Living in Rethel

Rethel had 7,444 residents at the start of 2023 and is a city in France. The unemployment rate was 15% at the end of 2022. The foreign population count was 88 in 2021. Gigabit broadband availability was 91.7% in March 2026.

Cheaper rent than 89% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 78% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 65% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Rethel.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Rethel?

Average net cold rent is 8.25 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): 8.25 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr¹⁷

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Rethel yet.

Net rent across major citiesRethel highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct	392 %	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁶Official
Dwellings	4,273 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁷Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	3,804 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁷Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.25 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.70	31 Dec 2025	static.data.gouv.fr¹⁷Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 495 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.25 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 Rethel?

The unemployment rate is about 15 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 14.97 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁹

Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Rethel is 15.0%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	91.66 %	3 Aug 2026	Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)²Official
Gigabit broadband availability	91.66 %	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.⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,641 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	www.insee.fr¹⁸Official
Unemployment rate	14.97 %country median 11.0%	31 Dec 2022	INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁹Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Rethel. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

France Travail — Public employment service

France Travail

Job SearchUnemployment Claim

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Rethel. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary School Count	7 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)¹¹Official
School Count	14 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)¹¹Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital Beds Per 100k	1,046 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2011	DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011³Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Rethel 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 100k1,046 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁵Official
Nearest airport	XCR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	83 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

Open the full France section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Rethel.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Rethel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁴

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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 Rethel is 8.0 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)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³country median 8.5	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 13.44 · Feb 15.84 · Mar 20.41 · Apr 25.67 · May 29.39 · Jun 34.52 · Jul 40.84 · Aug 38.37 · Sep 35.12 · Oct 26.14 · Nov 19.02 · Dec 14.69 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -13.12 · Feb -14.49 · Mar -10.37 · Apr -4.72 · May -1.18 · Jun 3.17 · Jul 6.85 · Aug 6.29 · Sep 2.22 · Oct -4.83 · Nov -4.88 · Dec -12.3 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.73 · Feb 2.37 · Mar 5.56 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.28 · Jun 16.97 · Jul 19.24 · Aug 18.77 · Sep 15.11 · Oct 10.77 · Nov 5.99 · Dec 2.52 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official

Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2014–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 50.0% between 2014 and 2024, from 16.0 to 8.0.

Cities of a similar size in France

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All France cities

Fabrègues7,447 residents Chaumes-en-Retz7,440 residents Saujon7,440 residents Toulouges7,450 residents Clisson7,452 residents Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or7,435 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Rethel?

The published population was 7,444 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.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	18.58 km²	1 Jan 2022	A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density¹Official
Foreign residents	88 people	2021	Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1¹⁴Official
Population density	400.2 people/km²	1 Jan 2022	A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density¹Official
Population	7,444 people	1 Jan 2023	INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁸Official

International community in Rethel

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	7,444	100.0%
Français	7,333.721	98.5%
Etranger	110.279	1.5%

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

Is Rethel 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–59%

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

Student59%strong on education, weak on safety · range 51–67%

Family55%strong on family, weak on safety · range 46–64%

Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–66%

Foreign residents88 people2021Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1

Population7,444 people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune

Average net rent (nettokalt)8.25 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · static.data.gouv.fr

Dwellings4,273 dwellings31 Dec 2023Official source · INSEE

Fibre-to-the-building availability91.66 %3 Aug 2026Official source · Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)

Gigabit broadband availability91.66 %31 Mar 2026Official source · 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.

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)¹²Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Rethel?

The published population was 7,444 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Rethel?

Average net cold rent is 8.25 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 578 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Rethel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Rethel?

The unemployment rate is about 15 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Rethel?

The median gross salary is 2,641 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Rethel?

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

Is Rethel a good place to live?

Rethel 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 Total citizenship group in Rethel?

The official citizenship distribution records 7,444 people (100.0%) 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, September 12). Rethel, France: rent, salary, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/rethel/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Rethel, France: rent, salary, jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Sources

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A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density insee.fr · checked 2026-07-14
Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse) data.arcep.fr · checked 2026-08-03
DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011 data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
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. data.arcep.fr · checked 2026-03-31
INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune insee.fr · checked 2026-07-26
INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune INSEE RP2022 ACT1 · insee.fr · checked 2026-07-26
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), France api.insee.fr · checked 2026-08-30

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Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) data.education.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 Nationalité en 2021 · insee.fr · checked 2026-07-15
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
static.data.gouv.fr static.data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-27
www.insee.fr insee.fr · checked 2026-08-27

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