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Living in Châteaudun

In Châteaudun, advertised rents for new lettings average €8.40 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 19.8% (2022).

The unemployment rate was 19.8% at the end of 2022. Châteaudun is in France; its population was 12,830 at the start of 2023. Gigabit broadband availability was 93.9% in March 2026. The foreign population count was 1,677 in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2420 sources

Population12,830people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,597EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent8.4EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 28% belowOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate19.76%country median 11.0% — 80% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime6,672incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 41% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

Cheaper rent than 88% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 94% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 83% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Châteaudun?

Average net cold rent is 8.4 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): 8.4 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr18
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Châteaudun recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesChâteaudun highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Châteaudun highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Châteaudun€8.40
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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 Fibre15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan14Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)820.1 %31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Dwellings6,833 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Main residence dwellings5,825 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.4 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr18Official

Is Châteaudun 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 air quality · range 37–55%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–63%
Student57%strong on education, weak on work · range 50–64%
Family49%strong on family, weak on cost · range 42–56%
Retirement47%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 37–57%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 504 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.4 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 Châteaudun?

The unemployment rate is about 19.8 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 19.76 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Châteaudun is 19.8%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability93.91 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Gigabit broadband availability93.91 %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.4Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,597 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr20Official
Unemployment rate19.76 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9Official

What does a salary buy in Châteaudun?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,597 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,414of €1,981 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.€1,981
Rent, 60 m²€8.40/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €504
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€1,414
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Châteaudun Salary needed to live in Châteaudun

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools12 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)11Official
Schools22 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)11Official

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; Châteaudun's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents712.2 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20113Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Châteaudun 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 residents712.2 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Châteaudun?

Police recorded about 6,672 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

Recorded crime across major citiesChâteaudun highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Châteaudun 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
Châteaudun6,672
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,672 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)2Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportORE3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official
Distance to nearest airport64 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official

Language courses and integration

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

DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

FrenchIn Person, Online
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Châteaudun.

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Climate and air quality

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 7.1 · Feb 8.6 · Mar 12.6 · Apr 15.9 · May 19.4 · Jun 23 · Jul 25.8 · Aug 25.8 · Sep 21.8 · Oct 16.6 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 7.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.4 · Feb 1 · Mar 3 · Apr 4.8 · May 8.4 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 13.3 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 7.6 · Nov 4.1 · Dec 1.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average temperature by monthJan 4.3 · Feb 4.8 · Mar 7.8 · Apr 10.4 · May 13.9 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 19.6 · Sep 16 · Oct 12.1 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 4.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 51.5 · Feb 41.3 · Mar 44.2 · Apr 46.9 · May 56.1 · Jun 48.2 · Jul 51.9 · Aug 42.9 · Sep 42.7 · Oct 61 · Nov 55.1 · Dec 61.5 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 64 · Feb 91 · Mar 144 · Apr 188 · May 215 · Jun 226 · Jul 237 · Aug 233 · Sep 186 · Oct 121 · Nov 72 · Dec 63 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official

Similar climate. In France: Reims ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Werl (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.3 °C, Harrow (United Kingdom) ±0.8 °C, Watford (United Kingdom) ±0.8 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±1.7 °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 Châteaudun?

The published population was 12,830 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area28.48 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official
Foreign residents1,677 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT113Official
Population density450.5 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official
Population12,830 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8Official

International community in Châteaudun

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
Total12,830100.0%
Français10,993.64185.7%
Etranger1,836.35914.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)12Official

Alternatives for people set on Châteaudun

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 Châteaudun alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 115 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 12,830 Châteaudun+311%
  • Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 19.8% Châteaudun−47%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,597 Châteaudun+28%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 6,672 Châteaudun−31%
  • Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €8.40/m² Châteaudunno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sartrouville vs 64.0 km Châteaudun−72%

Alternative cities in France

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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 Châteaudun?

The published population was 12,830 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Châteaudun?

Average net cold rent is 8.4 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 588 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

How safe is Châteaudun?

Police recorded about 6,672 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 Châteaudun?

The unemployment rate is about 19.8 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Châteaudun?

The median gross salary is 2,597 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Châteaudun?

1,677 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1.

Is Châteaudun a good place to live?

Châteaudun 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 Châteaudun?

The official citizenship distribution records 10,993.641 people (85.7%) 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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  title = {Châteaudun, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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