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Château-Gontier is one of the cities recorded in France.

Last checked 2026-10-0714 sources

Population11,398people1 Jan 2023Official source · Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN)
Average gross salary3,035EUR/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 crime3,965incidents 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 Château-Gontier?

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 Château-Gontier.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Château-Gontier recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesChâteau-Gontier highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Château-Gontier highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited42.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange Livebox Fibre12Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan11Official · national market

Is Château-Gontier 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on housing · range 42–70%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on housing · range 45–67%
Student46%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 35–57%
Family40%strong on family, weak on housing · range 29–51%
Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–71%

Work and income

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,035 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Les 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 service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)5Official
Schools0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère 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; Château-Gontier's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Château-Gontier maintained 1,480.6 beds per 100,000 residents at the end of 2011.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,481 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20113Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Château-Gontier 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 residents1,481 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Château-Gontier?

Police recorded about 3,965 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 citiesChâteau-Gontier highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Château-Gontier 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 residents3,965 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 20251Official · county

Mobility and administration

Château-Gontier was 69 km from its nearest major airport.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Distance to the nearest major airport69 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)LME3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 5.4°C in January to 19.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 74 mm in January and 48.1 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Château-Gontier?

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.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
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 Château-Gontier is 7.0 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
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Collected source2Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 8.2 · Feb 9.3 · Mar 12.6 · Apr 15.6 · May 19 · Jun 22.4 · Jul 24.6 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 21.5 · Oct 16.6 · Nov 11.6 · Dec 8.6 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 2.7 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 4.1 · Apr 5.7 · May 9 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 13.7 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 11.1 · Oct 8.8 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 3 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 5.4 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 8.3 · Apr 10.7 · May 14 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 19.2 · Sep 16.3 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 8.5 · Dec 5.8 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 74 · Feb 55 · Mar 53.9 · Apr 55 · May 63.9 · Jun 53.3 · Jul 48.1 · Aug 51.3 · Sep 60.1 · Oct 79.1 · Nov 76 · Dec 87.4 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In France: Angers ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±1.1 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Portsmouth (United Kingdom) ±0.9 °C, Harrow (United Kingdom) ±0.7 °C, Watford (United Kingdom) ±0.7 °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 Château-Gontier?

The published population was 11,398 people in January 2023. Source: Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN)14

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population11,398 people1 Jan 2023Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN)14Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)6Official

Alternatives for people set on Château-Gontier

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

Alternative cities in France

Other cities in France to compare with Château-Gontier, nearest in population first.

All France cities
Le Haillan11,392 residentsBriançon11,411 residentsDourdan11,415 residentsSaint-Junien11,415 residentsGaillard11,423 residentsGravelines11,430 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 Château-Gontier?

The published population was 11,398 people in January 2023. Source: Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN).

Is the air quality good in Château-Gontier?

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 Château-Gontier?

Police recorded about 3,965 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, 2025.

Is Château-Gontier a good place to live?

Château-Gontier 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). Château-Gontier, France: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0a60bc48b0dc023f12c3e4c0d1d1980f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/chateau-gontier/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Château-Gontier, France: population, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {0a60bc48b0dc023f12c3e4c0d1d1980f},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/chateau-gontier/},
  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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  1. Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 2025 static.data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-09-23
  2. Collected source air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
  3. DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011 data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  4. 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
  5. Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) data.education.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  6. Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  7. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  8. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  10. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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  1. Orange 100GB mobile plan boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
  2. Orange Livebox Fibre boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
  3. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  4. Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN) Populations de référence 2023 · insee.fr · checked 2026-10-07

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