Living in Changé
In Changé (Pays de la Loire) (663C7), rents across existing tenancies average €6.16 per m² a month (2021) and unemployment is 5.7% (2022).
Annual NO₂ was 7.72 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 35.1 km² in 2026. Population density was 197 people per km² in 2023. The city had 4 schools in 2026. There were 43.4 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. In Changé, annual PM2.5 was 7.27 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 5.67% at the end of 2022. The foreign population count was 82 in 2021. Changé had a population of 6,911 at the start of 2023.
Cheaper rent than 97% of French cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 98% of French cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 78% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Changé?
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 Changé?
Average net cold rent is about 6.16 EUR/m² per month (January 2021), 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): 6.16 EUR/m²/month · Répertoire des logements locatifs des bailleurs sociaux (RPLS) 2021 — données communales18
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Livebox Fibre16Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan15Official · national market |
| Housing vacancy rate (legacy series) | 143.6 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE5Official |
| Dwellings | 3,022 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE6Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 2,823 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE6Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.16 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 1 Jan 2021 | Répertoire des logements locatifs des bailleurs sociaux (RPLS) 2021 — données communales18Official |
Is Changé 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 369 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.16 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Changé?
The unemployment rate is about 5.7 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 5.67 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9
Changé 5.7%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 97.05 % | 31 Mar 2026 | 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.4Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,620 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr23Official |
| Unemployment rate | 5.67 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9Official |
What does a salary buy in Changé?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €1,994 |
| Rent, 60 m²€6.16/m² · official · Répertoire des logements locatifs des bailleurs sociaux (RPLS) 2021 · 2021-01-01 | − €369 |
| 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 | €1,562 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Changé. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
France Travail — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Changé. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 4 schools | 27 May 2026 | RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.19Official · commune |
| Primary schools | 4 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)12Official |
| Schools | 6 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)12Official |
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; Changé's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents | 43.41 per 100,000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence7Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Changé 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Changé?
Police recorded about 3,544 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)2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,544 incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 | 31 Dec 2025 | Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)2Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Changé. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course
État français and OFII
For eligible non-EU foreign residents.
DIAN language-training offer finder — Other
Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN
For people seeking French-language training.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Changé?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.3 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: 7.27 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
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Changé 7.3
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 7.72 µg/m³country median 14.8 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 8.7 µg/m³ | 15 Jul 2026 | 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.11Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 10.76 µg/m³country median 14.2 | 2024 | 2024 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 mean | 7.27 µg/m³country median 8.5 | 2024 | 2024 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 month | Jan 8.4 · Feb 9.7 · Mar 13.3 · Apr 16.6 · May 20.1 · Jun 23.6 · Jul 26 · Aug 26 · Sep 22.2 · Oct 17.2 · Nov 11.9 · Dec 8.8 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LE_MANS22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 2.7 · Feb 2.2 · Mar 4 · Apr 6 · May 9.7 · Jun 12.9 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 14.3 · Sep 11.2 · Oct 8.8 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 2.9 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LE_MANS22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 5.5 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 8.7 · Apr 11.3 · May 14.9 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 20.3 · Aug 20.1 · Sep 16.7 · Oct 13 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 5.9 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LE_MANS22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 65.9 · Feb 49.1 · Mar 52.2 · Apr 51.1 · May 63.2 · Jun 55.1 · Jul 49.4 · Aug 49 · Sep 50.8 · Oct 65.5 · Nov 67.1 · Dec 75 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LE_MANS22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 65 · Feb 93 · Mar 139 · Apr 179 · May 206 · Jun 220 · Jul 232 · Aug 226 · Sep 185 · Oct 117 · Nov 74 · Dec 66 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LE_MANS22Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 48.1% between 2013 and 2024, from 14.0 to 7.3.
Similar climate. In France: Angers ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Slough (United Kingdom) ±0.8 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.6 °C, Harrow (United Kingdom) ±1.2 °C, Watford (United Kingdom) ±1.2 °C, Bexley (United Kingdom) ±1.0 °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 Changé?
The published population was 6,911 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8
By nationality
National passport98.8%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 35.06 km² | 31 Dec 2026 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte20Official |
| Foreign residents | 82 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT114Official |
| Population density | 197.1 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte20Official |
| Population | 6,911 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8Official |
International community in Changé
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 6,911 | 100.0% |
| Français | 6,827.057 | 98.8% |
| Etranger | 83.944 | 1.2% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10
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)13Official |
Alternatives for people set on Changé
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.
Parigné-l'Évêque as a Changé alternative in the same region
8 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Rent: €5.19/m² Parigné-l'Évêque vs €6.16/m² Changé−16%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,607 Parigné-l'Évêque vs 3,544 Changé−26%
- Residents: 5,358 Parigné-l'Évêque vs 6,911 Changé−22%
- Unemployment: 5.6% Parigné-l'Évêque vs 5.7% Changésame level
- Median gross pay, region: €2,620 Parigné-l'Évêque vs €2,620 Changésame level
- Annual PM2.5: 7.3 µg/m³ Parigné-l'Évêque vs 7.3 µg/m³ Changésame level
Cities near Changé
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Alternative cities in France
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Is Changé part of Le Mans?
Changé is in the published commuting zone of Le Mans; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Le Mans city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source3
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Changé?
The published population was 6,911 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.
How much does it cost to rent in Changé?
Average net cold rent is about 6.16 EUR/m² per month (January 2021), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 431 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Répertoire des logements locatifs des bailleurs sociaux (RPLS) 2021 — données communales.
Is the air quality good in Changé?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.3 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..
How safe is Changé?
Police recorded about 3,544 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 Changé?
The unemployment rate is about 5.7 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around Changé?
The median gross salary is 2,620 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is Changé a good place to live?
Changé 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.
Is Changé part of Le Mans?
Changé is in the published commuting zone of Le Mans; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Changé?
Le Mans, Coulaines, Parigné-l'Évêque, Mulsanne, Allonnes are near Changé. 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 Changé?
The official citizenship distribution records 6,827.057 people (98.8%) 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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