Living in Cognac

In Cognac, advertised rents for new lettings average €9.82 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 13.3% (2022).

The unemployment rate was 13.3% at the end of 2022. Cognac had a population of 18,532 at the start of 2023. For Cognac, the foreign population count was 739 in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2423 sources

Population18,532people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune

Median gross salary (region)2,550EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr

Average net rent9.82EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 15% belowOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr

Unemployment rate13.33%country median 11.0% — 21% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune

Recorded crime6,885incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 45% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³country median 8.5 — 17% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Cheaper rent than 74% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 69% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 86% of French cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Cognac?

Average net cold rent is 9.82 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): 9.82 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr¹⁹

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Net rent across major citiesCognac highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30

Nice€20.43

Lyon€16.57

Marseille€16.30

Toulouse€13.98

Cognac€9.82

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Bordeaux€15.99

Lille€15.76

Strasbourg€15.57

Montpellier€15.49

Rennes€14.87

Nantes€14.50

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)	1,123 %	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁶Official
Dwellings	11,525 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁷Official
Main residence dwellings	10,084 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁷Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9.82 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60	31 Dec 2025	static.data.gouv.fr¹⁹Official

Is Cognac 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 safety · range 48–64%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%

Student60%strong on education, weak on safety · range 53–67%

Family49%strong on family, weak on cost · range 42–56%

Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 589 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.82 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 Cognac?

The unemployment rate is about 13.3 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 13.33 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Cognac is 13.3%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

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Cognac 13.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	99.55 %	3 Aug 2026	Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)¹Official
Gigabit broadband availability	99.56 %	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.⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,550 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	www.insee.fr²¹Official
Unemployment rate	13.33 %country median 11.0%	31 Dec 2022	INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune¹⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Cognac?

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

Left over each month€1,295of €1,947 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.	€1,947
Rent, 60 m²€9.82/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31	− €589
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	€1,295

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Cognac Salary needed to live in Cognac

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

France Travail — Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	8 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)¹²Official
Schools	21 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; Cognac's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,179 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2011	DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011³Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Cognac 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 residents1,179 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Cognac?

Police recorded about 6,885 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 citiesCognac highlighted among comparable cities

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

Cognac6,885

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,885 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

Gigabit broadband availability was 99.6% in March 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	CNG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	4 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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 Cognac.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Cognac?

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: European Environment Agency⁴

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

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10°3°

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25°14°

27°16°

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19°10°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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187

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237

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Cognac is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 1,975 cities with data, 626 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Cognac 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³country median 8.5	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 9.7 · Feb 11.3 · Mar 14.9 · Apr 17.7 · May 21.3 · Jun 24.8 · Jul 27 · Aug 27.3 · Sep 23.8 · Oct 19.1 · Nov 13.5 · Dec 10.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3.3 · Feb 3 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 7.3 · May 10.9 · Jun 14 · Jul 15.6 · Aug 15.4 · Sep 12.5 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 3.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.5 · Feb 7.1 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 12.5 · May 16.1 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 21.3 · Aug 21.3 · Sep 18.1 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 9.8 · Dec 7.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 71.9 · Feb 50.8 · Mar 52.9 · Apr 65 · May 61.6 · Jun 60.2 · Jul 45 · Aug 53.2 · Sep 62.8 · Oct 76.4 · Nov 87.9 · Dec 84.1 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 81 · Feb 115 · Mar 165 · Apr 187 · May 221 · Jun 237 · Jul 257 · Aug 249 · Sep 204 · Oct 141 · Nov 96 · Dec 84 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official

Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024

6.5

8.8

11.2

13.5

7.020132015201720212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 46.2% between 2013 and 2024, from 13.0 to 7.0.

Similar climate. In France: Angers ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±2.7 °C, Bexley (United Kingdom) ±1.6 °C, Westminster (United Kingdom) ±1.6 °C, Islington (United Kingdom) ±1.6 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±3.2 °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 Cognac?

The published population was 18,532 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport96%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	15.5 km²	31 Dec 2026	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte¹⁸Official
Foreign residents	739 people	2021	Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1¹⁴Official
Population density	1,196 people/km²	31 Dec 2023	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte¹⁸Official
Population	18,532 people	1 Jan 2023	INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁹Official

International community in Cognac

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	18,532	100.0%
Français	17,622.203	95.1%
Etranger	909.797	4.9%

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

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 Cognac

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 Cognac alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 407 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sartrouville vs 4.0 km Cognac+350%
Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 18,532 Cognac+185%
Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,550 Cognac+30%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 6,885 Cognac−33%
Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €9.82/m² Cognacno percentage
Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 13.3% Cognac−21%

Full comparison More about Sartrouville

Cities near Cognac

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Saintes 24.3 km away

Rent: 10.52 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

Other cities in France to compare with Cognac, nearest in population first.

All France cities

Sanary-sur-Mer18,538 residents Le Puy-en-Velay18,540 residents Moissy-Cramayel18,511 residents Bischheim18,558 residents Bry-sur-Marne18,503 residents Hem18,582 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 Cognac?

The published population was 18,532 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Cognac?

Average net cold rent is 9.82 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 687 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Cognac?

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: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Cognac?

What is the unemployment rate in Cognac?

The unemployment rate is about 13.3 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Cognac?

The median gross salary is 2,550 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Cognac a good place to live?

Cognac 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.

Which cities are near Cognac?

Saintes is near Cognac. 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 Cognac?

The official citizenship distribution records 17,622.203 people (95.1%) 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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  title = {Cognac, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse) data.arcep.fr · checked 2026-08-03
Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026) static.data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-09-23
DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011 data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
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. data.arcep.fr · checked 2026-03-31
INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
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INSEE — Recensement de la population, populations légales millésime 2023 (data.gouv.fr mirror) INSEE · object.files.data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-07-03
INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune insee.fr · checked 2026-07-26
INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune INSEE RP2022 ACT1 · insee.fr · checked 2026-07-26

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Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), France api.insee.fr · checked 2026-08-30
Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) data.education.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 Nationalité en 2021 · insee.fr · checked 2026-07-15
Orange 100GB mobile plan boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
Orange Livebox Fibre boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte Séries historiques en 2023 · insee.fr · checked 2026-09-24
static.data.gouv.fr static.data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-27
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-02
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Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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