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Living in Gorges

In Gorges, advertised rents for new lettings average €12.75 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 5.5% (2022).

The city had 6 schools in 2026. There were 57.7 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 13.9 µg/m³ in 2024. The foreign population count was 96 in 2021. Annual PM2.5 was 8.2 µg/m³ in 2024. For Gorges, the unemployment rate was 5.52% at the end of 2022. At the start of 2023, Gorges had a population of 5,203.

Last checked 2026-09-2430 sources

Population5,203people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,620EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent12.75EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 10% aboveOfficial source · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025
Unemployment rate5.52%country median 11.0% — 50% belowOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime1,949incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 59% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean8.2µg/m³country median 8.5 — 3% belowOfficial 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 65% of French cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 98% of French cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other French city that publishes it.

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

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 Gorges.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Gorges?

Average net cold rent is about 12.75 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): 12.75 EUR/m²/month · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Gorges recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Gorges€12.75
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 Fibre15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan14Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)87.31 %31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Dwellings2,144 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Main residence dwellings2,032 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)12.75 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6030 Sept 2025"Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251Official

Is Gorges 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 air quality · range 42–58%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on housing · range 49–65%
Student52%strong on education, weak on work · range 45–59%
Family54%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 47–61%
Retirement49%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–58%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 765 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 12.75 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 Gorges?

The unemployment rate is about 5.5 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.52 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Gorges is 5.5%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability98.49 %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.5Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,620 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr20Official
Unemployment rate5.52 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10Official

What does a salary buy in Gorges?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,620 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,166of €1,994 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.€1,994
Rent, 60 m²€12.75/m² · official · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025 · 2025-09-30− €765
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€1,166
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Gorges Salary needed to live in Gorges

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools6 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.17Official · commune
Primary schools2 schools31 Dec 2025INSEE6Official

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; Gorges's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents57.66 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence8Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gorges 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 Gorges?

Police recorded about 1,949 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 citiesGorges highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Gorges 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
Gorges1,949
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,949 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

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Gorges?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.2 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.2

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
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 Gorges is 8.2 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 mean13.86 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.2Official
NO₂ — latest reading21.83 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.12Official
PM10 — annual mean14.37 µg/m³country median 14.2 — about the same20242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2Official
PM2.5 — annual mean8.2 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.2Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 9.3 · Feb 10.5 · Mar 13.5 · Apr 16.2 · May 19.6 · Jun 23 · Jul 25.1 · Aug 25.4 · Sep 22.4 · Oct 17.6 · Nov 12.9 · Dec 9.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NANTES-BOUGUENAIS19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.4 · Feb 3 · Mar 4.9 · Apr 6.6 · May 9.8 · Jun 12.7 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 11.8 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 3.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NANTES-BOUGUENAIS19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 6.4 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 11.4 · May 14.7 · Jun 17.8 · Jul 19.7 · Aug 19.8 · Sep 17.1 · Oct 13.5 · Nov 9.4 · Dec 6.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NANTES-BOUGUENAIS19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 87.9 · Feb 67.5 · Mar 58.4 · Apr 58.3 · May 61 · Jun 48.5 · Jul 44.2 · Aug 50.3 · Sep 59.5 · Oct 88.8 · Nov 94.1 · Dec 101 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NANTES-BOUGUENAIS19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 72 · Feb 102 · Mar 147 · Apr 182 · May 203 · Jun 213 · Jul 229 · Aug 232 · Sep 198 · Oct 122 · Nov 91 · Dec 77 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NANTES-BOUGUENAIS19Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In France: Angers ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±1.8 °C, Portsmouth (United Kingdom) ±1.5 °C, Werl (Germany) ±2.2 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±2.6 °C, Bexley (United Kingdom) ±0.8 °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 15.8 km² in 2026. Population density was 329.9 people per km² in 2023.

How many people live in Gorges?

The published population was 5,203 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area15.77 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte18Official
Foreign residents96 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT113Official
Population density329.9 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte18Official
Population5,203 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9Official

International community in Gorges

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
Total5,203100.0%
Français5,105.22998.1%
Etranger97.7711.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Alternatives for people set on Gorges

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Gorges from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Gorges

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

Nantes Commuting Zone · 22.9 km away
Rent
14.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Clisson 2.2 km away
Rent
12.35 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Vallet 7.2 km away
Rent
12.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Vertou 14.7 km away
Rent
11.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

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

All France cities
Vaux-sur-Seine5,202 residentsJonquières5,201 residentsSaint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon5,206 residentsTourves5,207 residentsBeynost5,198 residentsVernaison5,210 residents

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Is Gorges part of Nantes?

Gorges is in the published commuting zone of Nantes; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Nantes city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4

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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 Gorges?

The published population was 5,203 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Gorges?

Average net cold rent is about 12.75 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 893 EUR a month before utilities. Source: "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025.

Is the air quality good in Gorges?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.2 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 Gorges?

Police recorded about 1,949 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 Gorges?

The unemployment rate is about 5.5 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Gorges?

The median gross salary is 2,620 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Gorges a good place to live?

Gorges 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.

Is Gorges part of Nantes?

Gorges is in the published commuting zone of Nantes; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Gorges?

Nantes, Clisson, Vallet, Montaigu, Vertou are near Gorges. 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 Gorges?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,105.229 people (98.1%) 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 = {Gorges, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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