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Living in Herbignac

In Herbignac, advertised rents for new lettings average €11.24 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 7.6% (2022).

For Herbignac, the foreign population count was 84 in 2021. The population of Herbignac, in France, was 7,224 at the start of 2023. The city had 5 schools in 2026. There were 69.2 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. The unemployment rate was 7.57% at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population7,224people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,620EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent11.24EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 3% belowOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate7.57%country median 11.0% — 31% belowOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime2,733incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 42% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean7.13µg/m³country median 8.5 — 16% belowOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Lower unemployment than 86% of French cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 91% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 84% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Herbignac.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Herbignac?

Average net cold rent is 11.24 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): 11.24 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr17
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Herbignac recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Herbignac€11.24
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)241.4 %31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official
Dwellings3,509 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Main residence dwellings3,078 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.24 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr17Official

Is Herbignac 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 air quality · range 44–60%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%
Student59%strong on education, weak on work · range 52–66%
Family58%strong on family, weak on cost · range 51–65%
Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 674 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.24 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 Herbignac?

The unemployment rate is about 7.6 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 7.57 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune8
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Herbignac is 7.6%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability97.09 %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)2,620 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr19Official
Unemployment rate7.57 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune8Official

What does a salary buy in Herbignac?

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€1,257of €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€11.24/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €674
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€1,257
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Herbignac Salary needed to live in Herbignac

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools5 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.15Official · commune
Primary schools3 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; Herbignac's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents69.21 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence6Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Herbignac 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 Herbignac?

Police recorded about 2,733 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 citiesHerbignac highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Herbignac 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
Herbignac2,733
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,733 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 Herbignac. 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 Herbignac.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 7.13 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 6.4 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Herbignac?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.1 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: 7.13 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 Herbignac is 7.1 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 mean6.4 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 reading13.93 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 mean11.72 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 mean7.13 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 10.4 · Mar 13.2 · Apr 15.8 · May 19.2 · Jun 22.5 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 21.9 · Oct 17.4 · Nov 13.1 · Dec 10.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_NAZAIRE-MONTOIR18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.7 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 6.6 · May 9.8 · Jun 12.5 · Jul 14.1 · Aug 13.9 · Sep 11.4 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_NAZAIRE-MONTOIR18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 6.6 · Feb 6.9 · Mar 9.1 · Apr 11.2 · May 14.5 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 19.2 · Sep 16.7 · Oct 13.5 · Nov 9.6 · Dec 7.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_NAZAIRE-MONTOIR18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 87.7 · Feb 68.3 · Mar 58.6 · Apr 56.6 · May 54.9 · Jun 40 · Jul 38.6 · Aug 44.1 · Sep 63.4 · Oct 87.7 · Nov 95.4 · Dec 96.7 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_NAZAIRE-MONTOIR18Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In France: Angers ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±1.7 °C, Portsmouth (United Kingdom) ±1.4 °C, Werl (Germany) ±2.1 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±2.6 °C, Bexley (United Kingdom) ±0.7 °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 71.4 km² in 2026. Population density was 101.1 people per km² in 2023.

How many people live in Herbignac?

The published population was 7,224 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 area71.43 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte16Official
Foreign residents84 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT111Official
Population density101.1 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte16Official
Population7,224 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune7Official

International community in Herbignac

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
Total7,224100.0%
Français7,140.9698.9%
Etranger83.041.1%

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

Alternatives for people set on Herbignac

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.

Saint-Lyphard as a Herbignac alternative in the same region

6 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €5.35/m² (2021) Saint-Lyphard vs €11.24/m² (2025) Herbignacno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,036 Saint-Lyphard vs 2,733 Herbignac−25%
  • Unemployment: 6.2% Saint-Lyphard vs 7.6% Herbignac−18%
  • Residents: 5,304 Saint-Lyphard vs 7,224 Herbignac−27%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,620 Saint-Lyphard vs €2,620 Herbignacsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.1 µg/m³ Saint-Lyphard vs 7.1 µg/m³ Herbignacsame level
Full comparisonMore about Saint-Lyphard

Cities near Herbignac

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

Saint-Lyphard 5.7 km away
Rent
5.35 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-01-01
Missillac 12.5 km away
Rent
5.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-01-01
Guérande 15.8 km away
Rent
12.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Muzillac 16.9 km away
Rent
10.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Pontchâteau 17.3 km away
Rent
10.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Trignac 17.5 km away
Rent
10.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

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Chauray7,221 residentsMably7,233 residentsCaudan7,206 residentsColombelles7,243 residentsKervignac7,204 residentsÉcouen7,202 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 Herbignac?

The published population was 7,224 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Herbignac?

Average net cold rent is 11.24 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 787 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Herbignac?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.1 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 Herbignac?

Police recorded about 2,733 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 Herbignac?

The unemployment rate is about 7.6 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Herbignac?

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

Is Herbignac a good place to live?

Herbignac 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 Herbignac?

Saint-Lyphard, Missillac, Saint-André-des-Eaux, Guérande, Muzillac are near Herbignac. 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 Herbignac?

The official citizenship distribution records 7,140.96 people (98.9%) 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). Herbignac, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7c0eeca14b9e83a7eb29adb458708f7c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/herbignac/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Herbignac, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {7c0eeca14b9e83a7eb29adb458708f7c},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/herbignac/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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