Living in La Roche-sur-Foron
In La Roche-sur-Foron, advertised rents for new lettings average €16.69 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 8.2% (2022).
Annual PM2.5 was 8.24 µg/m³ in 2024. La Roche-sur-Foron, a city in France, had a population of 11,348 at the start of 2023. In 2024, annual NO₂ was 15.9 µg/m³. The city covered 17.9 km² in 2026. Population density was 632.6 people per km² in 2023. The city had 11 schools in 2026. There were 35.3 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. The unemployment rate was 8.18% at the end of 2022.
Pricier rent than 84% of French cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 79% of French cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 64% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to La Roche-sur-Foron?
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 Roche-sur-Foron?
Average net cold rent is about 16.69 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): 16.69 EUR/m²/month · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Livebox Fibre18Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan17Official · national market |
| Housing vacancy rate (legacy series) | 428.6 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE6Official |
| Dwellings | 5,700 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE7Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 5,082 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE7Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 16.69 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 30 Sept 2025 | "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251Official |
Is La Roche-sur-Foron 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 1,001 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 16.69 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 Roche-sur-Foron?
The unemployment rate is about 8.2 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 8.18 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11
La Roche-sur-Foron 8.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 67.2 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)3Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 67.2 % | 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.5Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,749 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr23Official |
| Unemployment rate | 8.18 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11Official |
What does a salary buy in La Roche-sur-Foron?
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. | €2,082 |
| Rent, 60 m²€16.69/m² · official · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025 · 2025-09-30 | − €1,001 |
| 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 | €1,017 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to La Roche-sur-Foron. 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 Roche-sur-Foron. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 11 schools | 27 May 2026 | RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.20Official · commune |
| Primary schools | 6 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official |
| Schools | 12 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official |
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 Roche-sur-Foron'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 | 35.25 per 100,000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence9Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in La Roche-sur-Foron 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 Roche-sur-Foron?
Police recorded about 4,153 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)4
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,153 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)4Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for La Roche-sur-Foron. 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 Roche-sur-Foron?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.2 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: 8.24 µg/m³ · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
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 Roche-sur-Foron 8.2
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 15.93 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.2Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 22.8 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 | 15.59 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.2Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8.24 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.2Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 5.6 · Feb 7.6 · Mar 12.3 · Apr 16.3 · May 20.3 · Jun 24.2 · Jul 26.5 · Aug 26.1 · Sep 21.3 · Oct 16.3 · Nov 10 · Dec 6.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MEYTHET22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -1.4 · Feb -1 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 5 · May 9.2 · Jun 12.7 · Jul 14.4 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 2.5 · Dec -0.6 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MEYTHET22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 2.1 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 7 · Apr 10.6 · May 14.7 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 20.5 · Aug 20.1 · Sep 16 · Oct 11.8 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 2.8 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MEYTHET22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 94.2 · Feb 78.9 · Mar 89.9 · Apr 96.1 · May 109.2 · Jun 95.1 · Jul 101.1 · Aug 106.4 · Sep 108.3 · Oct 109.8 · Nov 109.7 · Dec 112.5 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MEYTHET22Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 56.7% between 2013 and 2024, from 19.0 to 8.2.
Similar climate. In France: Reims ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.7 °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 Roche-sur-Foron?
The published population was 11,348 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10
By nationality
National passport90.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 17.94 km² | 31 Dec 2026 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte21Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,056 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT116Official |
| Population density | 632.6 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte21Official |
| Population | 11,348 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10Official |
International community in La Roche-sur-Foron
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 | 11,348 | 100.0% |
| Français | 10,222.84 | 90.1% |
| Etranger | 1,125.16 | 9.9% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
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)15Official |
Alternatives for people set on La Roche-sur-Foron
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.
Marignier as a La Roche-sur-Foron alternative in the same region
15 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,591 Marignier vs 4,153 La Roche-sur-Foron−38%
- Nearest airport: 32.0 km Marignier vs 22.0 km La Roche-sur-Foron+45%
- Rent: €15.56/m² Marignier vs €16.69/m² La Roche-sur-Foron−7%
- Unemployment: 7.1% Marignier vs 8.2% La Roche-sur-Foron−13%
- Residents: 6,507 Marignier vs 11,348 La Roche-sur-Foron−43%
- Annual PM2.5: 9.8 µg/m³ Marignier vs 8.2 µg/m³ La Roche-sur-Foron+19%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,749 Marignier vs €2,749 La Roche-sur-Foronsame level
Cities near La Roche-sur-Foron
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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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 Roche-sur-Foron?
The published population was 11,348 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.
How much does it cost to rent in La Roche-sur-Foron?
Average net cold rent is about 16.69 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,168 EUR a month before utilities. Source: "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025.
Is the air quality good in La Roche-sur-Foron?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.2 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 Roche-sur-Foron?
Police recorded about 4,153 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 Roche-sur-Foron?
The unemployment rate is about 8.2 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around La Roche-sur-Foron?
The median gross salary is 2,749 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is La Roche-sur-Foron a good place to live?
La Roche-sur-Foron 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 Roche-sur-Foron?
Bonneville, Vétraz-Monthoux, Cranves-Sales, Marignier, Veyrier are near La Roche-sur-Foron. 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 Roche-sur-Foron?
The official citizenship distribution records 10,222.84 people (90.1%) 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). La Roche-sur-Foron, France: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 162ee5b652a0467fdbfc28ef32e6145d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/la-roche-sur-foron/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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