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Living in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin

In Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, rents across existing tenancies average €12.00 per m² a month (2024) and unemployment is 6.3% (2022).

The unemployment rate was 6.26% at the end of 2022. Montbonnot-Saint-Martin is in France; its population was 5,698 at the start of 2023. Annual NO₂ was 21.1 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 6.4 km² in 2026. Population density was 893.1 people per km² in 2023. The city had 3 schools in 2026. There were 158 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. The foreign population count was 156 in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population5,698people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,749EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent12EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 3% aboveOfficial source · www.observatoires-des-loyers.org
Unemployment rate6.26%country median 11.0% — 43% belowOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime5,441incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 15% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean9.54µg/m³country median 8.5 — 13% aboveOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Lower unemployment than 95% of French cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 66% of French cities that publish it and dirtier air than 81% of French cities that publish it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Montbonnot-Saint-Martin?

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 Montbonnot-Saint-Martin.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin?

Average net cold rent is 12 EUR/m² per month (2024), 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 EUR/m²/month · www.observatoires-des-loyers.org19
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Montbonnot-Saint-Martin recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesMontbonnot-Saint-Martin highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Montbonnot-Saint-Martin highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Montbonnot-Saint-Martin€12.00
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)129 %31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Dwellings2,675 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Main residence dwellings2,499 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)12 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2024www.observatoires-des-loyers.org19Official

Is Montbonnot-Saint-Martin 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 worker45%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 37–53%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–60%
Student41%strong on legal route, weak on work · range 34–48%
Family40%strong on family, weak on cost · range 33–47%
Retirement47%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–56%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 720 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 12 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: 2024

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin?

The unemployment rate is about 6.3 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 6.26 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin is 6.3%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability92.45 %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)2,749 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr18Official
Unemployment rate6.26 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9Official

What does a salary buy in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,749 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,299of €2,082 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.€2,082
Rent, 60 m²€12.00/m² · official · observatoires-des-loyers.org · 2024-12-31− €720
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€1,299
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Montbonnot-Saint-Martin. 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 Montbonnot-Saint-Martin. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools3 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.15Official · commune
Primary schools1 schools31 Dec 2025INSEE5Official

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; Montbonnot-Saint-Martin's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents158 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence7Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin 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 Montbonnot-Saint-Martin?

Police recorded about 5,441 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 citiesMontbonnot-Saint-Martin highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Montbonnot-Saint-Martin 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
Montbonnot-Saint-Martin5,441
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,441 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 Montbonnot-Saint-Martin. 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 Montbonnot-Saint-Martin.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 9.54 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 17.1 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.5 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: 9.54 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
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 Montbonnot-Saint-Martin is 9.5 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 mean21.07 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 reading20.95 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 mean17.08 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 mean9.54 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

Population and city profile

How many people live in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin?

The published population was 5,698 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 area6.38 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte16Official
Foreign residents156 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT112Official
Population density893.1 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte16Official
Population5,698 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8Official

International community in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin

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
Total5,698100.0%
Français5,484.13196.2%
Etranger213.8693.8%

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

Alternatives for people set on Montbonnot-Saint-Martin

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.

Saint-Ismier as a Montbonnot-Saint-Martin alternative in the same region

3 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,891 Saint-Ismier vs 5,441 Montbonnot-Saint-Martin−28%
  • Unemployment: 5.7% Saint-Ismier vs 6.3% Montbonnot-Saint-Martin−10%
  • Residents: 7,165 Saint-Ismier vs 5,698 Montbonnot-Saint-Martin+26%
  • Rent: €12.00/m² Saint-Ismier vs €12.00/m² Montbonnot-Saint-Martinsame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,749 Saint-Ismier vs €2,749 Montbonnot-Saint-Martinsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.5 µg/m³ Saint-Ismier vs 9.5 µg/m³ Montbonnot-Saint-Martinsame level
Full comparisonMore about Saint-Ismier

Cities near Montbonnot-Saint-Martin

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

Grenoble Commuting Zone · 7.4 km away
Rent
13.41 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Meylan 2.7 km away
Rent
12 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
Saint-Ismier 3.1 km away
Rent
12 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
Domène 3.9 km away
Rent
12 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
Gières 5.1 km away
Rent
12 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
La Tronche 5.4 km away
Rent
12 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
Villard-Bonnot 6.8 km away
Rent
11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in France

Other cities in France to compare with Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, nearest in population first.

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Saleilles5,698 residentsMondelange5,699 residentsMarcheprime5,696 residentsValdallière5,696 residentsTournus5,701 residentsMourenx5,695 residents

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Is Montbonnot-Saint-Martin part of Grenoble?

Montbonnot-Saint-Martin is in the published commuting zone of Grenoble; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Grenoble city profile

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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 Montbonnot-Saint-Martin?

The published population was 5,698 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin?

Average net cold rent is 12 EUR/m² per month (2024), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 840 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.observatoires-des-loyers.org.

Is the air quality good in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.5 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 Montbonnot-Saint-Martin?

Police recorded about 5,441 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 Montbonnot-Saint-Martin?

The unemployment rate is about 6.3 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Montbonnot-Saint-Martin?

The median gross salary is 2,749 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Montbonnot-Saint-Martin a good place to live?

Montbonnot-Saint-Martin 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 Montbonnot-Saint-Martin part of Grenoble?

Montbonnot-Saint-Martin is in the published commuting zone of Grenoble; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Montbonnot-Saint-Martin?

Grenoble, Meylan, Saint-Ismier, Domène, Gières are near Montbonnot-Saint-Martin. 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 Montbonnot-Saint-Martin?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,484.131 people (96.2%) 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). Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, France: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 56440053715e9cc17cda9d23a7c019a6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/montbonnot-saint-martin/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, France: population, rent, salary},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {56440053715e9cc17cda9d23a7c019a6},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/montbonnot-saint-martin/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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