Living in Les Sables-d'Olonne

In Les Sables-d'Olonne, rent averages €13.71 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.7% (2022).

Les Sables-d'Olonne had 49,603 residents at the start of 2023 and is a city in France. The unemployment rate was 11.7% at the end of 2022. Annual NO₂ was 5.82 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 85.7 km² in 2026. Population density was 579 people per km² in 2023. Annual PM2.5 was 7.47 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 11.9 µg/m³ in 2024. The foreign population count was 819 in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2422 sources

Population49,603people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune

Median gross salary (region)2,620EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr

Average net rent13.71EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 18% aboveOfficial source · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025

Unemployment rate11.71%country median 11.0% — 7% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune

Recorded crime4,868incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 3% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

PM2.5, annual mean7.47µg/m³country median 8.5 — 12% belowOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Pricier rent than 71% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 80% of French cities that publish it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Les Sables-d'Olonne?

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 Les Sables-d'Olonne.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Les Sables-d'Olonne?

Average net cold rent is about 13.71 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): 13.71 EUR/m²/month · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025¹

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Net rent across major citiesLes Sables-d'Olonne highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30

Nice€20.43

Lyon€16.57

Marseille€16.30

Toulouse€13.98

Les Sables-d'Olonne€13.71

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Bordeaux€15.99

Lille€15.76

Strasbourg€15.57

Montpellier€15.49

Rennes€14.87

Nantes€14.50

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	42.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Livebox Fibre¹⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange 100GB mobile plan¹⁸Official · national market
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct	1,455 %	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁷Official
Dwellings	43,357 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁸Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	26,590 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁸Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	13.71 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60	30 Sept 2025	"Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025¹Official

Is Les Sables-d'Olonne a good place to live?

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–57%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–68%

Student42%strong on education, weak on housing · range 35–49%

Family56%strong on family, weak on cost · range 49–63%

Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–60%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 823 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 13.71 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 Les Sables-d'Olonne?

The unemployment rate is about 11.7 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 11.71 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune¹¹

Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Les Sables-d'Olonne is 11.7%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

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Les Sables-d'Olonne 11.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	97.26 %	3 Aug 2026	Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	97.26 %	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.⁶Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,620 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	www.insee.fr²²Official
Unemployment rate	11.71 %country median 11.0%	31 Dec 2022	INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune¹¹Official

What does a salary buy in Les Sables-d'Olonne?

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

Left over each month€1,108of €1,994 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.	€1,994
Rent, 60 m²€13.71/m² · official · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025 · 2025-09-30	− €823
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	€1,108

Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Les Sables-d'Olonne. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

France Travail — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Les Sables-d'Olonne. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary School Count	21 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)¹⁴Official
School Count	36 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)¹⁴Official

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; Les Sables-d'Olonne'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	1,143 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2011	DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011⁵Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Les Sables-d'Olonne 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 residents1,143 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Les Sables-d'Olonne?

Police recorded about 4,868 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)⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesLes Sables-d'Olonne highlighted among comparable cities

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

Les Sables-d'Olonne4,868

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,868 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)⁴Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	LSO	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	5 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Les Sables-d'Olonne. 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 Les Sables-d'Olonne.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Les Sables-d'Olonne?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.5 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: 7.47 µg/m³ · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.²

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57.5WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1011.9WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂5.8WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Les Sables-d'Olonne is 7.5 µg/m³. Of 1,975 cities with data, 626 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Les Sables-d'Olonne 7.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	5.82 µg/m³country median 14.8	2024	2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.²Official
NO₂ — latest reading	23.6 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Latest 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.¹³Official
PM10 — annual mean	11.87 µg/m³country median 14.2	2024	2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.47 µg/m³country median 8.5	2024	2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.²Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 14.81 · Feb 15.24 · Mar 17.84 · Apr 21.2 · May 25.14 · Jun 28.81 · Jul 31.58 · Aug 31.06 · Sep 28.5 · Oct 23.84 · Nov 18.83 · Dec 16 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -3.3 · Feb -4.81 · Mar -2.11 · Apr 2.09 · May 5.85 · Jun 8.64 · Jul 12.34 · Aug 12.67 · Sep 9.15 · Oct 4.19 · Nov 0.6 · Dec -2.3 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 8 · Feb 7.57 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 11.52 · May 14.32 · Jun 17.48 · Jul 19.18 · Aug 19.24 · Sep 17.47 · Oct 14.94 · Nov 11.55 · Dec 8.76 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Les Sables-d'Olonne?

The published population was 49,603 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	85.66 km²	31 Dec 2026	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte²¹Official
Foreign residents	819 people	2021	Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1¹⁷Official
Population density	579.1 people/km²	31 Dec 2023	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte²¹Official
Population	49,603 people	1 Jan 2023	INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune¹⁰Official

International community in Les Sables-d'Olonne

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	49,603	100.0%
Français	48,711.621	98.2%
Etranger	891.379	1.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

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)¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Les Sables-d'Olonne

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Alternative cities in France

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Laval49,400 residents Évreux49,360 residents Saint-Priest49,229 residents Suresnes48,956 residents Bondy50,595 residents Martigues48,298 residents

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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 Les Sables-d'Olonne?

The published population was 49,603 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Les Sables-d'Olonne?

Average net cold rent is about 13.71 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 960 EUR a month before utilities. Source: "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025.

Is the air quality good in Les Sables-d'Olonne?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.5 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 Les Sables-d'Olonne?

What is the unemployment rate in Les Sables-d'Olonne?

The unemployment rate is about 11.7 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Les Sables-d'Olonne?

The median gross salary is 2,620 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Les Sables-d'Olonne a good place to live?

Les Sables-d'Olonne 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 Les Sables-d'Olonne?

The official citizenship distribution records 49,603 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 29). Les Sables-d'Olonne, France: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0323ae7c733ecedada2b225c28a8e30e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/les-sables-d-olonne/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Les Sables-d'Olonne, France: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {0323ae7c733ecedada2b225c28a8e30e},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/les-sables-d-olonne/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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