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Living in Forcalquier

In Forcalquier, advertised rents for new lettings average €12.18 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 18.2% (2022).

In 2024, annual PM2.5 was 5.89 µg/m³. Its population was 5,222 at the start of 2023. The city covered 42.8 km² in 2026. Population density was 122.1 people per km² in 2023. The city had 4 schools in 2026. There were 249 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 7.45 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 10.6 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 18.2% at the end of 2022. The foreign population count was 275 in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2421 sources

Population5,222people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,630EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent12.18EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 5% aboveOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate18.23%country median 11.0% — 66% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime3,578incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 25% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean5.89µg/m³country median 8.5 — 30% belowOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Higher unemployment than 90% of French cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 77% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 97% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Forcalquier.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Forcalquier?

Average net cold rent is 12.18 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): 12.18 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr15
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Forcalquier recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Forcalquier€12.18
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 Fibre12Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan11Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)324 %31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official
Dwellings3,205 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Main residence dwellings2,507 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)12.18 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr15Official

Is Forcalquier 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–58%
Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–59%
Student46%strong on cost, weak on work · range 39–53%
Family45%strong on family, weak on cost · range 38–52%
Retirement61%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 52–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 731 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 12.18 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 Forcalquier?

The unemployment rate is about 18.2 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 18.23 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune8
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Forcalquier is 18.2%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability94.72 %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.fr17Official
Unemployment rate18.23 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune8Official

What does a salary buy in Forcalquier?

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€1,207of €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€12.18/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €731
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€1,207
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Forcalquier Salary needed to live in Forcalquier

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Forcalquier. 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 Forcalquier. 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.13Official · commune
Primary schools1 schools31 Dec 2025INSEE4Official

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; Forcalquier's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents249 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence6Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Forcalquier 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 Forcalquier?

Police recorded about 3,578 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 citiesForcalquier highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Forcalquier 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
Forcalquier3,578
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,578 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 Forcalquier. 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 Forcalquier.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Forcalquier?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.9 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: 5.89 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
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
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 Forcalquier is 5.9 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 mean7.45 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
PM10 — annual mean10.65 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 mean5.89 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 9.5 · Feb 11.2 · Mar 15.3 · Apr 18.1 · May 22.3 · Jun 26.9 · Jul 30.3 · Aug 30 · Sep 24.7 · Oct 19.4 · Nov 13.3 · Dec 9.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_AUBAN16Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.2 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 5.8 · May 9.7 · Jun 13.4 · Jul 15.8 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 12.1 · Oct 8.6 · Nov 4.1 · Dec 0.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_AUBAN16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4.9 · Feb 5.8 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 12 · May 16 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 22.8 · Sep 18.4 · Oct 14 · Nov 8.7 · Dec 5.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_AUBAN16Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 48.2 · Feb 35.9 · Mar 44.7 · Apr 64.8 · May 63.9 · Jun 53.5 · Jul 35.7 · Aug 50.7 · Sep 73.7 · Oct 88 · Nov 96.2 · Dec 58.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_AUBAN16Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 168 · Feb 183 · Mar 229 · Apr 227 · May 263 · Jun 302 · Jul 341 · Aug 311 · Sep 249 · Oct 196 · Nov 156 · Dec 149 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_AUBAN16Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In France: Lyon ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.3 °C, Girona (Spain) ±1.9 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.9 °C, Werl (Germany) ±2.9 °C, Sliven (Bulgaria) ±1.4 °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 Forcalquier?

The published population was 5,222 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 area42.76 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte14Official
Foreign residents275 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT110Official
Population density122.1 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte14Official
Population5,222 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune7Official

International community in Forcalquier

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
Total5,222100.0%
Français4,914.07594.1%
Etranger307.9255.9%

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

Alternatives for people set on Forcalquier

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.

Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban as a Forcalquier alternative in the same region

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

  • Rent: €9.41/m² Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban vs €12.18/m² Forcalquier−23%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,083 Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban vs 3,578 Forcalquier+42%
  • Unemployment: 12.7% Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban vs 18.2% Forcalquier−31%
  • Annual PM2.5: 4.2 µg/m³ Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban vs 5.9 µg/m³ Forcalquier−29%
  • Residents: 5,107 Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban vs 5,222 Forcalquier−2%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,630 Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban vs €2,630 Forcalquiersame level
Full comparisonMore about Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban

Sartrouville as a Forcalquier alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 619 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 5,222 Forcalquier+910%
  • Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 18.2% Forcalquier−42%
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.7 µg/m³ Sartrouville vs 5.9 µg/m³ Forcalquier+65%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,630 Forcalquier+26%
  • Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €12.18/m² Forcalquierno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 3,578 Forcalquier+28%
Full comparisonMore about Sartrouville

Cities near Forcalquier

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

Oraison 12.1 km away
Rent
11.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Manosque 14.0 km away
Rent
13.44 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

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Farébersviller5,224 residentsLaillé5,225 residentsSaint-Clément-de-Rivière5,218 residentsMarquise5,217 residentsLe Bourget-du-Lac5,216 residentsMignaloux-Beauvoir5,229 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 Forcalquier?

The published population was 5,222 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Forcalquier?

Average net cold rent is 12.18 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 853 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Forcalquier?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.9 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 Forcalquier?

Police recorded about 3,578 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 Forcalquier?

The unemployment rate is about 18.2 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Forcalquier?

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

Is Forcalquier a good place to live?

Forcalquier 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 Forcalquier?

Oraison, Manosque, Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban are near Forcalquier. 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 Forcalquier?

The official citizenship distribution records 4,914.075 people (94.1%) 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 = {Forcalquier, France: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}
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