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Living in Carpentras

Carpentras is a city in France. Its population was 31,619 at the start of 2023. The unemployment rate was 17.1% at the end of 2022.

Cheaper rent than 77% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 88% of French cities that publish it and dirtier air than 98% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Carpentras.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Carpentras?

Average net cold rent is 9.24 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): 9.24 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr20

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Carpentras yet.

Net rent across major citiesCarpentras highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Carpentras highlighted€26.30Paris€13.26Angers€12.10Amiens€12.08Metz€12.04Dijon€11.80Reims€11.06Le Havre€10.88Perpignan€10.47Le Mans€9.40Besançon€9.24Carpentras€9.06Limogesnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct1,592 %31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Dwellings16,341 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings14,332 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.24 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.7031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr20Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 554 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.24 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 Carpentras?

The unemployment rate is about 17.1 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 17.08 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Carpentras is 17.1%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band18 cities: 0% to under 5%180–5898 cities: 5% to under 10%8985–10832 cities: 10% to under 15%83210–15377 cities: 15% to under 20%37715–20Carpentras 17.1%97 cities: 20% to under 25%9720–2515 cities: 25% to under 30%1525–303 cities: 30% to under 35%330–35

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability91.95 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)3Official
Gigabit broadband availability91.95 %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)2,630 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr22Official
Unemployment rate17.08 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10Official

Public employment service

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

Country-level information
Open the France service overview

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools34 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.19Official · commune
Primary School Count5 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official
School Count16 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents60.09 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence8Official
Hospital Beds Per 100k676.6 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20114Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Carpentras 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 100k676.6 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights17Official
Nearest airportAVN3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Distance to nearest airport20 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Carpentras. 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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Open the full France section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Carpentras.

Climate and air quality

Average high temperatures were 11.1°C in January and 32.3°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 46.3 mm in January and 25.7 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 11.1 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Carpentras?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 11.1 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: 11.11 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
Carpentras average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND32°1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Carpentras average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100463441615642264199889142JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Carpentras average monthly sunshine, hours095190285380151173230244285328363327257191149138JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Carpentras annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52511.1PM2.5154020.0PM10104016.5NO₂µg/m³

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 Carpentras is 11.1 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 · measured cities in France per band2 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³23–412 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³124–541 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³415–6159 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³1596–7482 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³4827–8626 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³6268–9447 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³4479–10166 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³16610–1127 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³2711–12Carpentras 11.19 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³912–134 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³413–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean16.52 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 reading15.17 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 mean20.03 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 mean11.11 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 11.1 · Feb 12.8 · Mar 17.1 · Apr 20.4 · May 24.6 · Jun 29.1 · Jul 32.3 · Aug 31.9 · Sep 26.4 · Oct 21.1 · Nov 15 · Dec 11.3 °C31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, CARPENTRAS, 1991-202013Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 1 · Feb 1.1 · Mar 4 · Apr 6.9 · May 10.8 · Jun 14.4 · Jul 16.5 · Aug 16.1 · Sep 12.7 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 1.8 °C31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, CARPENTRAS, 1991-202013Official
Average temperature by monthJan 6.1 · Feb 6.9 · Mar 10.5 · Apr 13.6 · May 17.7 · Jun 21.7 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 24 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 9.9 · Dec 6.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CARPENTRAS21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 46.3 · Feb 34.2 · Mar 41.3 · Apr 61.1 · May 55.6 · Jun 41.7 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 40.6 · Sep 98.7 · Oct 87.6 · Nov 90.8 · Dec 41.9 mm31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, CARPENTRAS, 1991-202013Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 151.4 · Feb 173.1 · Mar 229.6 · Apr 243.9 · May 285.1 · Jun 328 · Jul 363 · Aug 326.7 · Sep 257.2 · Oct 190.6 · Nov 148.6 · Dec 138.1 hours31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, CARPENTRAS, 1991-202013Official
Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2013–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Carpentras by year, µg/m³9.611.513.515.420132016201820202022202411.1µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 26.0% between 2013 and 2024, from 15.0 to 11.1.

Cities of a similar size in France

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All France cities
Mont-de-Marsan31,592 residentsDreux31,543 residentsVigneux-sur-Seine31,466 residentsVienne31,778 residentsHerblay-sur-Seine31,779 residentsPlaisir31,811 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 37.9 km² in 2022. Population density was 813.7 people per km² in 2022.

How many people live in Carpentras?

The published population was 31,619 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Carpentras residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport87%Foreign residents13%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area37.92 km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density2Official
Foreign residents4,104 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT116Official
Population density813.7 people/km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density2Official
Population31,619 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9Official

International community in Carpentras

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
Total31,619100.0%
Français27,352.30886.5%
Etranger4,266.69213.5%

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

Is Carpentras 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 worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–55%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–62%
Student55%strong on education, weak on safety · range 47–63%
Family51%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–60%
Retirement48%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–58%
Foreign residents4,104 people2021Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1
Population31,619 people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
NO₂ — latest reading15.17 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official 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.
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.24 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · static.data.gouv.fr
Dwellings16,341 dwellings31 Dec 2023Official source · INSEE
Fibre-to-the-building availability91.95 %3 Aug 2026Official source · Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)15Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Carpentras?

The published population was 31,619 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Carpentras?

Average net cold rent is 9.24 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 647 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Carpentras?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 11.1 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..

What is the unemployment rate in Carpentras?

The unemployment rate is about 17.1 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Carpentras?

The median gross salary is 2,630 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Carpentras?

4,104 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1.

Is Carpentras a good place to live?

Carpentras 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.

How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Carpentras?

The official citizenship distribution records 31,619 people (100.0%) 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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