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Living in Digne-les-Bains

In Digne-les-Bains, advertised rents for new lettings average €12.01 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 12.1% (2022).

Gigabit broadband availability was 93.9% in March 2026. For Digne-les-Bains, the unemployment rate was 12.1% at the end of 2022. The population of Digne-les-Bains, in France, was 17,979 at the start of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population17,979people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,630EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent12.01EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 4% aboveOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate12.09%country median 11.0% — 10% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime5,148incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 9% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Digne-les-Bains?

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 Digne-les-Bains.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Digne-les-Bains?

Average net cold rent is 12.01 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): 12.01 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr18
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Digne-les-Bains recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesDigne-les-Bains highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Digne-les-Bains highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Digne-les-Bains€12.01
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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)1,170 %31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Dwellings11,376 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Main residence dwellings9,569 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)12.01 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr18Official

Is Digne-les-Bains a good place to live?

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Remote worker45%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 36–54%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–63%
Student56%strong on education, weak on work · range 49–63%
Family52%strong on family, weak on cost · range 45–59%
Retirement48%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–58%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 721 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 12.01 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 Digne-les-Bains?

The unemployment rate is about 12.1 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 12.09 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Digne-les-Bains is 12.1%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability93.88 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Gigabit broadband availability93.88 %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)2,630 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr24Official
Unemployment rate12.09 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9Official

What does a salary buy in Digne-les-Bains?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,630 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,217of €2,001 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.€2,001
Rent, 60 m²€12.01/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €721
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€1,217
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Digne-les-Bains Salary needed to live in Digne-les-Bains

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Digne-les-Bains. 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 Digne-les-Bains. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools12 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)11Official
Schools32 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; Digne-les-Bains's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents826.9 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20113Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Digne-les-Bains 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 residents826.9 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Digne-les-Bains?

Police recorded about 5,148 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 citiesDigne-les-Bains highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Digne-les-Bains 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
Digne-les-Bains5,148
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,148 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 airportGAT3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official
Distance to nearest airport43 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Digne-les-Bains. 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 Digne-les-Bains.

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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 9.5 · Feb 11.2 · Mar 15.3 · Apr 18.1 · May 22.3 · Jun 26.9 · Jul 30.3 · Aug 30 · Sep 24.7 · Oct 19.4 · Nov 13.3 · Dec 9.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.2 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 5.8 · May 9.7 · Jun 13.4 · Jul 15.8 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 12.1 · Oct 8.6 · Nov 4.1 · Dec 0.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official
Average temperature by monthJan 4.9 · Feb 5.8 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 12 · May 16 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 22.8 · Sep 18.4 · Oct 14 · Nov 8.7 · Dec 5.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 48.2 · Feb 35.9 · Mar 44.7 · Apr 64.8 · May 63.9 · Jun 53.5 · Jul 35.7 · Aug 50.7 · Sep 73.7 · Oct 88 · Nov 96.2 · Dec 58.9 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 168 · Feb 183 · Mar 229 · Apr 227 · May 263 · Jun 302 · Jul 341 · Aug 311 · Sep 249 · Oct 196 · Nov 156 · Dec 149 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official

Similar climate. In France: Lyon ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.3 °C, Girona (Spain) ±1.9 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.9 °C, Werl (Germany) ±2.9 °C, Sliven (Bulgaria) ±1.4 °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 Digne-les-Bains?

The published population was 17,979 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 area117.1 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official
Foreign residents1,032 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT113Official
Population density153.6 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official
Population17,979 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8Official

International community in Digne-les-Bains

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
Total17,979100.0%
Français16,576.79292.2%
Etranger1,402.2087.8%

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 Digne-les-Bains

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.

Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban as a Digne-les-Bains alternative in the same region

18 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Rent: €9.41/m² Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban vs €12.01/m² Digne-les-Bains−22%
  • Residents: 5,107 Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban vs 17,979 Digne-les-Bains−72%
  • Unemployment: 12.7% Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban vs 12.1% Digne-les-Bains+5%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,083 Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban vs 5,148 Digne-les-Bainssame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,630 Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban vs €2,630 Digne-les-Bainssame level
Full comparisonMore about Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban

Sartrouville as a Digne-les-Bains alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 623 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 17,979 Digne-les-Bains+193%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,630 Digne-les-Bains+26%
  • Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €12.01/m² Digne-les-Bainsno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sartrouville vs 43.0 km Digne-les-Bains−58%
  • Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 12.1% Digne-les-Bains−13%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 5,148 Digne-les-Bains−11%
Full comparisonMore about Sartrouville

Cities near Digne-les-Bains

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

Alternative cities in France

Other cities in France to compare with Digne-les-Bains, nearest in population first.

All France cities
Saint-Égrève17,986 residentsOsny17,954 residentsSoisy-sous-Montmorency18,008 residentsÉcully17,944 residentsCarvin17,909 residentsSaint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume17,896 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 Digne-les-Bains?

The published population was 17,979 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Digne-les-Bains?

Average net cold rent is 12.01 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 841 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

How safe is Digne-les-Bains?

Police recorded about 5,148 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 Digne-les-Bains?

The unemployment rate is about 12.1 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Digne-les-Bains?

The median gross salary is 2,630 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Digne-les-Bains?

1,032 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1.

Is Digne-les-Bains a good place to live?

Digne-les-Bains 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 Digne-les-Bains?

Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban is near Digne-les-Bains. 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 Digne-les-Bains?

The official citizenship distribution records 16,576.792 people (92.2%) 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). Digne-les-Bains, France: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ac0d23877c9d77cb6cd756d4ae95d49a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/digne-les-bains/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Digne-les-Bains, France: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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