Living in Decazeville

In Decazeville, advertised rents for new lettings average €6.97 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 22.3% (2022).

The unemployment rate was 22.3% at the end of 2022. Decazeville, a city in France, had a population of 5,020 at the start of 2023. Gigabit broadband availability was 94.1% in March 2026. The foreign population count was 362 in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population5,020people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune

Median gross salary (region)2,575EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr

Average net rent6.97EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 40% belowOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr

Unemployment rate22.3%country median 11.0% — 103% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune

Recorded crime4,927incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 4% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³country median 8.5 — 29% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Cheaper rent than 96% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 98% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 97% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Decazeville?

Average net cold rent is 6.97 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): 6.97 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 citiesDecazeville highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30

Nice€20.43

Lyon€16.57

Marseille€16.30

Toulouse€13.98

Decazeville€6.97

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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)	839.6 %	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁶Official
Dwellings	3,599 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁷Official
Main residence dwellings	2,648 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁷Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.97 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60	31 Dec 2025	static.data.gouv.fr¹⁹Official

Is Decazeville 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–62%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%

Student57%strong on education, weak on work · range 50–64%

Family52%strong on family, weak on cost · range 45–59%

Retirement62%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 53–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 418 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.97 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 Decazeville?

The unemployment rate is about 22.3 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁹

Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Decazeville is 22.3%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

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Decazeville 22.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	94.13 %	3 Aug 2026	Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)¹Official
Gigabit broadband availability	94.13 %	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)	2,575 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	www.insee.fr²⁴Official
Unemployment rate	22.3 %country median 11.0%	31 Dec 2022	INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Decazeville?

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

Left over each month€1,479of €1,961 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.	€1,961
Rent, 60 m²€6.97/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31	− €418
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	€1,479

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

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	5 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)¹¹Official
Schools	11 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministère 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; Decazeville'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	1,569 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2011	DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011³Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Decazeville 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 residents1,569 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Decazeville?

Police recorded about 4,927 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 citiesDecazeville 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

Decazeville4,927

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,927 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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁴Official
Nearest airport	RDZ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	25 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Decazeville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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

PM2.56WHO 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 Decazeville is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 1,975 cities with data, 626 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Decazeville 6.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6 µg/m³country median 8.5	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 7.1 · Feb 8.3 · Mar 12.1 · Apr 14.9 · May 18.9 · Jun 23 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 25.8 · Sep 21.3 · Oct 16.6 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.2 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 4.5 · May 8 · Jun 11.4 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 9.9 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.4 · Feb 3.9 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 9.7 · May 13.4 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 19.5 · Aug 19.6 · Sep 15.6 · Oct 12.1 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 4.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²²Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 74.9 · Feb 54.1 · Mar 62.6 · Apr 84.3 · May 96.9 · Jun 64.2 · Jul 55.6 · Aug 59.9 · Sep 77.5 · Oct 75.8 · Nov 85.3 · Dec 78 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²³Official

Annual PM2.5 over time4 published observations, 2021–2024

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6.6

7.4

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6.0202120232024

Annual PM2.5 fell 14.3% between 2021 and 2024, from 7.0 to 6.0.

Similar climate. In France: Reims ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Werl (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.5 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.5 °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 Decazeville?

The published population was 5,020 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport92.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	13.88 km²	31 Dec 2026	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte¹⁸Official
Foreign residents	362 people	2021	Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1¹³Official
Population density	361.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2023	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte¹⁸Official
Population	5,020 people	1 Jan 2023	INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁸Official

International community in Decazeville

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	5,020	100.0%
Français	4,664.909	92.9%
Etranger	355.091	7.1%

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

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)¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Decazeville

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 Decazeville alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 488 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 5,020 Decazeville+951%
Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 22.3% Decazeville−53%
Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,575 Decazeville+29%
Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €6.97/m² Decazevilleno percentage
Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sartrouville vs 25.0 km Decazeville−28%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 4,927 Decazeville−7%

Full comparison More about Sartrouville

Cities near Decazeville

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

Figeac 18.6 km away

Rent: 10.12 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

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

All France cities

Allinges5,019 residents Morcenx-la-Nouvelle5,022 residents Rambervillers5,018 residents Saint-James5,018 residents Plouigneau5,014 residents Pacy-sur-Eure5,027 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 Decazeville?

The published population was 5,020 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Decazeville?

Average net cold rent is 6.97 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 488 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Decazeville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Decazeville?

What is the unemployment rate in Decazeville?

The unemployment rate is about 22.3 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Decazeville?

The median gross salary is 2,575 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Decazeville a good place to live?

Decazeville 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 Decazeville?

Figeac is near Decazeville. 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 Decazeville?

The official citizenship distribution records 4,664.909 people (92.9%) 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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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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