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Living in Decize

Decize is a city in France. Residents of Decize numbered 5,103 at the end of 2024.

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

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 Decize.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The dwelling count was 3,447 at the end of 2023.

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Decize yet. France has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesDecize highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Decize highlighted€26.30Paris€13.26Angers€12.10Amiens€12.08Metz€12.04Dijon€11.98Rouen€11.80Reims€11.06Le Havre€10.88Perpignan€10.47Le Mans€9.40Besançon€9.06Limogesnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings3,447 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings2,669 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Decize?

The unemployment rate is about 12.6 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 12.63 % · www.insee.fr12
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Decize is 12.6%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band18 cities: 0% to under 5%180–5898 cities: 5% to under 10%8985–10832 cities: 10% to under 15%83210–15Decize 12.6%377 cities: 15% to under 20%37715–2097 cities: 20% to under 25%9720–2515 cities: 25% to under 30%1525–303 cities: 30% to under 35%330–35

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability93.99 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Gigabit broadband availability93.99 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Unemployment rate12.63 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr12Official

Public employment offices in Decize

Exact offices linked to this city from official sources. Check the office page before visiting because hours and appointment rules can change.

Verified locally

Only exact city-linked public offices are listed; this is not a complete directory of private recruiters or every employment provider. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary School Count4 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)7Official
School Count9 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)7Official

Healthcare

Hospital capacity in Decize was 1,741.1 beds per 100,000 residents at the end of 2011.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k1,741 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20113Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Decize 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 100k1,741 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Decize's nearest airport was CFE, 118 km away and offered 6 direct destinations. Decize's fibre-to-home broadband coverage was 93.99%.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Airport Direct Destinations Count6 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights10Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km118 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official
Nearest Major Airport IataCFE3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 1.9°C in January and 19.6°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Decize?

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: Collected source2

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Decize annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5256.0PM2.5µg/m³

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 Decize is 6.0 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 · measured cities in France per band2 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³23–412 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³124–541 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³415–6159 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³1596–7Decize 6.0482 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³4827–8626 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³6268–9447 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³4479–10166 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³16610–1127 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³2711–129 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³912–134 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³413–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Collected source2Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 13.89 · Feb 17.53 · Mar 21.17 · Apr 25.27 · May 29.57 · Jun 37.05 · Jul 40.06 · Aug 40.35 · Sep 33.93 · Oct 28.93 · Nov 20.6 · Dec 15.22 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -11.45 · Feb -13.93 · Mar -11.88 · Apr -5.36 · May -0.38 · Jun 3.1 · Jul 6.76 · Aug 7.56 · Sep 1.29 · Oct -3.94 · Nov -7.27 · Dec -12.34 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan 1.94 · Feb 2.58 · Mar 6.08 · Apr 9.92 · May 13.55 · Jun 17.6 · Jul 19.57 · Aug 19.19 · Sep 15.37 · Oct 11.29 · Nov 6.08 · Dec 2.67 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid

Cities of a similar size in France

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All France cities
Aÿ-Champagne5,103 residentsVal-de-Moder5,102 residentsChâteau-Arnoux-Saint-Auban5,107 residentsPulnoy5,099 residentsVic-en-Bigorre5,098 residentsFaulquemont5,109 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Decize?

The published population was 5,103 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)5

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population5,103 people31 Dec 2024Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)5Official
Population over time10 published observations, 1968–2024
Population in Decize by year, residents4,9095,8476,7847,722196819821999201220245,103residents

Population fell 28.9% between 1968 and 2024, from 7,175 to 5,103.

International community in Decize

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
Total4,932100.0%
Français4,780.87396.9%
Etranger151.1273.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6

Is Decize 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–63%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student57%strong on education, weak on safety · range 48–66%
Family53%strong on family, weak on safety · range 43–63%
Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–72%
Population5,103 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)
Dwellings3,447 dwellings31 Dec 2023Official source · INSEE
Fibre-to-the-building availability93.99 %3 Aug 2026Official source · Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)
Gigabit broadband availability93.99 %3 Aug 2026Official source · Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)
Unemployment rate12.63 %31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · Collected source
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-26

Additional context

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

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Decize?

The published population was 5,103 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE).

Is the air quality good in Decize?

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: Collected source.

What is the unemployment rate in Decize?

The unemployment rate is about 12.6 % (2022). Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Decize a good place to live?

Decize 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 Total citizenship group in Decize?

The official citizenship distribution records 4,932 people (100.0%) 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, September 12). Decize, France: jobs, air quality, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/decize/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_decize-france-jobs-air-quality-climate_9b3107a622df,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Decize, France: jobs, air quality, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/decize/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. 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. Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse) data.arcep.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  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. INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
  5. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) insee.fr · checked 2026-08-05
  6. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), France api.insee.fr · checked 2026-08-30
  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. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  2. www.insee.fr insee.fr · checked 2026-08-26

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