Living in Hombourg-Haut

Hombourg-Haut is a city in France. Its population was 5,976 at the start of 2023. The city covered 12.3 km² in 2022. Population density was 499.8 people per km² in 2022. The city had 6 schools in 2026. There were 33.5 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 7.03 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 14.9% at the end of 2022. In 2024, annual NO₂ was 10.3 µg/m³.

Cheaper rent than 86% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 77% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 87% of French cities that publish it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Hombourg-Haut?

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Hombourg-Haut?

Average net cold rent is 8.54 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): 8.54 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr²¹

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Hombourg-Haut yet.

Net rent across major citiesHombourg-Haut highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct	490.7 %	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁵Official
Dwellings	3,163 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁶Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	2,642 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.54 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.70	31 Dec 2025	static.data.gouv.fr²¹Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 512 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.54 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 Hombourg-Haut?

The unemployment rate is about 14.9 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 14.85 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁹

Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Hombourg-Haut is 14.9%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	93.82 %	3 Aug 2026	Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	93.82 %	31 Mar 2026	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.⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,641 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	www.insee.fr²²Official
Unemployment rate	14.85 %country median 11.0%	31 Dec 2022	INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁹Official

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

France Travail — Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	6 schools	27 May 2026	RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.²⁰Official · commune
Primary School Count	5 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)¹²Official
School Count	7 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)¹²Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	33.47 per 100,000 people	31 Dec 2024	INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hombourg-Haut 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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	5 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁸Official
Nearest airport	ETZ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	41 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Hombourg-Haut?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 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: 7.03 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

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 Hombourg-Haut is 7.0 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)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	10.34 µg/m³country median 14.8	2024	2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.¹Official
NO₂ — latest reading	4.65 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	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.¹¹Official
PM10 — annual mean	11.95 µg/m³country median 14.2	2024	2024 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 mean	7.03 µg/m³country median 8.5	2024	2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.¹Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 12.75 · Feb 17.2 · Mar 20.09 · Apr 25.7 · May 30.42 · Jun 35.29 · Jul 38.82 · Aug 38.7 · Sep 33.67 · Oct 26.14 · Nov 19.99 · Dec 14.17 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁴Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -16.13 · Feb -17.96 · Mar -13.04 · Apr -5.58 · May -0.33 · Jun 3.88 · Jul 6.78 · Aug 6.32 · Sep 1.46 · Oct -5.14 · Nov -7.06 · Dec -17.03 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁴Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.57 · Feb 1.39 · Mar 4.82 · Apr 9.28 · May 13.39 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 19.66 · Aug 19.13 · Sep 14.88 · Oct 10.13 · Nov 5.09 · Dec 1.48 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁴Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 79.7 · Feb 64.6 · Mar 57.6 · Apr 44.6 · May 68.7 · Jun 67.3 · Jul 64.3 · Aug 65.6 · Sep 63.3 · Oct 73.5 · Nov 73.6 · Dec 94.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 52.2 · Feb 81.7 · Mar 138.9 · Apr 190 · May 212.3 · Jun 220.5 · Jul 241.6 · Aug 218.1 · Sep 168.2 · Oct 102.4 · Nov 51.4 · Dec 45.3 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2016–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 36.1% between 2016 and 2024, from 11.0 to 7.0.

Cities of a similar size in France

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All France cities

Benfeld5,973 residents Aubignan5,981 residents Corbie5,982 residents Condé-en-Normandie5,985 residents Lavelanet5,987 residents Ablon-sur-Seine5,988 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Hombourg-Haut?

The published population was 5,976 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	12.25 km²	1 Jan 2022	A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density²Official
Foreign residents	600 people	2021	Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1¹⁵Official
Population density	499.8 people/km²	1 Jan 2022	A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density²Official
Population	5,976 people	1 Jan 2023	INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁸Official

International community in Hombourg-Haut

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 group	People	Share
Total	5,976	100.0%
Français	5,395.617	90.3%
Etranger	580.383	9.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Is Hombourg-Haut 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–62%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–63%

Student56%strong on education, weak on safety · range 48–64%

Family50%strong on family, weak on safety · range 41–59%

Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–66%

Foreign residents600 people2021Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1

Population5,976 people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune

NO₂ — latest reading4.65 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.

Average net rent (nettokalt)8.54 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · static.data.gouv.fr

Dwellings3,163 dwellings31 Dec 2023Official source · INSEE

Fibre-to-the-building availability93.82 %3 Aug 2026Official source · Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)¹³Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Hombourg-Haut?

The published population was 5,976 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Hombourg-Haut?

Average net cold rent is 8.54 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 598 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Hombourg-Haut?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 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 Hombourg-Haut?

The unemployment rate is about 14.9 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Hombourg-Haut?

The median gross salary is 2,641 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Hombourg-Haut?

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

Is Hombourg-Haut a good place to live?

Hombourg-Haut 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 Hombourg-Haut?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,976 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). Hombourg-Haut, France: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/hombourg-haut/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hombourg-Haut, France: rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/hombourg-haut/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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