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Living in La Souterraine

In La Souterraine, unemployment is 17.2% (2022).

La Souterraine's population was 5,176 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0714 sources

Population5,176people31 Dec 2024Official source · Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)
Average gross salary2,708EUR/month31 Dec 2022District figureOfficial source · Les salaires bruts dans le secteur privé en 2022 – T401B: Salaire brut en équivalent temps plein, par catégorie socioprofessionnelle agrégée, région et département
Unemployment rate17.16%country median 11.0% — 56% aboveOfficial source · www.insee.fr
Recorded crime5,609incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 18% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

Higher unemployment than 88% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 69% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Souterraine.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

La Souterraine counted 3,369 dwellings at the end of 2023.

No city-level rent figure is published for La Souterraine. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
La Souterraine recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulon€14.43
Toulouse€13.98
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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 Fibre12Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan11Official · national market
Dwellings3,369 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE3Official
Main residence dwellings2,669 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE3Official

Is La Souterraine a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–68%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on housing · range 50–68%
Student58%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 50–66%
Family48%strong on family, weak on housing · range 39–57%
Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in La Souterraine?

The unemployment rate is about 17.2 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 17.16 % · www.insee.fr14
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in La Souterraine is 17.2%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings2,708 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Les salaires bruts dans le secteur privé en 2022 – T401B: Salaire brut en équivalent temps plein, par catégorie socioprofessionnelle agrégée, région et département6Official · county
Fibre-to-the-building availability98.16 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Gigabit broadband availability98.16 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Unemployment rate17.16 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr14Official

Public employment offices in La Souterraine

Exact offices linked to this city from official sources. Check the office page before visiting because hours and appointment rules can change.

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Votre agence France Travail — Verified local office

PLACE JOACHIM DU CHALARD, CS10101, 23300 LA SOUTERRAINE, 23300

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Only exact city-linked public offices are listed; this is not a complete directory of private recruiters or every employment provider. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools4 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)7Official
Schools8 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)7Official

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 Souterraine's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is La Souterraine?

Police recorded about 5,609 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 Souterraine highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with La Souterraine 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 Souterraine5,609
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,609 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

La Souterraine's nearest airport was LIG, 48 km away and offered 10 direct destinations. La Souterraine's fibre-to-home broadband coverage was 98.16%.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport10 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights10Official
Distance to the nearest major airport48 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)LIG3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 3.2°C in January and 19.9°C in July.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 13.91 · Feb 21.45 · Mar 21.82 · Apr 25.87 · May 28.95 · Jun 39.21 · Jul 40.35 · Aug 39.97 · Sep 33.91 · Oct 28.44 · Nov 20.93 · Dec 14.9 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -10.55 · Feb -14.2 · Mar -12.03 · Apr -4.19 · May -0.87 · Jun 4.68 · Jul 7.55 · Aug 7.33 · Sep 0.71 · Oct -3.13 · Nov -5.45 · Dec -11.61 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan 3.2 · Feb 3.48 · Mar 6.68 · Apr 9.88 · May 13.33 · Jun 17.49 · Jul 19.87 · Aug 19.99 · Sep 16.45 · Oct 12.36 · Nov 7.07 · Dec 3.84 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in La Souterraine?

The published population was 5,176 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)4

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population5,176 people31 Dec 2024Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)4Official
Population over time10 published observations, 1968–2024

Population rose 1.4% between 1968 and 2024, from 5,104 to 5,176.

International community in La Souterraine

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
Total4,978100.0%
Français4,560.66591.6%
Etranger417.3358.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)8Official

Alternatives for people set on La Souterraine

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with La Souterraine from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in France

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

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Bassens5,175 residentsCoubron5,175 residentsValdoie5,175 residentsScaër5,178 residentsVillerest5,172 residentsSchweighouse-sur-Moder5,182 residents

How does La Souterraine compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in La Souterraine 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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Common questions

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

How many people live in La Souterraine?

The published population was 5,176 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE).

How safe is La Souterraine?

Police recorded about 5,609 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 Souterraine?

The unemployment rate is about 17.2 % (2022). Source: www.insee.fr.

Is La Souterraine a good place to live?

La Souterraine 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 Français citizenship group in La Souterraine?

The official citizenship distribution records 4,560.665 people (91.6%) 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 Souterraine, France: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5006a31a626eb2966be6b67cea77e99f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/la-souterraine/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {La Souterraine, France: population, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {5006a31a626eb2966be6b67cea77e99f},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/la-souterraine/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse) data.arcep.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  2. Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026) static.data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-09-23
  3. INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
  4. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) insee.fr · checked 2026-08-05
  5. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), France api.insee.fr · checked 2026-08-30
  6. Les salaires bruts dans le secteur privé en 2022 – T401B: Salaire brut en équivalent temps plein, par catégorie socioprofessionnelle agrégée, région et département insee.fr · checked 2026-10-07
  7. Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) data.education.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  8. Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  9. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  10. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. Orange 100GB mobile plan boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
  2. Orange Livebox Fibre boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
  3. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  4. www.insee.fr insee.fr · checked 2026-08-26

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