Living in La Teste-de-Buch
In La Teste-de-Buch, advertised rents for new lettings average €13.68 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.4% (2022).
La Teste-de-Buch is a city in France, with a population of 27,566 at the start of 2023. Gigabit broadband availability was 93.4% in March 2026. The city covered 180.2 km² in 2026 and had a population density of 153.0 people per km² in 2023. The unemployment rate was 11.4% at the end of 2022.
Pricier rent than 71% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 65% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to La Teste-de-Buch?
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 Teste-de-Buch?
Average net cold rent is 13.68 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): 13.68 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr18
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Livebox Fibre15Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan14Official · national market |
| Housing vacancy rate (legacy series) | 739.2 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE5Official |
| Dwellings | 20,222 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE6Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 14,256 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE6Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 13.68 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 31 Dec 2025 | static.data.gouv.fr18Official |
Is La Teste-de-Buch 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 821 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 13.68 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 Teste-de-Buch?
The unemployment rate is about 11.4 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune8
La Teste-de-Buch 11.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 93.42 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 93.42 % | 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.4Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,550 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr24Official |
| Unemployment rate | 11.4 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune8Official |
What does a salary buy in La Teste-de-Buch?
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. | €1,947 |
| Rent, 60 m²€13.68/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31 | − €821 |
| 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 | €1,063 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to La Teste-de-Buch. 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 Teste-de-Buch. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary schools | 9 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)10Official |
| Schools | 11 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)10Official |
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 Teste-de-Buch's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 587.1 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2011 | DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20113Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in La Teste-de-Buch 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 Teste-de-Buch?
Police recorded about 5,410 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 | 5,410 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 |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for La Teste-de-Buch. 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
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 11.2 · Feb 12.4 · Mar 15.6 · Apr 17.7 · May 21.2 · Jun 24.2 · Jul 26.2 · Aug 26.7 · Sep 24.1 · Oct 19.9 · Nov 14.7 · Dec 11.7 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 2.9 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 4.8 · Apr 7 · May 10.6 · Jun 13.7 · Jul 15.4 · Aug 15.2 · Sep 12.3 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 6 · Dec 3.7 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 7.1 · Feb 7.5 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 12.4 · May 15.9 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 20.8 · Aug 21 · Sep 18.2 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 10.4 · Dec 7.7 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 80.1 · Feb 61.2 · Mar 54.8 · Apr 58.9 · May 57.6 · Jun 56.5 · Jul 38.8 · Aug 48.4 · Sep 61.3 · Oct 71.7 · Nov 105.9 · Dec 87.1 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 96 · Feb 116 · Mar 174 · Apr 198 · May 228 · Jun 243 · Jul 256 · Aug 250 · Sep 213 · Oct 152 · Nov 100 · Dec 88 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official |
Similar climate. In France: Angers ±1.2 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±2.9 °C, Ventura (United States) ±3.2 °C, Werl (Germany) ±3.2 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±3.3 °C, Portsmouth (United Kingdom) ±2.5 °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 Teste-de-Buch?
The published population was 27,566 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune7
By nationality
National passport97.5%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 180.2 km² | 31 Dec 2026 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official |
| Foreign residents | 690 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT112Official |
| Population density | 153 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official |
| Population | 27,566 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune7Official |
International community in La Teste-de-Buch
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 | 27,566 | 100.0% |
| Français | 26,805.334 | 97.2% |
| Etranger | 760.666 | 2.8% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9
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)11Official |
Alternatives for people set on La Teste-de-Buch
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.
Mios as a La Teste-de-Buch alternative in the same region
17 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Unemployment: 6.6% Mios vs 11.4% La Teste-de-Buch−42%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,186 Mios vs 5,410 La Teste-de-Buch−41%
- Residents: 12,043 Mios vs 27,566 La Teste-de-Buch−56%
- Rent: €13.01/m² Mios vs €13.68/m² La Teste-de-Buch−5%
- Nearest airport: 30.0 km Mios vs 40.0 km La Teste-de-Buch−25%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,550 Mios vs €2,550 La Teste-de-Buchsame level
Sartrouville as a La Teste-de-Buch alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 542 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,550 La Teste-de-Buch+30%
- Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €13.68/m² La Teste-de-Buchno percentage
- Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 27,566 La Teste-de-Buch+91%
- Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sartrouville vs 40.0 km La Teste-de-Buch−55%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 5,410 La Teste-de-Buch−15%
- Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 11.4% La Teste-de-Buch−8%
Cities near La Teste-de-Buch
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 Teste-de-Buch?
The published population was 27,566 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.
How much does it cost to rent in La Teste-de-Buch?
Average net cold rent is 13.68 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 958 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.
How safe is La Teste-de-Buch?
Police recorded about 5,410 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 Teste-de-Buch?
The unemployment rate is about 11.4 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around La Teste-de-Buch?
The median gross salary is 2,550 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
How many foreign residents live in La Teste-de-Buch?
690 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1.
Is La Teste-de-Buch a good place to live?
La Teste-de-Buch 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 Teste-de-Buch?
Gujan-Mestras, Le Teich, Lanton, Audenge, Andernos-les-Bains are near La Teste-de-Buch. 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 Teste-de-Buch?
The official citizenship distribution records 26,805.334 people (97.2%) 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 Teste-de-Buch, France: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 743f782d89a45b8a446af8cda833431c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/la-teste-de-buch/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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