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Living in Craon

In Craon, unemployment is 8.2% (2022).

Residents of Craon numbered 4,579 at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0714 sources

Population4,579people31 Dec 2023Official source · Insee
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
Unemployment rate8.2%country median 11.0% — 25% belowOfficial source · www.insee.fr
Recorded crime3,893incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 18% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

Lower unemployment than 78% of French cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 70% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Craon.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The number of dwellings in Craon reached 2,460 at the end of 2023.

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Craon recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesCraon highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Craon 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
Dwellings2,460 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official
Main residence dwellings2,113 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official

Is Craon a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–61%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on housing · range 44–60%
Student54%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 46–62%
Family50%strong on family, weak on housing · range 42–58%
Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–67%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Craon?

The unemployment rate is about 8.2 % (2022). Source: www.insee.fr14

Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Craon is 8.2%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

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 département6Official · county
Unemployment rate8.2 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr14Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools2 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)7Official
Schools7 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)7Official

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; Craon's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Craon recorded 740.7 beds per 100,000 residents at the end of 2011.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents740.7 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20112Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Craon 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 residents740.7 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Craon?

Police recorded about 3,893 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)1

Recorded crime across major citiesCraon highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Craon 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
Craon3,893
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,893 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)1Official

Mobility and administration

Craon's nearest airport was RNS, 63 km away and offered 9 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport9 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights10Official
Distance to the nearest major airport63 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)RNS3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Craon. 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
Open official information
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Craon.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 4.7°C in January to 18.6°C in July.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 14.89 · Feb 19.41 · Mar 21.52 · Apr 26.41 · May 29.07 · Jun 33.62 · Jul 36.71 · Aug 36.29 · Sep 31.01 · Oct 26.78 · Nov 20.25 · Dec 15.12 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -10.54 · Feb -10.55 · Mar -5.12 · Apr -3.34 · May 0.43 · Jun 4.2 · Jul 7.52 · Aug 7.61 · Sep 3.9 · Oct -2.25 · Nov -4.83 · Dec -5.9 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan 4.74 · Feb 4.96 · Mar 7.4 · Apr 10.28 · May 13.46 · Jun 17 · Jul 18.65 · Aug 18.37 · Sep 15.78 · Oct 12.26 · Nov 8.24 · Dec 5.1 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Craon?

The published population was 4,579 people in 2023. Source: Insee3

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population4,579 people31 Dec 2023Insee3Official
Population over time9 published observations, 1968–2023

Population rose 2.2% between 1968 and 2023, from 4,482 to 4,579.

International community in Craon

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
Total4,431100.0%
Français4,348.94998.1%
Etranger82.0511.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)8Official

Alternatives for people set on Craon

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

Alternative cities in France

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

All France cities
Guise4,549 residentsSaint-Nicolas4,544 residentsPons4,624 residentsThourotte4,530 residentsLe Touquet-Paris-Plage4,519 residentsMorez4,506 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 Craon?

The published population was 4,579 people in 2023. Source: Insee.

How safe is Craon?

Police recorded about 3,893 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 Craon?

The unemployment rate is about 8.2 % (2022). Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Craon a good place to live?

Craon 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 Craon?

The official citizenship distribution records 4,348.949 people (98.1%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Craon, France: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version fd37f9f02cbb68ffaa0d71e61bd2d2af]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/craon/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Craon, France: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {fd37f9f02cbb68ffaa0d71e61bd2d2af},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/craon/},
  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 communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026) static.data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-09-23
  2. DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011 data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Insee insee.fr · checked 2026-08-05
  4. INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
  5. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), France api.insee.fr · checked 2026-08-30
  6. 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
  7. Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) data.education.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  8. Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  9. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  10. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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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. www.insee.fr insee.fr · checked 2026-08-26

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