Living in Melle

In Melle, advertised rents for new lettings average €8.47 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 8.4% (2022).

Gigabit broadband availability was 94.4% in March 2026. Its population was 5,752 at the start of 2023. The city covered 65.3 km² in 2026. Population density was 88.0 people per km² in 2023. The city had 11 schools in 2026. There were 121.7 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 6.74 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 9.15 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 8.36% at the end of 2022. The foreign population count was 155 in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2418 sources

Population5,752people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune

Median gross salary (region)2,550EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr

Average net rent8.47EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 27% belowOfficial source · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025

Unemployment rate8.36%country median 11.0% — 24% belowOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune

Recorded crime4,152incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 12% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

PM2.5, annual mean6.74µg/m³country median 8.5 — 20% belowOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Cheaper rent than 88% of French cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 77% of French cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 64% of French cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Melle?

Average net cold rent is about 8.47 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): 8.47 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 citiesMelle highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30

Nice€20.43

Lyon€16.57

Marseille€16.30

Toulouse€13.98

Melle€8.47

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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 Fibre¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange 100GB mobile plan¹³Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)	371.5 %	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁵Official
Dwellings	3,338 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁶Official
Main residence dwellings	2,823 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.47 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60	30 Sept 2025	"Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025¹Official

Is Melle a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–63%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%

Student62%strong on education, weak on work · range 55–69%

Family59%strong on family, weak on cost · range 52–66%

Retirement61%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 52–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 508 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.47 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 Melle?

The unemployment rate is about 8.4 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 8.36 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁹

Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Melle is 8.4%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

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Melle 8.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	94.38 %	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.⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,550 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	www.insee.fr¹⁸Official
Unemployment rate	8.36 %country median 11.0%	31 Dec 2022	INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Melle?

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

Left over each month€1,376of €1,947 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.	€1,947
Rent, 60 m²€8.47/m² · official · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025 · 2025-09-30	− €508
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	€1,376

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Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	11 schools	27 May 2026	RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.¹⁵Official · commune
Primary schools	3 schools	31 Dec 2025	INSEE⁵Official

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; Melle's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents	121.7 per 100,000 people	31 Dec 2024	INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Melle 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.

Safety

How safe is Melle?

Police recorded about 4,152 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)³

Recorded crime across major citiesMelle 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

Melle4,152

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,152 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)³Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Melle?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.7 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: 6.74 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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM2.56.7WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1012.3WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂9.1WHO 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 Melle is 6.7 µg/m³. Of 1,975 cities with data, 626 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Melle 6.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	9.15 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	6.95 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.¹¹Official
PM10 — annual mean	12.28 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	6.74 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
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8.9 · Feb 10.3 · Mar 13.8 · Apr 16.7 · May 20.4 · Jun 24 · Jul 26.3 · Aug 26.4 · Sep 23 · Oct 18.1 · Nov 12.7 · Dec 9.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NIORT¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 2.8 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 6.1 · May 9.6 · Jun 12.8 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 11.8 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 3.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NIORT¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 5.9 · Feb 6.4 · Mar 9.1 · Apr 11.4 · May 15 · Jun 18.4 · Jul 20.4 · Aug 20.4 · Sep 17.4 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 9.1 · Dec 6.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NIORT¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 81.9 · Feb 64.1 · Mar 63.4 · Apr 66.7 · May 66.5 · Jun 58.8 · Jul 52 · Aug 53.4 · Sep 61.7 · Oct 88.4 · Nov 92.3 · Dec 97.4 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NIORT¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 76 · Feb 108 · Mar 159 · Apr 187 · May 219 · Jun 240 · Jul 257 · Aug 247 · Sep 206 · Oct 133 · Nov 92 · Dec 77 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NIORT¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In France: Angers ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Werl (Germany) ±2.3 °C, Portsmouth (United Kingdom) ±1.6 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±2.7 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.8 °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

How many people live in Melle?

The published population was 5,752 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	65.34 km²	31 Dec 2026	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte¹⁶Official
Foreign residents	155 people	2021	Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1¹²Official
Population density	88.03 people/km²	31 Dec 2023	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte¹⁶Official
Population	5,752 people	1 Jan 2023	INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁸Official

International community in Melle

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	5,752	100.0%
Français	5,605.041	97.4%
Etranger	146.959	2.6%

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

Alternatives for people set on Melle

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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 Melle?

The published population was 5,752 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Melle?

Average net cold rent is about 8.47 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 593 EUR a month before utilities. Source: "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025.

Is the air quality good in Melle?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.7 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 Melle?

What is the unemployment rate in Melle?

The unemployment rate is about 8.4 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Melle?

The median gross salary is 2,550 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Melle a good place to live?

Melle 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 Français citizenship group in Melle?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,605.041 people (97.4%) 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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  title = {Melle, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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