Living in Dives-sur-Mer
In Dives-sur-Mer, advertised rents for new lettings average €14.91 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 16.3% (2022).
The city had 5 schools in 2026. There were 136.7 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 7.74 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 16.3% at the end of 2022. The foreign population count was 74 in 2021. Annual NO₂ was 16.6 µg/m³ in 2024. At the start of 2023, Dives-sur-Mer had a population of 5,122. The city covered 6.5 km² in 2026. Population density was 793 people per km² in 2023.
Pricier rent than 77% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 85% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 74% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Dives-sur-Mer?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Dives-sur-Mer?
Average net cold rent is 14.91 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): 14.91 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr22
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Livebox Fibre17Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan16Official · national market |
| Housing vacancy rate (legacy series) | 116.7 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE5Official |
| Dwellings | 4,718 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE6Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 2,612 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE6Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 14.91 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 31 Dec 2025 | static.data.gouv.fr22Official |
Is Dives-sur-Mer 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 895 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 14.91 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Dives-sur-Mer?
The unemployment rate is about 16.3 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 16.25 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9
Dives-sur-Mer 16.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 98.03 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)2Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 98.03 % | 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) | 2,606 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr24Official |
| Unemployment rate | 16.25 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9Official |
What does a salary buy in Dives-sur-Mer?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €1,987 |
| Rent, 60 m²€14.91/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31 | − €895 |
| 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 | €1,030 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Dives-sur-Mer. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
France Travail — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Dives-sur-Mer. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 5 schools | 27 May 2026 | RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.20Official · commune |
| Primary schools | 2 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)12Official |
| Schools | 6 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)12Official |
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; Dives-sur-Mer's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents | 136.7 per 100,000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence7Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Dives-sur-Mer 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Dives-sur-Mer?
Police recorded about 4,404 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)3
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,404 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)3Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Dives-sur-Mer. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course
État français and OFII
For eligible non-EU foreign residents.
DIAN language-training offer finder — Other
Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN
For people seeking French-language training.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Dives-sur-Mer?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.74 µg/m³ · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Dives-sur-Mer 7.7
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 16.64 µg/m³country median 14.8 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 10.5 µg/m³ | 15 Jul 2026 | Latest valid NO2 hourly station observation on the official LCSQA E2 current-day extract, mapped to the exact INSEE centre through an exact normalized station-name crosswalk to EEA station metadata.11Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 12.67 µg/m³country median 14.2 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7.74 µg/m³country median 8.5 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 7.4 · Feb 8.2 · Mar 11 · Apr 13.9 · May 16.9 · Jun 19.7 · Jul 21.6 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 8.1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_GATIEN_DES_B23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 2.5 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 4.1 · Apr 5.6 · May 8.5 · Jun 11.3 · Jul 13.2 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 11.1 · Oct 8.7 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_GATIEN_DES_B23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 5 · Feb 5.3 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 9.7 · May 12.7 · Jun 15.5 · Jul 17.4 · Aug 17.5 · Sep 15.2 · Oct 12 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 5.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_GATIEN_DES_B23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 77.9 · Feb 64.4 · Mar 61.2 · Apr 60.4 · May 65.3 · Jun 68.3 · Jul 64.2 · Aug 81.4 · Sep 80.4 · Oct 95.3 · Nov 94.5 · Dec 107.1 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_GATIEN_DES_B23Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 44.7% between 2013 and 2024, from 14.0 to 7.7.
Similar climate. In France: Rouen ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±0.8 °C, Blackpool (United Kingdom) ±0.8 °C, Crawley (United Kingdom) ±0.5 °C, Croydon (United Kingdom) ±0.5 °C, Sutton (United Kingdom) ±0.5 °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 Dives-sur-Mer?
The published population was 5,122 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8
By nationality
National passport98.6%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 6.46 km² | 31 Dec 2026 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte21Official |
| Foreign residents | 74 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT114Official |
| Population density | 792.9 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte21Official |
| Population | 5,122 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8Official |
International community in Dives-sur-Mer
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 | 5,122 | 100.0% |
| Français | 5,027.666 | 98.2% |
| Etranger | 94.334 | 1.8% |
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)13Official |
Alternatives for people set on Dives-sur-Mer
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.
Douvres-la-Délivrande as a Dives-sur-Mer alternative in the same region
20 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Unemployment: 8.3% Douvres-la-Délivrande vs 16.3% Dives-sur-Mer−49%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,567 Douvres-la-Délivrande vs 4,404 Dives-sur-Mer−42%
- Rent: €11.84/m² Douvres-la-Délivrande vs €14.91/m² Dives-sur-Mer−21%
- Nearest airport: 14.0 km Douvres-la-Délivrande vs 21.0 km Dives-sur-Mer−33%
- Annual PM2.5: 6.9 µg/m³ Douvres-la-Délivrande vs 7.7 µg/m³ Dives-sur-Mer−11%
- Residents: 5,143 Douvres-la-Délivrande vs 5,122 Dives-sur-Mer+0%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,606 Douvres-la-Délivrande vs €2,606 Dives-sur-Mersame level
Sartrouville as a Dives-sur-Mer alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 170 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 5,122 Dives-sur-Mer+930%
- Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 16.3% Dives-sur-Mer−35%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,606 Dives-sur-Mer+27%
- Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €14.91/m² Dives-sur-Merno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 9.7 µg/m³ Sartrouville vs 7.7 µg/m³ Dives-sur-Mer+25%
- Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sartrouville vs 21.0 km Dives-sur-Mer−14%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 4,404 Dives-sur-Mer+4%
Cities near Dives-sur-Mer
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 5.94 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-01-01
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- 11.84 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
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- 11.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
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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 Dives-sur-Mer?
The published population was 5,122 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.
How much does it cost to rent in Dives-sur-Mer?
Average net cold rent is 14.91 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,044 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.
Is the air quality good in Dives-sur-Mer?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation..
How safe is Dives-sur-Mer?
Police recorded about 4,404 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 Dives-sur-Mer?
The unemployment rate is about 16.3 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around Dives-sur-Mer?
The median gross salary is 2,606 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is Dives-sur-Mer a good place to live?
Dives-sur-Mer 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 Dives-sur-Mer?
Ouistreham, Blainville-sur-Orne, Trouville-sur-Mer, Colombelles, Giberville are near Dives-sur-Mer. 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 Dives-sur-Mer?
The official citizenship distribution records 5,027.666 people (98.2%) 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). Dives-sur-Mer, France: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 05ea0377551fa127130372270badb5ed]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/dives-sur-mer/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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