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Living in Fayence

In Fayence, advertised rents for new lettings average €14.23 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 10.8% (2022).

Fayence had 6,157 residents at the start of 2023 and is a city in France. For Fayence, the foreign population count was 434 in 2021. The city had 4 schools in 2026. There were 97.5 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. The unemployment rate was 10.8% at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-2429 sources

Population6,157people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,630EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent14.23EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 23% aboveOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate10.82%country median 11.0% — about the sameOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime3,237incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 32% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean8.82µg/m³country median 8.5 — 4% aboveOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Pricier rent than 74% of French cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 84% of French cities that publish it and dirtier air than 62% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Fayence.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Fayence?

Average net cold rent is 14.23 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): 14.23 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr16
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Fayence recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesFayence highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Fayence highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Fayence€14.23
Toulouse€13.98
Show the other 6 cities
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 Fibre13Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan12Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)353 %31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official
Dwellings4,092 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Main residence dwellings2,803 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)14.23 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr16Official

Is Fayence 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 worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–57%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–64%
Student37%strong on legal route, weak on work · range 28–46%
Family53%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 45–61%
Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 854 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 14.23 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 Fayence?

The unemployment rate is about 10.8 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 10.82 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune8
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Fayence is 10.8%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability91.23 %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.3Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,630 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr18Official
Unemployment rate10.82 %country median 11.0% — about the same31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune8Official

What does a salary buy in Fayence?

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€1,084of €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€14.23/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €854
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€1,084
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Fayence Salary needed to live in Fayence

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools4 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.14Official · commune

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; Fayence's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents97.45 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence6Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Fayence 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Fayence?

Police recorded about 3,237 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 citiesFayence highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Fayence 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
Fayence3,237
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,237 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

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Fayence. 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
Open official information
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Fayence.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 8.82 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 11.1 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Fayence?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.8 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: 8.82 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
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Fayence is 8.8 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)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean11.1 µg/m³country median 14.820242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official
NO₂ — latest reading10.05 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Latest 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.10Official
PM10 — annual mean16.06 µg/m³country median 14.220242024 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 mean8.82 µg/m³country median 8.520242024 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 monthJan 13.6 · Feb 13.9 · Mar 16 · Apr 18.2 · May 21.9 · Jun 25.5 · Jul 28.2 · Aug 28.6 · Sep 25.3 · Oct 21.3 · Nov 17.1 · Dec 14.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CANNES17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.7 · Feb 3.7 · Mar 6 · Apr 8.7 · May 12.6 · Jun 16.3 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 12.1 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 4.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CANNES17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 8.6 · Feb 8.8 · Mar 11 · Apr 13.5 · May 17.2 · Jun 20.9 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 20.3 · Oct 16.7 · Nov 12.5 · Dec 9.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CANNES17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 82.5 · Feb 57 · Mar 60.2 · Apr 78.2 · May 51.8 · Jun 32.5 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 92.1 · Oct 134.3 · Nov 145.4 · Dec 104.6 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CANNES17Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In France: Nîmes ±1.1 °C. Elsewhere: Latina (Italy) ±0.9 °C, Giugliano in Campania (Italy) ±0.9 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.9 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±3.0 °C, Downey (United States) ±3.0 °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

The city covered 27.7 km² in 2026. Population density was 222.4 people per km² in 2023.

How many people live in Fayence?

The published population was 6,157 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area27.68 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte15Official
Foreign residents434 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT111Official
Population density222.4 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte15Official
Population6,157 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune7Official

International community in Fayence

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
Total6,157100.0%
Français5,70392.6%
Etranger4547.4%

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

Alternatives for people set on Fayence

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.

Montauroux as a Fayence alternative in the same region

6 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Rent: €12.27/m² Montauroux vs €14.23/m² Fayence−14%
  • Unemployment: 9.2% Montauroux vs 10.8% Fayence−15%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,442 Montauroux vs 3,237 Fayence+6%
  • Residents: 7,183 Montauroux vs 6,157 Fayence+17%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,630 Montauroux vs €2,630 Fayencesame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.8 µg/m³ Montauroux vs 8.8 µg/m³ Fayencesame level
Full comparisonMore about Montauroux

Cities near Fayence

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

Montauroux 5.8 km away
Rent
12.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Peymeinade 14.8 km away
Rent
17.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Puget-sur-Argens 18.6 km away
Rent
14 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Grasse 19.0 km away
Rent
16.19 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Pégomas 19.5 km away
Rent
18.43 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Le Muy 19.7 km away
Rent
10.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Draguignan 20.6 km away
Rent
10.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

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

All France cities
Oraison6,155 residentsSaint-Denis-lès-Bourg6,160 residentsMarennes-Hiers-Brouage6,163 residentsAurec-sur-Loire6,164 residentsLe Blanc6,164 residentsBehren-lès-Forbach6,166 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 Fayence?

The published population was 6,157 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Fayence?

Average net cold rent is 14.23 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 996 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Fayence?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.8 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 Fayence?

Police recorded about 3,237 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 Fayence?

The unemployment rate is about 10.8 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Fayence?

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

Is Fayence a good place to live?

Fayence 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 Fayence?

Montauroux, Peymeinade, Puget-sur-Argens, Grasse, Pégomas are near Fayence. 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 Fayence?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,703 people (92.6%) 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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  title = {Fayence, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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