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Living in Charleville-Mézières

In Charleville-Mézières, advertised rents for new lettings average €8.28 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 21.8% (2022).

Charleville-Mézières, a city in France, had a population of 45,560 at the start of 2023. Average high temperatures were 5.6°C in January and 24.1°C in July. The city covered 31.4 km² in 2026. Population density was 1,449.1 people per km² in 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2425 sources

Population45,560people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,641EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent8.28EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 29% belowOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate21.81%country median 11.0% — 99% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime7,864incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 66% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean6.26µg/m³country median 8.5 — 26% belowOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Cheaper rent than 89% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 97% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 93% of French cities that publish it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Charleville-Mézières?

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 Charleville-Mézières.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Charleville-Mézières?

Average net cold rent is 8.28 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): 8.28 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr23
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Charleville-Mézières recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesCharleville-Mézières highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Charleville-Mézières highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Charleville-Mézières€8.28
Show the other 6 cities
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 Fibre19Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan18Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)3,368 %31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Dwellings26,647 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Main residence dwellings22,653 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.28 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr23Official

Is Charleville-Mézières 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–72%
Student67%strong on education, weak on safety · range 60–74%
Family57%strong on family, weak on cost · range 50–64%
Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 50–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 497 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.28 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

The unemployment rate was 21.8% at the end of 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Charleville-Mézières?

The unemployment rate is about 21.8 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 21.81 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Charleville-Mézières is 21.8%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability96.9 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)2Official
Gigabit broadband availability96.9 %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)2,641 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr25Official
Unemployment rate21.81 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10Official

What does a salary buy in Charleville-Mézières?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,641 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,448of €2,008 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.€2,008
Rent, 60 m²€8.28/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €497
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€1,448
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Charleville-Mézières Salary needed to live in Charleville-Mézières

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools50 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.21Official · commune
Primary schools30 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official
Schools59 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official

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; Charleville-Mézières's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents85.6 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence8Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,276 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20114Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Charleville-Mézières 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 residents1,276 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Charleville-Mézières?

Police recorded about 7,864 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)3

Recorded crime across major citiesCharleville-Mézières highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Charleville-Mézières highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Lille13,488
Lyon13,026
Bordeaux12,429
Marseille11,857
Paris10,987
Montpellier9,636
Toulouse8,875
Rennes8,241
Charleville-Mézières7,864
Strasbourg7,791
Nantes7,704
Nice7,577
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,864 incidents per 100,000country median 4,74031 Dec 2025Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)3Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights17Official
Nearest airportXCR3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official
Distance to nearest airport117 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly precipitation was 100.4 mm in January and 72.3 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 6.26 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Charleville-Mézières?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.3 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: 6.26 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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Charleville-Mézières is 6.3 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)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean5.91 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 reading3.15 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 mean11.88 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 mean6.26 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 5.6 · Feb 6.9 · Mar 11.3 · Apr 15.3 · May 19 · Jun 22.1 · Jul 24.1 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 20 · Oct 15 · Nov 9.3 · Dec 6.1 °C31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, CHARLEVILLE-MEZ, 1991-202013Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.3 · Feb -0.6 · Mar 1 · Apr 2.8 · May 6.6 · Jun 9.9 · Jul 11.8 · Aug 11.2 · Sep 8.2 · Oct 5.8 · Nov 2.8 · Dec 0.4 °C31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, CHARLEVILLE-MEZ, 1991-202013Official
Average temperature by monthJan 2.7 · Feb 3.1 · Mar 6.2 · Apr 9.1 · May 12.8 · Jun 16 · Jul 18 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 3.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CHARLEVILLE-MEZ24Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 100.4 · Feb 78.3 · Mar 68.6 · Apr 56.6 · May 67.6 · Jun 66.8 · Jul 72.3 · Aug 74.4 · Sep 63.4 · Oct 80.1 · Nov 83.8 · Dec 116.1 mm31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, CHARLEVILLE-MEZ, 1991-202013Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 50.4 · Feb 68.98 · Mar 128.1 · Apr 176.7 · May 197.3 · Jun 202.9 · Jul 214.2 · Aug 198.6 · Sep 152.5 · Oct 96.83 · Nov 48.38 · Dec 40.65 hours31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, CHARLEVILLE-MEZ, 1991-202013Official
Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2013–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 51.9% between 2013 and 2024, from 13.0 to 6.3.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Charleville-Mézières?

The published population was 45,560 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area31.44 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte22Official
Foreign residents3,402 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT116Official
Population density1,449 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte22Official
Population45,560 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9Official

International community in Charleville-Mézières

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
Total45,560100.0%
Français41,982.61192.1%
Etranger3,577.3897.9%

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

Additional context

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

Alternatives for people set on Charleville-Mézières

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.

Sartrouville as a Charleville-Mézières alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 21.8% Charleville-Mézières−52%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 7,864 Charleville-Mézières−42%
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.7 µg/m³ Sartrouville vs 6.3 µg/m³ Charleville-Mézières+55%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,641 Charleville-Mézières+26%
  • Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €8.28/m² Charleville-Mézièresno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sartrouville vs 117.0 km Charleville-Mézières−85%
  • Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 45,560 Charleville-Mézières+16%
Full comparisonMore about Sartrouville

Alternative cities in France

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Alfortville45,531 residentsNoisy-le-Sec45,510 residentsMarseille 0545,702 residentsSète45,337 residentsBelfort45,912 residentsSaint-Germain-en-Laye45,931 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 Charleville-Mézières?

The published population was 45,560 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Charleville-Mézières?

Average net cold rent is 8.28 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 580 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Charleville-Mézières?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.3 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 Charleville-Mézières?

Police recorded about 7,864 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 Charleville-Mézières?

The unemployment rate is about 21.8 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Charleville-Mézières?

The median gross salary is 2,641 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Charleville-Mézières a good place to live?

Charleville-Mézières 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 Français citizenship group in Charleville-Mézières?

The official citizenship distribution records 41,982.611 people (92.1%) 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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