Living in Piolenc

In Piolenc, advertised rents for new lettings average €9.49 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 11% (2022).

Annual PM10 was 20 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 11% at the end of 2022. The foreign population count was 121 in 2021. For Piolenc, annual PM2.5 was 11.1 µg/m³ in 2024. The population of Piolenc, in France, was 5,718 at the start of 2023. The city covered 24.8 km² in 2026. Population density was 231 people per km² in 2023. The city had 4 schools in 2026. There were 70 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 16.5 µg/m³ in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2427 sources

Population5,718people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune

Median gross salary (region)2,630EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr

Average net rent9.49EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 18% belowOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr

Unemployment rate10.98%country median 11.0% — about the sameOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune

Recorded crime3,672incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 23% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

PM2.5, annual mean11.11µg/m³country median 8.5 — 31% aboveOfficial 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 79% of French cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 75% of French cities that publish it and dirtier air than 98% of French cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Piolenc?

Average net cold rent is 9.49 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): 9.49 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr¹⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Net rent across major citiesPiolenc highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30

Nice€20.43

Lyon€16.57

Marseille€16.30

Toulouse€13.98

Piolenc€9.49

Show the other 6 cities

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 Fibre¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange 100GB mobile plan¹²Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)	204.8 %	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁴Official
Dwellings	2,801 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁵Official
Main residence dwellings	2,487 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9.49 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60	31 Dec 2025	static.data.gouv.fr¹⁶Official

Is Piolenc 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–59%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%

Student55%strong on education, weak on work · range 48–62%

Family51%strong on family, weak on cost · range 44–58%

Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–59%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 569 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.49 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 Piolenc?

The unemployment rate is about 11 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 10.98 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁸

Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Piolenc is 11.0%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

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Piolenc 11.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	98.67 %	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.³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,630 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	www.insee.fr¹⁸Official
Unemployment rate	10.98 %country median 11.0% — about the same	31 Dec 2022	INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Piolenc?

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

Left over each month€1,369of €2,001 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.	€2,001
Rent, 60 m²€9.49/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31	− €569
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	€1,369

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

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	4 schools	27 May 2026	RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.¹⁴Official · commune
Primary schools	2 schools	31 Dec 2025	INSEE⁴Official

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; Piolenc'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	69.95 per 100,000 people	31 Dec 2024	INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Piolenc 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 Piolenc?

Police recorded about 3,672 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 citiesPiolenc 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

Piolenc3,672

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,672 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 Piolenc. 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

Open official information

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 Piolenc.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Piolenc?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 11.1 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: 11.11 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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16°5°

19°8°

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28°16°

31°18°

26°14°

20°11°

14°6°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

105

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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

PM2.511.1WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1020WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂16.5WHO 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 Piolenc is 11.1 µg/m³. Of 1,975 cities with data, 626 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Piolenc 11.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	16.52 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	15.17 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.¹⁰Official
PM10 — annual mean	20.03 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	11.11 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 10.3 · Feb 11.9 · Mar 16.2 · Apr 19.3 · May 23.6 · Jun 28.1 · Jul 31.1 · Aug 30.8 · Sep 25.5 · Oct 20.3 · Nov 14.2 · Dec 10.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ORANGE¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 2.1 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 7.9 · May 11.9 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 18 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 14 · Oct 10.6 · Nov 6 · Dec 2.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ORANGE¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.2 · Feb 7.2 · Mar 10.8 · Apr 13.6 · May 17.7 · Jun 21.9 · Jul 24.5 · Aug 24.2 · Sep 19.7 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 10.1 · Dec 6.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ORANGE¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 54.8 · Feb 36.6 · Mar 44.5 · Apr 63 · May 60.1 · Jun 37.4 · Jul 38.4 · Aug 40.2 · Sep 105.3 · Oct 94.5 · Nov 96.6 · Dec 48.2 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ORANGE¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In France: Nîmes ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Murfreesboro (United States) ±1.9 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±2.3 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.3 °C, Girona (Spain) ±1.4 °C, Latina (Italy) ±1.4 °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 Piolenc?

The published population was 5,718 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	24.8 km²	31 Dec 2026	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	121 people	2021	Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1¹¹Official
Population density	230.6 people/km²	31 Dec 2023	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte¹⁵Official
Population	5,718 people	1 Jan 2023	INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁷Official

International community in Piolenc

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	5,718	100.0%
Français	5,593.426	97.8%
Etranger	124.574	2.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Alternatives for people set on Piolenc

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.

Laudun-l'Ardoise as a Piolenc alternative in the same region

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

Unemployment: 9.0% Laudun-l'Ardoise vs 11.0% Piolenc−18%
Rent: €8.94/m² Laudun-l'Ardoise vs €9.49/m² Piolenc−6%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,249 Laudun-l'Ardoise vs 3,672 Piolenc−12%
Residents: 6,835 Laudun-l'Ardoise vs 5,718 Piolenc+20%
Median gross pay, region: €2,575 Laudun-l'Ardoise vs €2,630 Piolencsame level
Annual PM2.5: 11.1 µg/m³ Laudun-l'Ardoise vs 11.1 µg/m³ Piolencsame level

Full comparison More about Laudun-l'Ardoise

Sartrouville as a Piolenc alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 566 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 5,718 Piolenc+823%
Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,630 Piolenc+26%
Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €9.49/m² Piolencno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 3,672 Piolenc+25%
Annual PM2.5: 9.7 µg/m³ Sartrouville vs 11.1 µg/m³ Piolenc−13%
Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 11.0% Piolenc−4%

Full comparison More about Sartrouville

Cities near Piolenc

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

Orange 5.9 km away

Rent: 9.91 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Bagnols-sur-Cèze 11.4 km away

Rent: 9.02 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Bollène 11.4 km away

Rent: 9.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Laudun-l'Ardoise 11.6 km away

Rent: 8.94 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Pont-Saint-Esprit 12.6 km away

Rent: 10.46 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Jonquières 13.0 km away

Rent: 9.98 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Courthézon 14.0 km away

Rent: 9.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Roquemaure 14.1 km away

Rent: 10.23 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

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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 Piolenc?

The published population was 5,718 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Piolenc?

Average net cold rent is 9.49 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 664 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Piolenc?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 11.1 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 Piolenc?

What is the unemployment rate in Piolenc?

The unemployment rate is about 11 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Piolenc?

The median gross salary is 2,630 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Piolenc a good place to live?

Piolenc 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.

Which cities are near Piolenc?

Orange, Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Bollène, Laudun-l'Ardoise, Pont-Saint-Esprit are near Piolenc. 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 Piolenc?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,593.426 people (97.8%) 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). Piolenc, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c802f4cd213f19d1ef66cb4e81f50971]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/piolenc/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Piolenc, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c802f4cd213f19d1ef66cb4e81f50971},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/piolenc/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Orange Livebox Fibre boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
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