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Living in Fécamp

In Fécamp, advertised rents for new lettings average €10.43 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 16.9% (2022).

The foreign population count was 263 in 2021. For Fécamp, the unemployment rate was 16.9% at the end of 2022. The population of Fécamp, in France, was 17,313 at the start of 2023. The city had 18 schools in 2026. There were 69.3 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population17,313people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,606EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent10.43EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 10% belowOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate16.95%country median 11.0% — 54% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime5,510incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 16% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³country median 8.5 — 6% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Cheaper rent than 65% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 87% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 67% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Fécamp.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Fécamp?

Average net cold rent is 10.43 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): 10.43 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr25
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Fécamp recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Fécamp€10.43
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 Fibre21Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan20Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)1,169 %31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Dwellings10,809 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE8Official
Main residence dwellings8,876 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE8Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.43 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr25Official

Is Fécamp 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–60%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%
Student61%strong on education, weak on work · range 54–68%
Family54%strong on family, weak on cost · range 47–61%
Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 626 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.43 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 Fécamp?

The unemployment rate is about 16.9 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 16.95 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune12
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Fécamp is 17.0%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability95.34 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)2Official
Gigabit broadband availability95.34 %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.6Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,606 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr26Official
Unemployment rate16.95 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune12Official

What does a salary buy in Fécamp?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,606 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,299of €1,987 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.€1,987
Rent, 60 m²€10.43/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €626
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€1,299
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Fécamp Salary needed to live in Fécamp

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools18 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.23Official · commune
Primary schools9 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)15Official
Schools21 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)15Official

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; Fécamp's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents69.31 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence10Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents877.2 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20114Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Fécamp 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 residents877.2 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Fécamp?

Police recorded about 5,510 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

Recorded crime across major citiesFécamp highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Fécamp 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
Fécamp5,510
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,510 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)3Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport1 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights19Official
Nearest airportLEH3 Aug 2026OurAirports22Official
Distance to nearest airport32 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports22Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 9.08 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 13.1 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Fécamp?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency5

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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 Fécamp is 8.0 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 mean9.08 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 reading5.6 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.14Official
PM10 — annual mean13.12 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 µg/m³country median 8.531 Dec 2024European Environment Agency5Official
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 12.99 · Feb 13.7 · Mar 15.82 · Apr 19.21 · May 21.86 · Jun 26.58 · Jul 29.27 · Aug 30.38 · Sep 24.57 · Oct 22.43 · Nov 17.31 · Dec 14.12 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -1.81 · Feb -2.73 · Mar -2.57 · Apr 1.34 · May 6.2 · Jun 8.71 · Jul 12.12 · Aug 12.79 · Sep 10.07 · Oct 4.93 · Nov 1.7 · Dec -1.26 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official
Average temperature by monthJan 6.56 · Feb 6.15 · Mar 7.38 · Apr 9.56 · May 12.08 · Jun 14.82 · Jul 16.83 · Aug 17.53 · Sep 16.19 · Oct 13.79 · Nov 10.41 · Dec 7.65 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 50.0% between 2013 and 2024, from 16.0 to 8.0.

Population and city profile

The city covered 15.1 km² in 2026. Population density was 1,148.8 people per km² in 2023.

How many people live in Fécamp?

The published population was 17,313 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune11

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area15.07 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte24Official
Foreign residents263 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT118Official
Population density1,149 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte24Official
Population17,313 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune11Official

International community in Fécamp

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
Total17,313100.0%
Français17,034.46898.4%
Etranger278.5321.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)16Official

Alternatives for people set on Fécamp

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.

Bolbec as a Fécamp alternative in the same region

22 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Rent: €8.78/m² Bolbec vs €10.43/m² Fécamp−16%
  • Unemployment: 19.9% Bolbec vs 16.9% Fécamp+17%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,825 Bolbec vs 5,510 Fécamp−12%
  • Residents: 11,590 Bolbec vs 17,313 Fécamp−33%
  • Nearest airport: 28.0 km Bolbec vs 32.0 km Fécamp−13%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,606 Bolbec vs €2,606 Fécampsame level
Full comparisonMore about Bolbec

Sartrouville as a Fécamp alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 158 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 17,313 Fécamp+205%
  • Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 16.9% Fécamp−38%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,606 Fécamp+27%
  • Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €10.43/m² Fécampno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 5,510 Fécamp−17%
  • Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sartrouville vs 32.0 km Fécamp−44%
Full comparisonMore about Sartrouville

Cities near Fécamp

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

Bolbec 21.7 km away
Rent
8.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

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

All France cities
Saran17,316 residentsSallanches17,319 residentsBoissy-Saint-Léger17,325 residentsMarmande17,328 residentsLattes17,351 residentsAnnonay17,274 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 Fécamp?

The published population was 17,313 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Fécamp?

Average net cold rent is 10.43 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 730 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Fécamp?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Fécamp?

Police recorded about 5,510 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 Fécamp?

The unemployment rate is about 16.9 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Fécamp?

The median gross salary is 2,606 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Fécamp a good place to live?

Fécamp 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 Fécamp?

Bolbec is near Fécamp. 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 Fécamp?

The official citizenship distribution records 17,034.468 people (98.4%) 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). Fécamp, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f6df9ef0c5a8d350bde10e7b56bde004]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/fecamp/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Fécamp, 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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