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Living in Prades

In Prades, advertised rents for new lettings average €9.23 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 19.2% (2022).

The unemployment rate was 19.2% at the end of 2022. Prades, a city in France, had a population of 6,148 at the start of 2023. Gigabit broadband availability was 91.5% in March 2026. The foreign population count was 459 in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2421 sources

Population6,148people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,575EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent9.23EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 20% belowOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate19.15%country median 11.0% — 75% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime6,913incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 46% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

Cheaper rent than 81% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 93% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 86% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Prades.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Prades?

Average net cold rent is 9.23 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): 9.23 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr18
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Prades recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesPrades highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Prades highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Prades€9.23
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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 Fibre15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan14Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)379 %31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official
Dwellings4,005 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Main residence dwellings3,192 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.23 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr18Official

Is Prades 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 36–54%
Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–61%
Student53%strong on education, weak on work · range 46–60%
Family47%strong on family, weak on cost · range 40–54%
Retirement50%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–60%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 554 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.23 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 Prades?

The unemployment rate is about 19.2 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 19.15 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune7
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Prades is 19.2%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability91.52 %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.3Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,575 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr19Official
Unemployment rate19.15 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune7Official

What does a salary buy in Prades?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,575 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,344of €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€9.23/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €554
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€1,344
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Prades Salary needed to live in Prades

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools7 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)9Official
Schools14 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)9Official

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; Prades's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,448 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20112Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Prades 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 residents1,448 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Prades?

Police recorded about 6,913 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)1

Recorded crime across major citiesPrades highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Prades 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
Prades6,913
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,913 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)1Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport5 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights13Official
Nearest airportPGF3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official
Distance to nearest airport39 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 19.13 · Feb 19.86 · Mar 23.76 · Apr 26.81 · May 31.24 · Jun 34.87 · Jul 37.08 · Aug 36.57 · Sep 31.92 · Oct 28.74 · Nov 22.36 · Dec 18.34 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -10.27 · Feb -12.4 · Mar -12.91 · Apr -3.28 · May -1.49 · Jun 2.57 · Jul 6.2 · Aug 6.49 · Sep 2.76 · Oct -3.83 · Nov -6.88 · Dec -8.84 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Average temperature by monthJan 2.87 · Feb 2.96 · Mar 6.05 · Apr 9.21 · May 13.05 · Jun 18.07 · Jul 20.64 · Aug 20.24 · Sep 15.96 · Oct 12.13 · Nov 6.46 · Dec 3.48 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Prades?

The published population was 6,148 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area10.87 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official
Foreign residents459 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT112Official
Population density565.6 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official
Population6,148 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune6Official

International community in Prades

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
Total6,148100.0%
Français5,690.11792.6%
Etranger457.8837.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)10Official

Alternatives for people set on Prades

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.

Ille-sur-Têt as a Prades alternative in the same region

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

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,509 Ille-sur-Têt vs 6,913 Prades−35%
  • Nearest airport: 22.0 km Ille-sur-Têt vs 39.0 km Prades−44%
  • Unemployment: 17.6% Ille-sur-Têt vs 19.2% Prades−8%
  • Rent: €9.47/m² Ille-sur-Têt vs €9.23/m² Pradessame level
  • Residents: 5,556 Ille-sur-Têt vs 6,148 Prades−10%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,575 Ille-sur-Têt vs €2,575 Pradessame level
Full comparisonMore about Ille-sur-Têt

Sartrouville as a Prades alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 704 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 6,148 Prades+758%
  • Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 19.2% Prades−45%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,575 Prades+29%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 6,913 Prades−34%
  • Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €9.23/m² Pradesno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sartrouville vs 39.0 km Prades−54%
Full comparisonMore about Sartrouville

Cities near Prades

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

Ille-sur-Têt 17.3 km away
Rent
9.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

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

All France cities
Jonage6,144 residentsOraison6,155 residentsFayence6,157 residentsDourges6,139 residentsVendenheim6,137 residentsSaint-Denis-lès-Bourg6,160 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 Prades?

The published population was 6,148 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Prades?

Average net cold rent is 9.23 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 646 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

How safe is Prades?

Police recorded about 6,913 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 Prades?

The unemployment rate is about 19.2 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Prades?

The median gross salary is 2,575 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Prades?

459 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1.

Is Prades a good place to live?

Prades 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 Prades?

Ille-sur-Têt is near Prades. 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 Prades?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,690.117 people (92.6%) 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 = {Prades, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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