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Living in Le Barcarès

In Le Barcarès, advertised rents for new lettings average €12.11 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 21.9% (2022).

Le Barcarès's population was 6,109 at the start of 2023. The city had 2 schools in 2026. There were 65.5 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 7.64 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 24.5 µg/m³ in 2024. At the end of 2022, the unemployment rate was 21.9%.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population6,109people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,575EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent12.11EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 4% aboveOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate21.93%country median 11.0% — 100% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime10,685incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 125% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean7.64µg/m³country median 8.5 — 10% belowOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Higher unemployment than 97% of French cities that publish it, more recorded crime than any other French city that publishes it and cleaner air than 77% of French cities that publish it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Le Barcarès?

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 Le Barcarès?

Average net cold rent is 12.11 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): 12.11 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr17
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Le Barcarès recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesLe Barcarès highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Le Barcarès highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Le Barcarès€12.11
Show the other 6 cities
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 Fibre14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan13Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)122.1 %31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Dwellings16,677 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Main residence dwellings3,675 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)12.11 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr17Official

Is Le Barcarès 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 worker39%strong on work, weak on safety · range 31–47%
Skilled employee48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–56%
Student43%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 34–52%
Family30%strong on family, weak on cost · range 22–38%
Retirement37%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 28–46%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 727 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 12.11 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 Le Barcarès?

The unemployment rate is about 21.9 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 21.93 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Le Barcarès is 21.9%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability96.56 %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.4Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,575 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr19Official
Unemployment rate21.93 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9Official

What does a salary buy in Le Barcarès?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €2,575 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,171of €1,961 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.€1,961
Rent, 60 m²€12.11/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €727
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€1,171
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Le Barcarès Salary needed to live in Le Barcarès

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools2 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.15Official · commune

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; Le Barcarès's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents65.48 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence7Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Le Barcarès 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 guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Le Barcarès?

Police recorded about 10,685 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 citiesLe Barcarès highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Le Barcarès highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Lille13,488
Lyon13,026
Bordeaux12,429
Marseille11,857
Paris10,987
Le Barcarès10,685
Montpellier9,636
Toulouse8,875
Rennes8,241
Strasbourg7,791
Nantes7,704
Nice7,577
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents10,685 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

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Le Barcarès?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.6 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: 7.64 µg/m³ · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
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 Le Barcarès is 7.6 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
NO₂ — annual mean24.48 µg/m³country median 14.820242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official
NO₂ — latest reading28.5 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Latest 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.11Official
PM10 — annual mean18.59 µg/m³country median 14.220242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official
PM2.5 — annual mean7.64 µg/m³country median 8.520242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 12.7 · Feb 13.4 · Mar 16.4 · Apr 18.7 · May 22.3 · Jun 26.8 · Jul 29.5 · Aug 29.4 · Sep 25.6 · Oct 21.2 · Nov 16.3 · Dec 13.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PERPIGNAN18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 4.8 · Feb 5 · Mar 7.6 · Apr 9.7 · May 13.3 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 19.7 · Aug 19.7 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 8.4 · Dec 5.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PERPIGNAN18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 8.7 · Feb 9.2 · Mar 12 · Apr 14.2 · May 17.8 · Jun 22 · Jul 24.6 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 20.9 · Oct 17 · Nov 12.3 · Dec 9.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PERPIGNAN18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 60.1 · Feb 40.9 · Mar 51.6 · Apr 66.1 · May 45.6 · Jun 23.6 · Jul 15.1 · Aug 22.7 · Sep 43 · Oct 82.1 · Nov 72.6 · Dec 54.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PERPIGNAN18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 140 · Feb 163 · Mar 206 · Apr 219 · May 240 · Jun 267 · Jul 299 · Aug 272 · Sep 223 · Oct 175 · Nov 146 · Dec 130 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PERPIGNAN18Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In France: Aix-en-Provence ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Bari (Italy) ±0.7 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±2.7 °C, Cagliari (Italy) ±1.4 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.8 °C, Tarragona (Spain) ±1.3 °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

The city covered 11.7 km² in 2026. Population density was 524.4 people per km² in 2023.

How many people live in Le Barcarès?

The published population was 6,109 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area11.65 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte16Official
Foreign residents252 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT112Official
Population density524.4 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte16Official
Population6,109 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8Official

International community in Le Barcarès

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
Total6,109100.0%
Français5,853.74195.8%
Etranger255.2594.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Alternatives for people set on Le Barcarès

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.

Saleilles as a Le Barcarès alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,522 Saleilles vs 10,685 Le Barcarès−76%
  • Unemployment: 10.9% Saleilles vs 21.9% Le Barcarès−50%
  • Rent: €11.59/m² Saleilles vs €12.11/m² Le Barcarès−4%
  • Residents: 5,698 Saleilles vs 6,109 Le Barcarès−7%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,575 Saleilles vs €2,575 Le Barcarèssame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.6 µg/m³ Saleilles vs 7.6 µg/m³ Le Barcarèssame level

Sartrouville as a Le Barcarès alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 688 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 6,109 Le Barcarès+764%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 10,685 Le Barcarès−57%
  • Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 21.9% Le Barcarès−52%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,575 Le Barcarès+29%
  • Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €12.11/m² Le Barcarèsno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.7 µg/m³ Sartrouville vs 7.6 µg/m³ Le Barcarès+27%

Cities near Le Barcarès

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

Perpignan Commuting Zone · 15.3 km away
Rent
10.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Bompas 10.5 km away
Rent
10.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Pia 10.5 km away
Rent
10.45 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Rivesaltes 13.4 km away
Rent
10.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Cabestany 14.2 km away
Rent
11.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Saleilles 16.4 km away
Rent
11.59 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

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Is Le Barcarès part of Perpignan?

Le Barcarès is in the published commuting zone of Perpignan; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Perpignan city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source3

Common questions

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

How many people live in Le Barcarès?

The published population was 6,109 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Le Barcarès?

Average net cold rent is 12.11 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 848 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Le Barcarès?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.6 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 Le Barcarès?

Police recorded about 10,685 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 Le Barcarès?

The unemployment rate is about 21.9 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Le Barcarès?

The median gross salary is 2,575 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Le Barcarès a good place to live?

Le Barcarès 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 Le Barcarès part of Perpignan?

Le Barcarès is in the published commuting zone of Perpignan; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Le Barcarès?

Perpignan, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, Bompas, Pia, Rivesaltes are near Le Barcarès. 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 Le Barcarès?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,853.741 people (95.8%) 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). Le Barcarès, France: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6a7d263e488339a66555cd8d49be6a7c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/le-barcares/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Le Barcarès, France: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {6a7d263e488339a66555cd8d49be6a7c},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/le-barcares/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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