Living in Embrun

In Embrun, advertised rents for new lettings average €13.15 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 11% (2022).

The city covered 36.4 km² in 2026. Population density was 176.2 people per km² in 2023. Gigabit broadband availability was 95% in 2026. The unemployment rate was 11% at the end of 2022. The foreign population count was 268 in 2021. Monthly precipitation was 51 mm in January and 49.2 mm in July. At the start of 2023, Embrun had a population of 6,412.

Last checked 2026-09-2421 sources

Population6,412people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune

Median gross salary (region)2,630EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr

Average net rent13.15EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 13% aboveOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr

Unemployment rate11.01%country median 11.0% — about the sameOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune

Recorded crime5,547incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 17% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³country median 8.5 — 18% aboveOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 68% of French cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 68% of French cities that publish it and dirtier air than 90% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Embrun?

Average net cold rent is 13.15 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): 13.15 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 citiesEmbrun highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30

Nice€20.43

Lyon€16.57

Marseille€16.30

Toulouse€13.98

Embrun€13.15

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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)	331.3 %	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁶Official
Dwellings	5,825 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁷Official
Main residence dwellings	3,401 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁷Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	13.15 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60	31 Dec 2025	static.data.gouv.fr¹⁹Official

Is Embrun a good place to live?

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Remote worker42%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 34–50%

Skilled employee48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–56%

Student42%strong on education, weak on work · range 35–49%

Family37%strong on family, weak on cost · range 30–44%

Retirement40%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 31–49%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 789 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 13.15 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 Embrun?

The unemployment rate is about 11 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 11.01 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁹

Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Embrun is 11.0%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

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Embrun 11.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	95.04 %	3 Aug 2026	Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)¹Official
Gigabit broadband availability	95.04 %	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)	2,630 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	www.insee.fr²¹Official
Unemployment rate	11.01 %country median 11.0% — about the same	31 Dec 2022	INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Embrun?

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

Left over each month€1,149of €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€13.15/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31	− €789
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	€1,149

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Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	3 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; Embrun'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	381.9 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2011	DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011³Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Embrun 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 residents381.9 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Embrun?

Police recorded about 5,547 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 citiesEmbrun 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

Embrun5,547

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,547 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
Nearest airport	SCP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	17 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Average high temperatures were 7.2°C in January and 27.8°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Embrun?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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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7°-2°

9°-2°

13°1°

16°4°

20°8°

25°11°

28°13°

23°10°

17°6°

11°2°

7°-2°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

159

175

225

210

225

265

292

271

233

187

145

142

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hours

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

PM2.510WHO 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 Embrun is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 1,975 cities with data, 626 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Embrun 10.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³country median 8.5	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 7.2 · Feb 9 · Mar 13.3 · Apr 16.4 · May 20.4 · Jun 24.8 · Jul 27.8 · Aug 27.7 · Sep 22.6 · Oct 17.4 · Nov 11.3 · Dec 7.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, EMBRUN, 1991-2020¹¹Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.4 · Feb -2.2 · Mar 1.1 · Apr 4 · May 7.7 · Jun 11.2 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 13.3 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 6.2 · Nov 1.6 · Dec -1.6 °C	31 Dec 2020	Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, EMBRUN, 1991-2020¹¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.4 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 7.2 · Apr 10.2 · May 14.1 · Jun 18 · Jul 20.6 · Aug 20.5 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 11.8 · Nov 6.4 · Dec 2.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station EMBRUN²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 51 · Feb 42.9 · Mar 49.5 · Apr 57 · May 69.3 · Jun 61.1 · Jul 49.2 · Aug 52.1 · Sep 64.6 · Oct 81.8 · Nov 84.6 · Dec 69.5 mm	31 Dec 2020	Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, EMBRUN, 1991-2020¹¹Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 159.3 · Feb 175.1 · Mar 225.3 · Apr 210.3 · May 225.2 · Jun 264.8 · Jul 292.3 · Aug 271.4 · Sep 232.6 · Oct 187.4 · Nov 144.8 · Dec 142 hours	31 Dec 2020	Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, EMBRUN, 1991-2020¹¹Official

Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2016–2024

9.8

10.9

12.1

13.2

10.020162018202020222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 23.1% between 2016 and 2024, from 13.0 to 10.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Embrun?

The published population was 6,412 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	36.39 km²	31 Dec 2026	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte¹⁸Official
Foreign residents	268 people	2021	Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1¹⁴Official
Population density	176.2 people/km²	31 Dec 2023	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte¹⁸Official
Population	6,412 people	1 Jan 2023	INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁸Official

International community in Embrun

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	6,412	100.0%
Français	6,145.839	95.8%
Etranger	266.161	4.2%

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 Embrun

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.

Massy as an Embrun alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 564 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 51,729 Massy vs 6,412 Embrun+707%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 776.4 Massy vs 381.9 Embrun+103%
Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Massy vs €2,630 Embrun+26%
Rent: €20.08/m² Massy vs €13.15/m² Embrunno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,806 Massy vs 5,547 Embrun+23%
Nearest airport: 6.0 km Massy vs 17.0 km Embrun−65%
Unemployment: 9.7% Massy vs 11.0% Embrun−12%

Full comparison More about Massy

Alternative cities in France

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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 Embrun?

The published population was 6,412 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Embrun?

Average net cold rent is 13.15 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 921 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Embrun?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Embrun?

What is the unemployment rate in Embrun?

The unemployment rate is about 11 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Embrun?

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

Is Embrun a good place to live?

Embrun 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 Français citizenship group in Embrun?

The official citizenship distribution records 6,145.839 people (95.8%) 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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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Embrun, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse) data.arcep.fr · checked 2026-08-03
Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026) static.data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-09-23
DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011 data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
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. data.arcep.fr · checked 2026-03-31
INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
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INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune insee.fr · checked 2026-07-26
INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune INSEE RP2022 ACT1 · insee.fr · checked 2026-07-26
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), France api.insee.fr · checked 2026-08-30

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Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, EMBRUN, 1991-2020 Météo-France climate normal · meteofrance.com · checked 2026-07-27
Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) data.education.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 Nationalité en 2021 · insee.fr · checked 2026-07-15
Orange 100GB mobile plan boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
Orange Livebox Fibre boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte Séries historiques en 2023 · insee.fr · checked 2026-09-24
static.data.gouv.fr static.data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-27
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station EMBRUN WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.insee.fr insee.fr · checked 2026-08-27

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