quality good in Boulogne-Billancourt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.8102 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation., checked 2026-07-15.

How many people live in Boulogne-Billancourt?

The published population is 119,019 people. Source: France official denominator source, checked 2026-07-14.

How many foreign residents live in Boulogne-Billancourt?

14,032 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1, checked 2026-07-15.

How much is public transport in Boulogne-Billancourt?

A monthly transport pass is 74.8337 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2, checked 2026-07-27.

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Sources

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