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Living in Guipavas

Guipavas is a city in France, with a population of 15,538 at the start of 2023. The foreign population count was 228 in 2021. Annual NO₂ was 13.1 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 44.1 km² in 2022. Population density was 349 people per km² in 2022. The city had 8 schools in 2026. There were 141.6 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. The unemployment rate was 6.75% at the end of 2022.

Lower unemployment than 92% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 66% of French cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Guipavas yet. France has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesGuipavas highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Guipavas highlighted€26.30Paris€13.26Angers€12.10Amiens€12.08Metz€12.04Dijon€11.98Rouen€11.80Reims€11.06Le Havre€10.88Perpignan€10.47Le Mans€9.40Besançon€9.06Limogesnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct293.8 %31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Dwellings7,115 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings6,759 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Guipavas?

The unemployment rate is about 6.7 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 6.75 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Guipavas is 6.8%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band18 cities: 0% to under 5%180–5898 cities: 5% to under 10%8985–10Guipavas 6.8%832 cities: 10% to under 15%83210–15377 cities: 15% to under 20%37715–2097 cities: 20% to under 25%9720–2515 cities: 25% to under 30%1525–303 cities: 30% to under 35%330–35

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)3Official
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.4Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,570 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr20Official
Unemployment rate6.75 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Guipavas. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Guipavas. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools8 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.18Official · commune
Primary School Count6 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)13Official
School Count9 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)13Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents141.6 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence8Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Guipavas 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.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport11 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights16Official
Nearest airportBES3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Distance to nearest airport2 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

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

DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

FrenchIn Person, Online
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Guipavas.

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 7.95 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Guipavas?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.9 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: 7.95 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
Guipavas average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND21°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Guipavas average monthly precipitation, mm0408012016014311982927565717579129147155JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Guipavas average monthly sunshine, hours05010015020061811221651871831801711581097261JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Guipavas annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.9PM2.5154014.8PM10104013.1NO₂µg/m³

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 Guipavas 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 · measured cities in France per band2 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³23–412 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³124–541 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³415–6159 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³1596–7482 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³4827–8Guipavas 8.0626 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³6268–9447 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³4479–10166 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³16610–1127 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³2711–129 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³912–134 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³413–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean13.07 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 reading18.8 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 mean14.81 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 mean7.95 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 9.7 · Feb 10 · Mar 11.9 · Apr 13.9 · May 16.8 · Jun 19.1 · Jul 20.8 · Aug 20.9 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 16 · Nov 12.5 · Dec 10.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BREST-GUIPAVAS19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 4.6 · Feb 4.3 · Mar 5.4 · Apr 6.3 · May 8.9 · Jun 11.4 · Jul 13.1 · Aug 13.2 · Sep 11.5 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 7 · Dec 5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BREST-GUIPAVAS19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 7.1 · Feb 7.1 · Mar 8.6 · Apr 10.1 · May 12.8 · Jun 15.3 · Jul 17 · Aug 17.1 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 12.8 · Nov 9.8 · Dec 7.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BREST-GUIPAVAS19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 142.6 · Feb 118.7 · Mar 82.2 · Apr 91.8 · May 74.6 · Jun 64.6 · Jul 70.7 · Aug 75.3 · Sep 78.6 · Oct 129.4 · Nov 146.7 · Dec 154.6 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BREST-GUIPAVAS19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 61 · Feb 81 · Mar 122 · Apr 165 · May 187 · Jun 183 · Jul 180 · Aug 171 · Sep 158 · Oct 109 · Nov 72 · Dec 61 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BREST-GUIPAVAS19Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Guipavas by year, µg/m³5.48.110.913.6201320152017202120247.9µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 20.5% between 2013 and 2024, from 10.0 to 7.9.

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Population and city profile

How many people live in Guipavas?

The published population was 15,538 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Guipavas residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport98.5%Foreign residents 1.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area44.13 km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density2Official
Foreign residents228 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT115Official
Population density349 people/km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density2Official
Population15,538 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9Official

International community in Guipavas

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
Total15,538100.0%
Français15,139.93797.4%
Etranger398.0632.6%

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

Is Guipavas 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–60%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%
Student55%strong on education, weak on safety · range 47–63%
Family54%strong on family, weak on safety · range 45–63%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–64%
Foreign residents228 people2021Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1
Population15,538 people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
NO₂ — latest reading18.8 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official source · Latest 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.
Dwellings7,115 dwellings31 Dec 2023Official source · INSEE
Fibre-to-the-building availability95.34 %3 Aug 2026Official source · Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)
Gigabit broadband availability95.34 %31 Mar 2026Official source · 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.
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)14Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Guipavas?

The published population was 15,538 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

Is the air quality good in Guipavas?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.9 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..

What is the unemployment rate in Guipavas?

The unemployment rate is about 6.7 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Guipavas?

The median gross salary is 2,570 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Guipavas?

228 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1.

Is Guipavas a good place to live?

Guipavas 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 Total citizenship group in Guipavas?

The official citizenship distribution records 15,538 people (100.0%) 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, September 12). Guipavas, France: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/guipavas/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Guipavas, France: rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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