Living in La Chapelle-d'Armentières
In La Chapelle-d'Armentières, rents across existing tenancies average €10.40 per m² a month (2024) and unemployment is 9.1% (2022).
The city had 9 schools in 2026. There were 159.9 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 10.6 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 9.09% at the end of 2022. The foreign population count was 261 in 2021. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.9% in March 2026. At the start of 2023, La Chapelle-d'Armentières had a population of 8,754. The city covered 10.3 km² in 2026. Population density was 846.6 people per km² in 2023.
Cheaper rent than 67% of French cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 68% of French cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 66% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to La Chapelle-d'Armentières?
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 La Chapelle-d'Armentières?
Average net cold rent is 10.4 EUR/m² per month (2024), 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): 10.4 EUR/m²/month · www.observatoires-des-loyers.org22
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Livebox Fibre16Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan15Official · national market |
| Housing vacancy rate (legacy series) | 156.9 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE7Official |
| Dwellings | 3,786 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE8Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 3,605 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE8Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 10.4 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 31 Dec 2024 | www.observatoires-des-loyers.org22Official |
Is La Chapelle-d'Armentières 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 624 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.4 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in La Chapelle-d'Armentières?
The unemployment rate is about 9.1 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 9.09 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11
La Chapelle-d'Armentières 9.1%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 98.87 % | 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.6Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,579 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr21Official |
| Unemployment rate | 9.09 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11Official |
What does a salary buy in La Chapelle-d'Armentières?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €1,967 |
| Rent, 60 m²€10.40/m² · official · observatoires-des-loyers.org · 2024-12-31 | − €624 |
| 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 | €1,280 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to La Chapelle-d'Armentières. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
France Travail — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in La Chapelle-d'Armentières. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 9 schools | 27 May 2026 | RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.17Official · commune |
| Primary schools | 6 schools | 31 Dec 2025 | INSEE7Official |
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; La Chapelle-d'Armentières's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents | 159.9 per 100,000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence9Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in La Chapelle-d'Armentières 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 guideSafety
How safe is La Chapelle-d'Armentières?
Police recorded about 4,078 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,078 incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 | 31 Dec 2025 | Base 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 La Chapelle-d'Armentières. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course
État français and OFII
For eligible non-EU foreign residents.
DIAN language-training offer finder — Other
Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN
For people seeking French-language training.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in La Chapelle-d'Armentières?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10.6 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: 10.57 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
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
La Chapelle-d'Armentières 10.6
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 11 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — FR NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Halluin stade)3Official · nearest-station reading |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 6.6 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.13Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 16 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — FR PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Roubaix Serres)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 10.57 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 |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 6.6 · Feb 7.5 · Mar 11.2 · Apr 15 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LILLE-LESQUIN20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 1.7 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 3.8 · Apr 5.9 · May 9.3 · Jun 12.1 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 14 · Sep 11.4 · Oct 8.4 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 2.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LILLE-LESQUIN20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 4.1 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 10.5 · May 13.8 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 15.8 · Oct 11.9 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LILLE-LESQUIN20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 58.2 · Feb 50.8 · Mar 52.1 · Apr 45.3 · May 61.6 · Jun 63.7 · Jul 67.8 · Aug 71.3 · Sep 56.8 · Oct 64.1 · Nov 75 · Dec 73.3 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LILLE-LESQUIN20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 62 · Feb 73 · Mar 127 · Apr 175 · May 195 · Jun 201 · Jul 209 · Aug 196 · Sep 155 · Oct 115 · Nov 61 · Dec 52 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LILLE-LESQUIN20Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In France: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Ghent (Belgium) ±0.3 °C, Leuven (Belgium) ±0.5 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±0.9 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Dusseldorf (Germany) ±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
How many people live in La Chapelle-d'Armentières?
The published population was 8,754 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10
By nationality
National passport97%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 10.34 km² | 31 Dec 2026 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte18Official |
| Foreign residents | 261 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT114Official |
| Population density | 846.6 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte18Official |
| Population | 8,754 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10Official |
International community in La Chapelle-d'Armentières
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 | 8,754 | 100.0% |
| Français | 8,495.334 | 97.0% |
| Etranger | 258.666 | 3.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Alternatives for people set on La Chapelle-d'Armentières
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.
Erquinghem-Lys as a La Chapelle-d'Armentières alternative in the same region
3 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,685 Erquinghem-Lys vs 4,078 La Chapelle-d'Armentières−59%
- Unemployment: 7.3% Erquinghem-Lys vs 9.1% La Chapelle-d'Armentières−19%
- Residents: 5,341 Erquinghem-Lys vs 8,754 La Chapelle-d'Armentières−39%
- Annual PM2.5: 11.2 µg/m³ Erquinghem-Lys vs 10.6 µg/m³ La Chapelle-d'Armentières+6%
- Rent: €10.40/m² Erquinghem-Lys vs €10.40/m² La Chapelle-d'Armentièressame level
- Median gross pay, region: €2,579 Erquinghem-Lys vs €2,579 La Chapelle-d'Armentièressame level
Sartrouville as a La Chapelle-d'Armentières alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 199 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 8,754 La Chapelle-d'Armentières+503%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,579 La Chapelle-d'Armentières+29%
- Rent: €20.51/m² (2025) Sartrouville vs €10.40/m² (2024) La Chapelle-d'Armentièresno percentage
- Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 9.1% La Chapelle-d'Armentières+15%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 4,078 La Chapelle-d'Armentières+12%
- Annual PM2.5: 9.7 µg/m³ Sartrouville vs 10.6 µg/m³ La Chapelle-d'Armentières−8%
Cities near La Chapelle-d'Armentières
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 11.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
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- 11.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
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Is La Chapelle-d'Armentières part of Lille?
La Chapelle-d'Armentières is in the published commuting zone of Lille; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Lille city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source5
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in La Chapelle-d'Armentières?
The published population was 8,754 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.
How much does it cost to rent in La Chapelle-d'Armentières?
Average net cold rent is 10.4 EUR/m² per month (2024), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 728 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.observatoires-des-loyers.org.
Is the air quality good in La Chapelle-d'Armentières?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10.6 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 La Chapelle-d'Armentières?
Police recorded about 4,078 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 La Chapelle-d'Armentières?
The unemployment rate is about 9.1 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around La Chapelle-d'Armentières?
The median gross salary is 2,579 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is La Chapelle-d'Armentières a good place to live?
La Chapelle-d'Armentières 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 La Chapelle-d'Armentières part of Lille?
La Chapelle-d'Armentières is in the published commuting zone of Lille; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near La Chapelle-d'Armentières?
Lille, Armentières, Houplines, Erquinghem-Lys, Nieppe are near La Chapelle-d'Armentières. 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 La Chapelle-d'Armentières?
The official citizenship distribution records 8,495.334 people (97.0%) 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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