Living in Penmarch

In Penmarch, rents across existing tenancies average €5.67 per m² a month (2021) and unemployment is 11.3% (2022).

Penmarch is a city in France, with a population of 5,508 at the start of 2023. The unemployment rate was 11.3% at the end of 2022. Annual NO₂ was 6.53 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 16.4 km² in 2026. Population density was 336.1 people per km² in 2023. The city had 3 schools in 2026. There were 181.6 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 6.88 µg/m³ in 2024. The foreign population count was 68 in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2423 sources

Population5,508people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune

Median gross salary (region)2,570EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr

Average net rent5.67EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 51% belowOfficial source · Répertoire des logements locatifs des bailleurs sociaux (RPLS) 2021 — données communales

Unemployment rate11.27%country median 11.0% — 3% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune

Recorded crime2,352incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 50% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

PM2.5, annual mean6.88µg/m³country median 8.5 — 19% 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 any other French city that publishes it, less recorded crime than 96% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 91% of French cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Penmarch?

Average net cold rent is about 5.67 EUR/m² per month (January 2021), 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): 5.67 EUR/m²/month · Répertoire des logements locatifs des bailleurs sociaux (RPLS) 2021 — données communales¹⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Net rent across major citiesPenmarch highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30

Nice€20.43

Lyon€16.57

Marseille€16.30

Toulouse€13.98

Penmarch€5.67

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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)	185.4 %	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁵Official
Dwellings	5,138 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁶Official
Main residence dwellings	2,906 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.67 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60	1 Jan 2021	Répertoire des logements locatifs des bailleurs sociaux (RPLS) 2021 — données communales¹⁵Official

Is Penmarch 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–71%

Student69%strong on education, weak on work · range 62–76%

Family68%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 61–75%

Retirement72%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 63–81%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 340 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.67 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: January 2021

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Penmarch?

The unemployment rate is about 11.3 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 11.27 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁹

Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Penmarch is 11.3%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

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Penmarch 11.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	54.46 %	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)	2,570 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	www.insee.fr²⁰Official
Unemployment rate	11.27 %country median 11.0%	31 Dec 2022	INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Penmarch?

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

Left over each month€1,557of €1,961 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.	€1,961
Rent, 60 m²€5.67/m² · official · Répertoire des logements locatifs des bailleurs sociaux (RPLS) 2021 · 2021-01-01	− €340
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	€1,557

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Penmarch Salary needed to live in Penmarch

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	3 schools	27 May 2026	RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.¹⁶Official · 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; Penmarch'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	181.6 per 100,000 people	31 Dec 2024	INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Penmarch 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 Penmarch?

Police recorded about 2,352 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 citiesPenmarch 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

Penmarch2,352

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,352 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)²Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Penmarch?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.9 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: 6.88 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

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

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12°5°

15°7°

18°9°

20°12°

22°14°

20°12°

16°10°

13°7°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

144

115

123

148

153

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

133

177

201

208

204

194

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112

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hours

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

PM2.56.9WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1011.4WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂6.5WHO 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 Penmarch is 6.9 µg/m³. Of 1,975 cities with data, 626 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Penmarch 6.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	6.53 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.¹Official
NO₂ — latest reading	4.5 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	11.43 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.¹Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.88 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.¹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 9.7 · Feb 10.2 · Mar 12.3 · Apr 14.6 · May 17.5 · Jun 20.1 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 20 · Oct 16.3 · Nov 12.7 · Dec 10.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station QUIMPER¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 4.5 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 5.4 · Apr 6.6 · May 9.3 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 11.7 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 5.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station QUIMPER¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 7.1 · Feb 7.2 · Mar 8.8 · Apr 10.6 · May 13.4 · Jun 16 · Jul 17.7 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 15.9 · Oct 13 · Nov 9.8 · Dec 7.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station QUIMPER¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 144 · Feb 114.9 · Mar 83.8 · Apr 87.8 · May 77.1 · Jun 63.9 · Jul 69.9 · Aug 70.5 · Sep 78.2 · Oct 123.2 · Nov 148 · Dec 153.1 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station QUIMPER¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 65 · Feb 89 · Mar 133 · Apr 177 · May 201 · Jun 208 · Jul 204 · Aug 194 · Sep 175 · Oct 112 · Nov 78 · Dec 66 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station QUIMPER¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In France: Reims ±2.2 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±2.1 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±2.3 °C, Werl (Germany) ±2.3 °C, Plymouth (United Kingdom) ±0.8 °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 Penmarch?

The published population was 5,508 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	16.39 km²	31 Dec 2026	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	68 people	2021	Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1¹²Official
Population density	336.1 people/km²	31 Dec 2023	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte¹⁷Official
Population	5,508 people	1 Jan 2023	INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁸Official

International community in Penmarch

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	5,508	100.0%
Français	5,391.623	97.9%
Etranger	116.377	2.1%

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

Alternatives for people set on Penmarch

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.

Plonéour-Lanvern as a Penmarch alternative in the same region

11 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €9.55/m² (2025) Plonéour-Lanvern vs €5.67/m² (2021) Penmarchno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,855 Plonéour-Lanvern vs 2,352 Penmarch−21%
Unemployment: 9.9% Plonéour-Lanvern vs 11.3% Penmarch−13%
Residents: 6,452 Plonéour-Lanvern vs 5,508 Penmarch+17%
Median gross pay, region: €2,570 Plonéour-Lanvern vs €2,570 Penmarchsame level
Annual PM2.5: 6.9 µg/m³ Plonéour-Lanvern vs 6.9 µg/m³ Penmarchsame level

Full comparison More about Plonéour-Lanvern

Cities near Penmarch

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

Pont-l'Abbé 10.5 km away

Rent: 10.02 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Plonéour-Lanvern 10.9 km away

Rent: 9.55 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

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

All France cities

Neuville-de-Poitou5,513 residents Chevreuse5,502 residents La Garnache5,515 residents Servian5,517 residents Ernée5,499 residents Les Achards5,518 residents

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Is Penmarch part of Quimper?

Penmarch is in the published commuting zone of Quimper; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Quimper 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 Penmarch?

The published population was 5,508 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Penmarch?

Average net cold rent is about 5.67 EUR/m² per month (January 2021), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 397 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Répertoire des logements locatifs des bailleurs sociaux (RPLS) 2021 — données communales.

Is the air quality good in Penmarch?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.9 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 Penmarch?

What is the unemployment rate in Penmarch?

The unemployment rate is about 11.3 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Penmarch?

The median gross salary is 2,570 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Penmarch a good place to live?

Penmarch 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 Penmarch part of Quimper?

Penmarch is in the published commuting zone of Quimper; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Penmarch?

Pont-l'Abbé, Plonéour-Lanvern are near Penmarch. 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 Penmarch?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,391.623 people (97.9%) 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). Penmarch, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 37c00f9f6e439e76bda2459bf437fffb]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/penmarch/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Penmarch, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {37c00f9f6e439e76bda2459bf437fffb},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/penmarch/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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