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Living in Lamballe

Lamballe is one of the cities recorded in France.

Last checked 2026-10-0712 sources

Population13,008people1 Jan 2023Official source · Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN)
Average gross salary2,903EUR/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
Recorded crime3,856incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 2025
PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Collected source

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Lamballe?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

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

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesLamballe highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Lamballe 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 Fibre10Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan9Official · national market

Is Lamballe 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on housing · range 39–67%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on housing · range 41–63%
Student43%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 32–54%
Family36%strong on safety, weak on housing · range 25–47%
Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 36–64%

Work and income

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings2,903 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 département5Official · county

Public employment offices in Lamballe

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

Verified locally

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 schools0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)6Official
Schools0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)6Official

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; Lamballe's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Lamballe had 178.2 beds per 100,000 residents at the end of 2011.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents178.2 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20113Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lamballe 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 residents178.2 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Lamballe?

Police recorded about 3,856 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 départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 20251

Recorded crime across major citiesLamballe highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Lamballe 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
Toulon6,973
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,856 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 20251Official · county

Mobility and administration

Lamballe's nearest airport was DNR, 35 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport3 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights8Official
Distance to the nearest major airport35 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)DNR3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official

Language courses and integration

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

DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

FrenchIn Person, Online
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Lamballe.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Lamballe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Collected source2

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 Lamballe is 6.0 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 mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Collected source2Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Lamballe?

The published population was 13,008 people in January 2023. Source: Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN)12

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population13,008 people1 Jan 2023Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN)12Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)7Official

Alternatives for people set on Lamballe

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

Alternative cities in France

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How does Lamballe compare?

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Is Lamballe part of Saint-Brieuc?

Lamballe is in the published commuting zone of Saint-Brieuc; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Saint-Brieuc city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4

Common questions

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

How many people live in Lamballe?

The published population was 13,008 people in January 2023. Source: Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN).

Is the air quality good in Lamballe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Collected source.

How safe is Lamballe?

Police recorded about 3,856 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 départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 2025.

Is Lamballe a good place to live?

Lamballe 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 Lamballe part of Saint-Brieuc?

Lamballe is in the published commuting zone of Saint-Brieuc; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Lamballe, France: population, salary, cost of living, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0a5392664fd4bf4665a075df11623177]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/lamballe/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Lamballe, France: population, salary, cost of living, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {0a5392664fd4bf4665a075df11623177},
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}
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Sources

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  1. Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 2025 static.data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-09-23
  2. Collected source air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
  3. DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011 data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  4. GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
  5. 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
  6. Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) data.education.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  7. Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  8. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  9. Orange 100GB mobile plan boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
  10. Orange Livebox Fibre boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
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  1. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  2. Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN) Populations de référence 2023 · insee.fr · checked 2026-10-07

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