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Living in La Flèche

In La Flèche, advertised rents for new lettings average €8.89 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 13.1% (2022).

The unemployment rate was 13.1% at the end of 2022. La Flèche covered 74.21 km² in 2026 and had a population density of 201.4 people per km² in 2023. At the start of 2023, La Flèche had a population of 14,947.

Last checked 2026-09-2423 sources

Population14,947people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,620EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent8.89EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 23% belowOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate13.11%country median 11.0% — 20% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime6,218incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 31% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³country median 8.5 — 17% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Cheaper rent than 85% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 68% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 78% of French cities that publish it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to La Flèche?

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 La Flèche.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in La Flèche?

Average net cold rent is 8.89 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): 8.89 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr20
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
La Flèche recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
La Flèche€8.89
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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 Fibre17Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan16Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)597.1 %31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Dwellings8,072 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Main residence dwellings7,280 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.89 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr20Official

Is La Flèche 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 43–59%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%
Student58%strong on education, weak on work · range 51–65%
Family51%strong on family, weak on cost · range 44–58%
Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 533 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.89 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 La Flèche?

The unemployment rate is about 13.1 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 13.11 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in La Flèche is 13.1%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability95.51 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Gigabit broadband availability95.51 %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.5Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,620 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr21Official
Unemployment rate13.11 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10Official

What does a salary buy in La Flèche?

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€1,398of €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€8.89/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €533
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€1,398
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in La Flèche Salary needed to live in La Flèche

Public employment service

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

Country-level information
Open the France service overview

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools10 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)12Official
Schools21 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)12Official

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 Flèche's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,203 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20113Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in La Flèche 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,203 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is La Flèche?

Police recorded about 6,218 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 citiesLa Flèche highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with La Flèche 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
La Flèche6,218
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,218 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

Mobility and administration

Gigabit broadband availability was 95.5% in March 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportANE3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Distance to nearest airport23 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in La Flèche?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency4

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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 La Flèche 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
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³country median 8.531 Dec 2024European Environment Agency4Official
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 15.36 · Feb 20.08 · Mar 22.42 · Apr 26.71 · May 30.71 · Jun 38.29 · Jul 41.26 · Aug 39.21 · Sep 35.16 · Oct 28.67 · Nov 21.67 · Dec 15.78 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -10.76 · Feb -12.23 · Mar -7.89 · Apr -3.8 · May 0.33 · Jun 3.35 · Jul 8.13 · Aug 8.09 · Sep 3.06 · Oct -2.33 · Nov -5.55 · Dec -7.86 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Average temperature by monthJan 4.32 · Feb 4.68 · Mar 7.49 · Apr 10.69 · May 14.07 · Jun 17.95 · Jul 19.91 · Aug 19.7 · Sep 16.66 · Oct 12.68 · Nov 8.06 · Dec 4.66 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 50.0% between 2013 and 2024, from 14.0 to 7.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in La Flèche?

The published population was 14,947 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area74.21 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte19Official
Foreign residents360 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT115Official
Population density201.4 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte19Official
Population14,947 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9Official

International community in La Flèche

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
Total14,947100.0%
Français14,647.09998.0%
Etranger299.9012.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)13Official

Alternatives for people set on La Flèche

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.

Sartrouville as a La Flèche alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 216 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 14,947 La Flèche+253%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,620 La Flèche+27%
  • Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €8.89/m² La Flècheno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 6,218 La Flèche−26%
  • Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 13.1% La Flèche−20%
  • Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sartrouville vs 23.0 km La Flèche−22%
Full comparisonMore about Sartrouville

Cities near La Flèche

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

Sablé-sur-Sarthe 24.8 km away
Rent
8.17 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

Other cities in France to compare with La Flèche, nearest in population first.

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Romilly-sur-Seine14,959 residentsWoippy14,967 residentsIllzach14,923 residentsSaint-Avertin14,999 residentsArnouville15,023 residentsSaint-Jean-de-Luz14,857 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 La Flèche?

The published population was 14,947 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in La Flèche?

Average net cold rent is 8.89 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 622 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in La Flèche?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is La Flèche?

Police recorded about 6,218 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 Flèche?

The unemployment rate is about 13.1 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around La Flèche?

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

Is La Flèche a good place to live?

La Flèche 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 La Flèche?

Sablé-sur-Sarthe is near La Flèche. 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 Flèche?

The official citizenship distribution records 14,647.099 people (98.0%) 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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  title = {La Flèche, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}
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