Living in Briey

Briey is a city in France.

Last checked 2026-10-0711 sources

Population5,819people1 Jan 2023Official source · Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN)

Average gross salary3,159EUR/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

Recorded crime4,851incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Collected source

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

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 Briey.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Net rent across major citiesBriey highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	42.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Livebox Fibre⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange 100GB mobile plan⁸Official · national market

Is Briey 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on housing · range 43–71%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on housing · range 47–69%

Student47%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 36–58%

Family41%strong on family, weak on housing · range 30–52%

Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–74%

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,159 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Les salaires bruts dans le secteur privé en 2022 – T401B: Salaire brut en équivalent temps plein, par catégorie socioprofessionnelle agrégée, région et département⁴Official · county

Public employment offices in Briey

Exact offices linked to this city from official sources. Check the office page before visiting because hours and appointment rules can change.

Verified locally

Votre agence France Travail — Verified local office

2 RUE DE LA FILATURE, 54150 BRIEY, 54150

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Only exact city-linked public offices are listed; this is not a complete directory of private recruiters or every employment provider. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)⁵Official
Schools	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)⁵Official

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; Briey's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Briey had 4,269.2 beds per 100,000 residents at the end of 2011.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	4,269 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2011	DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011³Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Briey 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents4,269 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Briey?

Police recorded about 4,851 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 départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 2025¹

Recorded crime across major citiesBriey highlighted among comparable cities

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

Toulon6,973

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,851 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 2025¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Briey's nearest airport was ETZ, 37 km away and offered 5 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	5 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	37 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ETZ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Briey?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Collected source²

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Briey is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 1,975 cities with data, 626 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	Collected source²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Briey?

The published population was 5,819 people in January 2023. Source: Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN)¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	5,819 people	1 Jan 2023	Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN)¹¹Official

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Briey

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

Alternative cities in France

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

All France cities

Montmorillon5,821 residents Briec5,816 residents Buc5,816 residents Annezin5,825 residents Sillingy5,826 residents Lannemezan5,811 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 Briey?

The published population was 5,819 people in January 2023. Source: Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN).

Is the air quality good in Briey?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Briey?

Is Briey a good place to live?

Briey 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.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Briey, France: population, salary, cost of living, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 2e5b4a10d96845cfacfe6fe848e38baf]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/briey/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Briey, France: population, salary, cost of living, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {2e5b4a10d96845cfacfe6fe848e38baf},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/briey/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Sources

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Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 2025 static.data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-09-23
Collected source air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011 data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
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
Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) data.education.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
Orange 100GB mobile plan boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
Orange Livebox Fibre boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN) Populations de référence 2023 · insee.fr · checked 2026-10-07

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