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Living in Le Lavandou

Le Lavandou is a city in France, with a population of 6,646 at the start of 2023. Gigabit broadband availability was 94.9% in March 2026. Le Lavandou covered 29.65 km² and had a population density of 216.9 people per km² at the start of 2022. The unemployment rate was 14.8% at the end of 2022.

Pricier rent than 62% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 77% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 89% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Le Lavandou.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Le Lavandou?

Average net cold rent is 11.5 EUR/m² per month (2025), 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): 11.5 EUR/m²/month · www.observatoires-des-loyers.org20

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Le Lavandou yet.

Net rent across major citiesLe Lavandou highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Le Lavandou highlighted€26.30Paris€13.26Angers€12.10Amiens€12.08Metz€12.04Dijon€11.80Reims€11.50Le Lavandou€11.06Le Havre€10.88Perpignan€10.47Le Mans€9.40Besançon€9.06Limogesnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct193 %31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Dwellings12,956 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings3,589 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.7031 Dec 2025www.observatoires-des-loyers.org20Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 690 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.5 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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Le Lavandou?

The unemployment rate is about 14.8 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 14.78 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune8
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Le Lavandou is 14.8%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band18 cities: 0% to under 5%180–5898 cities: 5% to under 10%8985–10832 cities: 10% to under 15%83210–15Le Lavandou 14.8%377 cities: 15% to under 20%37715–2097 cities: 20% to under 25%9720–2515 cities: 25% to under 30%1525–303 cities: 30% to under 35%330–35

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability94.91 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)2Official
Gigabit broadband availability94.91 %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)2,630 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr19Official
Unemployment rate14.78 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune8Official

Public employment service

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

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary School Count1 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)10Official
School Count1 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)10Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportLTT3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official
Distance to nearest airport12 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Le Lavandou?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency3

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Le Lavandou average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND29°5°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Le Lavandou average monthly precipitation, mm03060901207451445540378145810510975JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Le Lavandou average monthly sunshine, hours090180270360148165218231275320359324248179143137JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Le Lavandou annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.0PM2.5µg/m³

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 Lavandou is 7.0 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 · measured cities in France per band2 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³23–412 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³124–541 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³415–6159 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³1596–7482 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³4827–8Le Lavandou 7.0626 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³6268–9447 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³4479–10166 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³16610–1127 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³2711–129 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³912–134 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³413–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³country median 8.531 Dec 2024European Environment Agency3Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 13.6 · Feb 13.8 · Mar 16 · Apr 18.1 · May 21.9 · Jun 25.8 · Jul 28.8 · Aug 29 · Sep 25.4 · Oct 21.4 · Nov 17.1 · Dec 14.3 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 4.9 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 8.8 · May 12.3 · Jun 15.7 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 15.5 · Oct 12.8 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 5.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official
Average temperature by monthJan 9.2 · Feb 9.2 · Mar 11.3 · Apr 13.5 · May 17.1 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 23.6 · Sep 20.5 · Oct 17.1 · Nov 13 · Dec 10.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 73.7 · Feb 51.2 · Mar 44 · Apr 55.2 · May 39.5 · Jun 36.6 · Jul 7.8 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 57.9 · Oct 105.1 · Nov 108.6 · Dec 74.8 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 148 · Feb 165 · Mar 218 · Apr 231 · May 275 · Jun 320 · Jul 359 · Aug 324 · Sep 248 · Oct 179 · Nov 143 · Dec 137 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO13Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2017–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Le Lavandou by year, µg/m³6.68.510.512.420172019202120247.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 41.7% between 2017 and 2024, from 12.0 to 7.0.

Cities of a similar size in France

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All France cities
Grenay6,644 residentsLa Bassée6,650 residentsElven6,651 residentsGignac6,651 residentsHonfleur6,640 residentsChâtelaillon-Plage6,653 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Le Lavandou?

The published population was 6,646 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Le Lavandou residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93.9%Foreign residents 6.1%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area29.65 km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density1Official
Foreign residents406 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT112Official
Population density216.9 people/km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density1Official
Population6,646 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune7Official

International community in Le Lavandou

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
Total6,646100.0%
Français6,21793.5%
Etranger4296.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Is Le Lavandou 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–57%
Skilled employee48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–56%
Student41%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 33–49%
Family36%strong on family, weak on safety · range 27–45%
Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–65%
Foreign residents406 people2021Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1
Population6,646 people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.5 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · www.observatoires-des-loyers.org
Dwellings12,956 dwellings31 Dec 2023Official source · INSEE
Fibre-to-the-building availability94.91 %3 Aug 2026Official source · Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)
Gigabit broadband availability94.91 %31 Mar 2026Official source · 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.
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)11Official

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

Common questions

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

How many people live in Le Lavandou?

The published population was 6,646 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Le Lavandou?

Average net cold rent is 11.5 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 805 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.observatoires-des-loyers.org.

Is the air quality good in Le Lavandou?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Le Lavandou?

The unemployment rate is about 14.8 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Le Lavandou?

The median gross salary is 2,630 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Le Lavandou?

406 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1.

Is Le Lavandou a good place to live?

Le Lavandou 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 Total citizenship group in Le Lavandou?

The official citizenship distribution records 6,646 people (100.0%) 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, September 12). Le Lavandou, France: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/le-lavandou/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Le Lavandou, France: rent, salary, jobs},
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Sources

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  1. A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density insee.fr · checked 2026-07-14
  2. Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse) data.arcep.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  3. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
  4. 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. data.arcep.fr · checked 2026-03-31
  5. INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
  6. INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
  7. INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune insee.fr · checked 2026-07-26
  8. INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune INSEE RP2022 ACT1 · insee.fr · checked 2026-07-26
  9. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), France api.insee.fr · checked 2026-08-30
  10. Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) data.education.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  2. Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 Nationalité en 2021 · insee.fr · checked 2026-07-15
  3. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  4. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  5. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  6. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  7. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  8. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  9. www.insee.fr insee.fr · checked 2026-08-27
  10. www.observatoires-des-loyers.org observatoires-des-loyers.org · checked 2026-08-27

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