Living in Royan

In Royan, advertised rents for new lettings average €13.11 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 18% (2022).

The unemployment rate was 18% at the end of 2022. Royan had a population of 19,425 at the start of 2023. For Royan, the foreign population count was 530 in 2021. Gigabit broadband availability was 95.7% in March 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2423 sources

Population19,425people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune

Median gross salary (region)2,550EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr

Average net rent13.11EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 13% aboveOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr

Unemployment rate17.95%country median 11.0% — 64% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune

Recorded crime8,242incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 74% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

Pricier rent than 68% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 90% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 95% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Royan?

Average net cold rent is 13.11 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): 13.11 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr¹⁹

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Net rent across major citiesRoyan highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30

Nice€20.43

Lyon€16.57

Marseille€16.30

Toulouse€13.98

Royan€13.11

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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 Fibre¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange 100GB mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)	694.4 %	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁵Official
Dwellings	21,958 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁶Official
Main residence dwellings	11,916 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	13.11 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60	31 Dec 2025	static.data.gouv.fr¹⁹Official

Is Royan a good place to live?

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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%

Student51%strong on education, weak on safety · range 44–58%

Family43%strong on family, weak on cost · range 36–50%

Retirement47%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 37–57%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 787 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 13.11 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 Royan?

The unemployment rate is about 18 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 17.95 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁹

Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Royan is 18.0%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

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Royan 18.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	95.73 %	3 Aug 2026	Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)¹Official
Gigabit broadband availability	95.73 %	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)	2,550 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	www.insee.fr²⁰Official
Unemployment rate	17.95 %country median 11.0%	31 Dec 2022	INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Royan?

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

Left over each month€1,097of €1,947 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.	€1,947
Rent, 60 m²€13.11/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31	− €787
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	€1,097

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Public employment service

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

Family and education

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

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; Royan's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,357 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2011	DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011³Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Royan 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 residents1,357 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Royan?

Police recorded about 8,242 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 citiesRoyan highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Lille13,488

Lyon13,026

Bordeaux12,429

Marseille11,857

Paris10,987

Montpellier9,636

Toulouse8,875

Royan8,242

Rennes8,241

Strasbourg7,791

Nantes7,704

Nice7,577

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	8,242 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

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	RYN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	5 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 15.67 · Feb 16.44 · Mar 19.95 · Apr 23.71 · May 27.52 · Jun 32.57 · Jul 32.83 · Aug 36.67 · Sep 32.2 · Oct 26.76 · Nov 20.57 · Dec 16.85 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -1.97 · Feb -3.76 · Mar -1.97 · Apr 2.67 · May 6.57 · Jun 10.06 · Jul 13.73 · Aug 13.11 · Sep 10.12 · Oct 5.4 · Nov 1.76 · Dec -1.82 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 8.28 · Feb 7.97 · Mar 9.9 · Apr 12.26 · May 15.09 · Jun 18.44 · Jul 20.21 · Aug 20.39 · Sep 18.58 · Oct 15.78 · Nov 11.96 · Dec 9.05 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Royan?

The published population was 19,425 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	19.3 km²	31 Dec 2026	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte¹⁸Official
Foreign residents	530 people	2021	Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1¹⁴Official
Population density	1,006 people/km²	31 Dec 2023	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte¹⁸Official
Population	19,425 people	1 Jan 2023	INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁸Official

International community in Royan

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	19,425	100.0%
Français	18,915.708	97.4%
Etranger	509.292	2.6%

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

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

Alternatives for people set on Royan

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.

Saujon as a Royan alternative in the same region

10 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €9.43/m² Saujon vs €13.11/m² Royan−28%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,160 Saujon vs 8,242 Royan−50%
Unemployment: 13.6% Saujon vs 18.0% Royan−24%
Residents: 7,440 Saujon vs 19,425 Royan−62%
Nearest airport: 6.0 km Saujon vs 5.0 km Royan+20%
Median gross pay, region: €2,550 Saujon vs €2,550 Royansame level

Full comparison More about Saujon

Albi as a Royan alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 314 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 51,290 Albi vs 19,425 Royan+164%
Rent: €9.93/m² Albi vs €13.11/m² Royan−24%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,463 Albi vs 8,242 Royan−22%
Unemployment: 15.7% Albi vs 18.0% Royan−12%
Nearest airport: 3.0 km Albi vs 5.0 km Royan−40%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,217.3 Albi vs 1,356.7 Royan−10%
Median gross pay, region: €2,575 Albi vs €2,550 Royansame level

Full comparison More about Albi

Cities near Royan

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

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne 4.0 km away

Rent: 13.07 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Saujon 10.4 km away

Rent: 9.43 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

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

All France cities

Villefontaine19,445 residents Saint-Lô19,471 residents Vitré19,365 residents Le Mée-sur-Seine19,527 residents Pertuis19,548 residents La Crau19,556 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 Royan?

The published population was 19,425 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Royan?

Average net cold rent is 13.11 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 918 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

How safe is Royan?

What is the unemployment rate in Royan?

The unemployment rate is about 18 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Royan?

The median gross salary is 2,550 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Royan?

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

Is Royan a good place to live?

Royan 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 Royan?

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, Saujon are near Royan. 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 Royan?

The official citizenship distribution records 18,915.708 people (97.4%) 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 = {Royan, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/royan/},
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}

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