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Living in L'Hôpital

In L'Hôpital, advertised rents for new lettings average €7.90 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 19.2% (2022).

L'Hôpital is a city in France, with a population of 5,183 at the start of 2023. There were 38.6 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. The unemployment rate was 19.2% at the end of 2022. In 2021, the foreign population was 304. The city had 4 schools in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2432 sources

Population5,183people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,641EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent7.9EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 32% belowOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate19.23%country median 11.0% — 75% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime3,465incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 27% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean7.03µg/m³country median 8.5 — 17% belowOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Cheaper rent than 92% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 93% of French cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 80% of French cities that publish it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to L'Hôpital?

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

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in L'Hôpital?

Average net cold rent is 7.9 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): 7.9 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr22
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
L'Hôpital recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesL'Hôpital highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with L'Hôpital highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
L'Hôpital€7.90
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 Fibre19Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan18Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)287.9 %31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Dwellings2,667 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Main residence dwellings2,358 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.9 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr22Official

Is L'Hôpital 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–63%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–64%
Student59%strong on education, weak on work · range 52–66%
Family53%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 46–60%
Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 474 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.9 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 L'Hôpital?

The unemployment rate is about 19.2 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 19.23 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in L'Hôpital is 19.2%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability96.35 %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)2,641 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr23Official
Unemployment rate19.23 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9Official

What does a salary buy in L'Hôpital?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,641 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,471of €2,008 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.€2,008
Rent, 60 m²€7.90/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €474
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€1,471
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in L'Hôpital Salary needed to live in L'Hôpital

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to L'Hôpital. 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 L'Hôpital. 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.20Official · commune
Primary schools2 schools31 Dec 2025INSEE5Official

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; L'Hôpital's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents38.59 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence7Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in L'Hôpital 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.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is L'Hôpital?

Police recorded about 3,465 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 citiesL'Hôpital highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with L'Hôpital 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
L'Hôpital3,465
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,465 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 L'Hôpital. 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 L'Hôpital.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 7.03 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 10.3 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 12 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in L'Hôpital?

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
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 L'Hôpital 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)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean10.34 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 reading4.65 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.11Official
PM10 — annual mean11.95 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 mean7.03 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 3.9 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 14.8 · May 18.5 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 8 · Dec 4.3 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO13Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.5 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 2.3 · Apr 5.3 · May 8.9 · Jun 12 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 14 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 3.1 · Dec 0.1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO14Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.5 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 5.9 · Apr 9.7 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.5 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 2.2 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO15Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 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 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO16Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 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 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO17Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In France: Reims ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Werl (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Bexbach (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Blieskastel (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Homburg (Germany) ±0.4 °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

The city covered 4 km² in 2026. Population density was 1,299 people per km² in 2023.

How many people live in L'Hôpital?

The published population was 5,183 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.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area3.99 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte21Official
Foreign residents304 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT112Official
Population density1,299 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte21Official
Population5,183 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8Official

International community in L'Hôpital

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
Total5,183100.0%
Français4,809.8792.8%
Etranger373.137.2%

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

Alternatives for people set on L'Hôpital

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.

Petite-Rosselle as a L'Hôpital alternative in the same region

11 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 15.2% Petite-Rosselle vs 19.2% L'Hôpital−21%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,852 Petite-Rosselle vs 3,465 L'Hôpital−18%
  • Rent: €7.55/m² Petite-Rosselle vs €7.90/m² L'Hôpital−4%
  • Residents: 6,171 Petite-Rosselle vs 5,183 L'Hôpital+19%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,641 Petite-Rosselle vs €2,641 L'Hôpitalsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Petite-Rosselle vs 7.0 µg/m³ L'Hôpitalsame level

Sartrouville as a L'Hôpital alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 333 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 5,183 L'Hôpital+918%
  • Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 19.2% L'Hôpital−45%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 3,465 L'Hôpital+32%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,641 L'Hôpital+26%
  • Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €7.90/m² L'Hôpitalno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.7 µg/m³ Sartrouville vs 7.0 µg/m³ L'Hôpital+38%

Cities near L'Hôpital

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

Hombourg-Haut 4.9 km away
Rent
8.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Creutzwald 5.9 km away
Rent
8.29 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Saint-Avold 6.2 km away
Rent
8.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Großrosseln Germany · 9.4 km away
Rent
5.06 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Farébersviller 10.7 km away
Rent
8.09 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Petite-Rosselle 10.9 km away
Rent
7.55 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Forbach 12.6 km away
Rent
8.16 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

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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 L'Hôpital?

The published population was 5,183 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in L'Hôpital?

Average net cold rent is 7.9 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 553 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in L'Hôpital?

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..

How safe is L'Hôpital?

Police recorded about 3,465 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 L'Hôpital?

The unemployment rate is about 19.2 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around L'Hôpital?

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

Is L'Hôpital a good place to live?

L'Hôpital 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 L'Hôpital?

Hombourg-Haut, Creutzwald, Saint-Avold, Freyming-Merlebach, Großrosseln are near L'Hôpital. 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 L'Hôpital?

The official citizenship distribution records 4,809.87 people (92.8%) 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). L'Hôpital, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version bd4590049f06594a1ef9caa641ab04c3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/l-hopital/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {L'Hôpital, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {bd4590049f06594a1ef9caa641ab04c3},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/l-hopital/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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