Living in Digoin

In Digoin, advertised rents for new lettings average €6.59 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 14.8% (2022).

For Digoin, the unemployment rate was 14.8% at the end of 2022. Its population was 7,353 at the start of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population7,353people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune

Median gross salary (region)2,580EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr

Average net rent6.59EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 43% belowOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr

Unemployment rate14.79%country median 11.0% — 35% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune

Recorded crime5,360incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 13% 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 97% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 77% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 64% of French cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Digoin?

Average net cold rent is 6.59 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): 6.59 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr¹⁷

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Net rent across major citiesDigoin highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30

Nice€20.43

Lyon€16.57

Marseille€16.30

Toulouse€13.98

Digoin€6.59

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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 Fibre¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange 100GB mobile plan¹³Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)	816.8 %	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁵Official
Dwellings	4,698 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁶Official
Main residence dwellings	3,790 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.59 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60	31 Dec 2025	static.data.gouv.fr¹⁷Official

Is Digoin a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–70%

Student61%strong on education, weak on work · range 54–68%

Family51%strong on family, weak on cost · range 43–59%

Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 50–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 395 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.59 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 Digoin?

The unemployment rate is about 14.8 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 14.79 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁸

Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Digoin is 14.8%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

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Digoin 14.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	98.86 %	3 Aug 2026	Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)¹Official
Gigabit broadband availability	99.19 %	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.⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,580 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	www.insee.fr²²Official
Unemployment rate	14.79 %country median 11.0%	31 Dec 2022	INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Digoin?

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

Left over each month€1,509of €1,967 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.	€1,967
Rent, 60 m²€6.59/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31	− €395
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	€1,509

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

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	7 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)¹⁰Official
Schools	9 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)¹⁰Official

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; Digoin's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Digoin?

Police recorded about 5,360 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 citiesDigoin 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

Digoin5,360

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,360 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 99.2% in March 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	SYT	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	8 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Digoin?

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 Agency³

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 Digoin 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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Digoin 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 Agency³Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 7.1 · Feb 8.7 · Mar 13.2 · Apr 16.5 · May 20.4 · Jun 24.4 · Jul 26.7 · Aug 26.7 · Sep 22.1 · Oct 17.1 · Nov 11.1 · Dec 7.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.2 · Feb 0 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 4.4 · May 8.3 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.5 · Sep 9.8 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 0.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.6 · Feb 4.3 · Mar 7.6 · Apr 10.4 · May 14.3 · Jun 18.1 · Jul 20.3 · Aug 20.1 · Sep 15.9 · Oct 12.2 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 4.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 51 · Feb 42.5 · Mar 49.5 · Apr 60.7 · May 82.4 · Jun 67.5 · Jul 71.6 · Aug 72.1 · Sep 68 · Oct 73.5 · Nov 76 · Dec 57.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official

Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2016–2024

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6.6

7.4

8.2

6.02016201820202024

Annual PM2.5 fell 25.0% between 2016 and 2024, from 8.0 to 6.0.

Similar climate. In France: Reims ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Werl (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Ettenheim (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Gengenbach (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Haslach im Kinzigtal (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Herbolzheim (Germany) ±0.7 °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 Digoin?

The published population was 7,353 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport88.4%
Foreign residents11.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	34.72 km²	31 Dec 2026	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte¹⁶Official
Foreign residents	853 people	2021	Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1¹²Official
Population density	211.8 people/km²	31 Dec 2023	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte¹⁶Official
Population	7,353 people	1 Jan 2023	INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁷Official

International community in Digoin

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	7,353	100.0%
Français	6,528.134	88.8%
Etranger	824.866	11.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

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)¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Digoin

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.

Gueugnon as a Digoin alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Nearest airport: 21.0 km Gueugnon vs 8.0 km Digoin+163%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,469 Gueugnon vs 5,360 Digoin−35%
Unemployment: 10.1% Gueugnon vs 14.8% Digoin−32%
Rent: €7.29/m² Gueugnon vs €6.59/m² Digoin+11%
Residents: 6,528 Gueugnon vs 7,353 Digoin−11%
Median gross pay, region: €2,580 Gueugnon vs €2,580 Digoinsame level

Full comparison More about Gueugnon

Sartrouville as a Digoin alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 306 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 7,353 Digoin+618%
Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sartrouville vs 8.0 km Digoin+125%
Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,580 Digoin+29%
Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €6.59/m² Digoinno percentage
Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 14.8% Digoin−29%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 5,360 Digoin−15%

Full comparison More about Sartrouville

Cities near Digoin

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

Paray-le-Monial 11.2 km away

Rent: 8.06 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Gueugnon 14.6 km away

Rent: 7.29 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

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

All France cities

Fresnes-sur-Escaut7,354 residents Guipry-Messac7,354 residents Audun-le-Tiche7,356 residents Pontcharra7,350 residents Cournonterral7,359 residents Saint-Nicolas-de-Port7,359 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Digoin 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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Common questions

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

How many people live in Digoin?

The published population was 7,353 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Digoin?

Average net cold rent is 6.59 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 461 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Digoin?

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 Digoin?

What is the unemployment rate in Digoin?

The unemployment rate is about 14.8 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Digoin?

The median gross salary is 2,580 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Digoin a good place to live?

Digoin 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 Digoin?

Paray-le-Monial, Gueugnon, Bourbon-Lancy are near Digoin. 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 Digoin?

The official citizenship distribution records 6,528.134 people (88.8%) 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). Digoin, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 2243b87a86db2a324469d430f1f59fc1]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/digoin/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Digoin, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {2243b87a86db2a324469d430f1f59fc1},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/digoin/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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