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In Carhaix-Plouguer, advertised rents for new lettings average €9.13 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 13.3% (2022).

Carhaix-Plouguer is a city in France, with a population of 7,412 at the start of 2023. The foreign population count was 370 in 2021. Carhaix-Plouguer covered 25.81 km² in 2026 and had a population density of 287.2 people per km² in 2023. The unemployment rate was 13.3% at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0220 sources

Population7,412people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,570EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent9.13EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 21% belowOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate13.35%country median 11.0% — 22% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime14,461incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 205% aboveOfficial source · Bases statistiques communale, départementale et régionale de la délinquance — commune, année 2025, géographie 2026

Cheaper rent than 82% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 69% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than any other French city that publishes it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Carhaix-Plouguer?

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 Carhaix-Plouguer.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Carhaix-Plouguer?

Average net cold rent is 9.13 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): 9.13 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr17
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Carhaix-Plouguer recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesCarhaix-Plouguer highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Carhaix-Plouguer highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Carhaix-Plouguer€9.13
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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 Fibre14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan13Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)475 %31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official
Dwellings4,515 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Main residence dwellings3,862 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.13 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr17Official

Is Carhaix-Plouguer 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 42–60%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%
Student54%strong on education, weak on safety · range 47–61%
Family43%strong on family, weak on cost · range 35–51%
Retirement46%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 35–57%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 548 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.13 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 Carhaix-Plouguer?

The unemployment rate is about 13.3 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 13.35 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune7
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Carhaix-Plouguer is 13.4%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability98.21 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Gigabit broadband availability98.21 %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.3Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,570 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr18Official
Unemployment rate13.35 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune7Official

What does a salary buy in Carhaix-Plouguer?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,570 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,350of €1,961 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.€1,961
Rent, 60 m²€9.13/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €548
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€1,350
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Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools6 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)9Official
Schools15 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)9Official

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; Carhaix-Plouguer's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Carhaix-Plouguer?

Police recorded about 14,461 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bases statistiques communale, départementale et régionale de la délinquance — commune, année 2025, géographie 20262

Recorded crime across major citiesCarhaix-Plouguer highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Carhaix-Plouguer 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
Toulon6,973
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents14,461 incidents per 100,000country median 4,74031 Dec 2025Bases statistiques communale, départementale et régionale de la délinquance — commune, année 2025, géographie 20262Official

Mobility and administration

Gigabit broadband availability was 98.2% in March 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportMXN3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official
Distance to nearest airport41 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official

Language courses and integration

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

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DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 14.99 · Feb 18.27 · Mar 19.95 · Apr 23.2 · May 27.8 · Jun 30.6 · Jul 33.54 · Aug 36.95 · Sep 31.49 · Oct 27.55 · Nov 19.25 · Dec 15.17 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -6.36 · Feb -4.99 · Mar -3.8 · Apr -1.51 · May 2.17 · Jun 5.59 · Jul 7.59 · Aug 8.28 · Sep 5.71 · Oct 1.35 · Nov -3.23 · Dec -3.99 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Average temperature by monthJan 6.27 · Feb 6.07 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 9.57 · May 12.24 · Jun 15.17 · Jul 17.13 · Aug 17.17 · Sep 15.42 · Oct 12.59 · Nov 9.27 · Dec 6.84 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Carhaix-Plouguer?

The published population was 7,412 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area25.81 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte16Official
Foreign residents370 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT112Official
Population density287.2 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte16Official
Population7,412 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune6Official

International community in Carhaix-Plouguer

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
Total7,412100.0%
Français7,03594.9%
Etranger3775.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)10Official

Alternatives for people set on Carhaix-Plouguer

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.

Massy as a Carhaix-Plouguer alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 434 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 51,729 Massy vs 7,412 Carhaix-Plouguer+598%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Massy vs €2,570 Carhaix-Plouguer+29%
  • Rent: €20.08/m² Massy vs €9.13/m² Carhaix-Plouguerno percentage
  • Unemployment: 9.7% Massy vs 13.3% Carhaix-Plouguer−27%
  • Nearest airport: 6.0 km Massy vs 41.0 km Carhaix-Plouguer−85%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,806 Massy vs 14,461 Carhaix-Plouguerno percentage
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Cities near Carhaix-Plouguer

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

Alternative cities in France

Other cities in France to compare with Carhaix-Plouguer, nearest in population first.

All France cities
Lagnieu7,411 residentsYssingeaux7,415 residentsRuelle-sur-Touvre7,408 residentsSoisy-sur-Seine7,418 residentsSaint-Macaire-en-Mauges7,406 residentsLangres7,421 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Carhaix-Plouguer 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 Carhaix-Plouguer?

The published population was 7,412 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Carhaix-Plouguer?

Average net cold rent is 9.13 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 639 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

How safe is Carhaix-Plouguer?

Police recorded about 14,461 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Bases statistiques communale, départementale et régionale de la délinquance — commune, année 2025, géographie 2026.

What is the unemployment rate in Carhaix-Plouguer?

The unemployment rate is about 13.3 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Carhaix-Plouguer?

The median gross salary is 2,570 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Carhaix-Plouguer?

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

Is Carhaix-Plouguer a good place to live?

Carhaix-Plouguer 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 Carhaix-Plouguer?

Gourin is near Carhaix-Plouguer. 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 Carhaix-Plouguer?

The official citizenship distribution records 7,035 people (94.9%) 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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