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Living in Le Trait

In Le Trait, unemployment is 12.7% (2022).

Le Trait numbered 4,733 residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population4,733people31 Dec 2024Official source · Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)
Average gross salary3,319EUR/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 rate12.66%country median 11.0% — 15% aboveOfficial source · www.insee.fr
Recorded crime3,815incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 20% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Collected source

Higher unemployment than 64% of French cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 72% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Trait.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The number of dwellings in Le Trait reached 2,508 at the end of 2023.

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

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesLe Trait highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Le Trait 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 Fibre14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan13Official · national market
Dwellings2,508 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Main residence dwellings2,268 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official

Is Le Trait 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on housing · range 51–71%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on housing · range 50–68%
Student56%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 48–64%
Family49%strong on safety, weak on housing · range 40–58%
Retirement59%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–71%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Le Trait?

The unemployment rate is about 12.7 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 12.66 % · www.insee.fr17
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Le Trait is 12.7%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,319 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 département8Official · county
Fibre-to-the-building availability98.52 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Gigabit broadband availability98.52 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Unemployment rate12.66 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr17Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Le Trait. 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 Trait. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools2 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)9Official
Schools4 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)9Official

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 Trait's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Le Trait?

Police recorded about 3,815 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 Trait highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Le Trait 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
Le Trait3,815
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,815 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

Le Trait's nearest airport was DOL, 49 km away and offered 1 direct destinations. Le Trait's fibre-to-home broadband coverage was 98.52%.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport1 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights12Official
Distance to the nearest major airport49 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)DOL3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 4.6°C in January and 17.6°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Le Trait?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Collected source3

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 Le Trait is 9.0 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 mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Collected source3Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 13.48 · Feb 16.24 · Mar 19.72 · Apr 24.47 · May 26.83 · Jun 31.19 · Jul 35.32 · Aug 34.96 · Sep 29.1 · Oct 26.43 · Nov 18.55 · Dec 14.37 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -8.32 · Feb -8.62 · Mar -6.26 · Apr -3 · May 2.53 · Jun 5.47 · Jul 8.67 · Aug 9.05 · Sep 5.45 · Oct -1.27 · Nov -2.97 · Dec -5.22 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan 4.59 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 6.82 · Apr 9.68 · May 12.65 · Jun 15.79 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 17.68 · Sep 15.33 · Oct 12.22 · Nov 8.29 · Dec 5.24 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Le Trait?

The published population was 4,733 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)6

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population4,733 people31 Dec 2024Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)6Official
Population over time10 published observations, 1968–2024

Population fell 26.1% between 1968 and 2024, from 6,408 to 4,733.

International community in Le Trait

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
Total4,704100.0%
Français4,57197.2%
Etranger1332.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)10Official

Alternatives for people set on Le Trait

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

Cities near Le Trait

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

Rouen Commuting Zone · 22.1 km away
Rent
11.98 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Barentin 12.4 km away
Rent
9.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Pavilly 13.9 km away
Rent
9.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Yvetot 14.8 km away
Rent
10.49 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Maromme 17.1 km away
Rent
11.21 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Canteleu 17.2 km away
Rent
11.63 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Malaunay 17.5 km away
Rent
11.63 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

Other cities in France to compare with Le Trait, nearest in population first.

All France cities
Munster4,738 residentsMandeure4,746 residentsLa Charité-sur-Loire4,747 residentsAgneaux4,712 residentsBourbon-Lancy4,755 residentsReichstett4,768 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Le Trait 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.

Is Le Trait part of Rouen?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4

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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 Le Trait?

The published population was 4,733 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE).

Is the air quality good in Le Trait?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Le Trait?

Police recorded about 3,815 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 Trait?

The unemployment rate is about 12.7 % (2022). Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Le Trait a good place to live?

Le Trait 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 Trait part of Rouen?

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

Which cities are near Le Trait?

Rouen, Barentin, Pavilly, Yvetot, Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon are near Le Trait. 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 Trait?

The official citizenship distribution records 4,571 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). Le Trait, France: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version fb2ace3b0f5def4e622cda6f42321c2b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/le-trait/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_le-trait-france-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_3cb1bb1d9c09,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Le Trait, France: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {fb2ace3b0f5def4e622cda6f42321c2b},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/le-trait/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  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. Collected source air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
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  8. 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
  9. Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) data.education.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  10. Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
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  4. Orange Livebox Fibre boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
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