Roye

Roye is a city in France. Annual PM2.5 was 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Roye had a population of 5,833 at the start of 2023. For Roye, the foreign population count was 81 in 2021. The unemployment rate was 19.8% at the end of 2022.

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Higher unemployment than 95% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 65% of French cities that publish it.

Foreign residents81 peoplecity · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1
Population5,833 peoplemunicipality · Verified 2026-07-12Official source · France official denominator source
Gigabit broadband availability94.2 %city · Verified 2026-07-15Official 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.
Unemployment rate19.8382 %city · Verified 2026-07-26Official source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-26Official source · EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data
City area15.55 km2place · Verified 2026-07-14Official source · A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-07-26

Who Roye may suit

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–65% from published values
Skilled employee47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 33–61% from published values
Student49%strong on cost, weak on healthcare · range 35–63% from published values
Family45%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 31–59% from published values
Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–71% from published values

Population and city profile

The city covered 15.6 km² in 2022. Population density was 369.6 people per km² in 2022.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Roye residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport98.6%Foreign residents 1.4%

Derived from the published population and foreign-resident counts.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
City area15.55 km22026-07-142022Official sourceA-ccepted source for city area and derived population density Source-backed value · place
Foreign residents81 people2026-07-152021Official sourceNationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 Source-backed value
Population density369.6463 people/km²2026-07-142022Official sourceA-ccepted source for city area and derived population density Source-backed value · place
Population5,833 people2026-07-12AgingOfficial sourceFrance official denominator source Source-backed value

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in FranceWhere Roye lands among 1970 measured cities
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band140–58585–1069610–1530615–20Roye 19.8%8020–251425–30230–35unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band

Published unemployment rates for cities in the same country.

Climate and air quality

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Roye annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in FranceWhere Roye lands among 1870 measured cities
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band23–494–5375–61476–74547–85988–9Roye 8.04329–1015710–112611–12412–13413–14annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band

Published annual means from the same national measurement network.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³country median 8.5 — 6% below2026-07-262024Official sourceEEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data Source-backed value

Worked out from these numbers

Arithmetic on the published values above. Each one names what it assumed.

How international is the population?

1.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 81 people of 5,833 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Common questions

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

What is the unemployment rate in Roye?

The unemployment rate is 19.8382 %. Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune, checked 2026-07-26.

Is the air quality good in Roye?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data, checked 2026-07-26.

How many people live in Roye?

The published population is 5,833 people. Source: France official denominator source, checked 2026-07-12.

How many foreign residents live in Roye?

81 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1, checked 2026-07-15.

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Sources

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