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Living in Saint-Étienne

Saint-Étienne is a city in France. Population density was 2,157.9 people per km² in 2022. The city had 137 schools in 2026. There were 94.7 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 16.7 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 19% at the end of 2022. In 2024, annual PM2.5 was 8.5 µg/m³. Its population was 173,136 at the start of 2023. The city covered 80 km² in 2022.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Saint-Étienne?

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 Saint-Étienne.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Saint-Étienne. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month
Saint-Étienne recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€522
Utilities, 85 m² flat€145
Transport pass€47
Internet, 60 Mbps€24
Fitness club€22

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesSaint-Étienne highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Saint-Étienne highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Angers€13.26
Amiens€12.10
Metz€12.08
Besançon€9.40
Limoges€9.06
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Dijon€12.04
Rouen€11.98
Reims€11.80
Le Havre€11.06
Perpignan€10.88
Le Mans€10.47
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly21.56 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited24.13 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly522.5 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant12.94 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass46.78 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home144.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct12,175 %31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Dwellings101,341 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE8Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings86,762 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE8Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Étienne?

The unemployment rate is about 19 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 18.95 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Saint-Étienne is 19.0%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band18 cities: 0% to under 5%180–5898 cities: 5% to under 10%8985–10832 cities: 10% to under 15%83210–15377 cities: 15% to under 20%37715–20Saint-Étienne 19.0%97 cities: 20% to under 25%9720–2515 cities: 25% to under 30%1525–303 cities: 30% to under 35%330–35

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability96.23 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)3Official
Gigabit broadband availability98.32 %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.6Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,749 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr22Official
Unemployment rate18.95 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11Official
Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2013–2022
Unemployment rate in Saint-Étienne by year, %18.0%18.6%19.2%19.9%2013201520172019202219.0%%

Unemployment rate rose 2.8% between 2013 and 2022, from 18.4% to 19.0%.

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools137 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.20Official · commune
Primary School Count90 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official
School Count161 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents94.72 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence9Official
Hospital Beds Per 100k905.9 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20114Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Saint-Étienne 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 100k905.9 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport4 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights18Official
Nearest airportEBU3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Distance to nearest airport14 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Saint-Étienne?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.5 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.1

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Saint-Étienne average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND27°0°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Saint-Étienne average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100383034558281777370767339JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Saint-Étienne average monthly sunshine, hours070140210280811081621862132402752591931348775JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Saint-Étienne annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.5PM2.5154014.7PM10104016.7NO₂µg/m³

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 Saint-Étienne is 8.5 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 · measured cities in France per band2 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³23–412 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³124–541 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³415–6159 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³1596–7482 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³4827–8626 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³6268–9Saint-Étienne 8.5447 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³4479–10166 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³16610–1127 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³2711–129 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³912–134 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³413–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean16.69 µg/m³country median 14.820242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official
NO₂ — latest reading11.73 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Latest 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.13Official
PM10 — annual mean14.67 µg/m³country median 14.220242024 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 mean8.5 µg/m³country median 8.5 — about the same20242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official
Annual mean temperature (modelled)10.2 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology16Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Annual precipitation (modelled)694 mm/year2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology16Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
January mean temperature (modelled)1.1 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology16Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
January minimum temperature (modelled)-13.8 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology16Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
July maximum temperature (modelled)38.6 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology16Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
July mean temperature (modelled)20.37 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology16Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Daily precipitation rate (modelled)1.9 mm/day2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology16Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Solar exposure (modelled)3.74 kWh/m²/day2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology16Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Average daytime high by monthJan 7.3 · Feb 8.8 · Mar 13.1 · Apr 16.3 · May 20.3 · Jun 24.5 · Jul 26.9 · Aug 26.9 · Sep 22.2 · Oct 17.3 · Nov 11.4 · Dec 8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_ETIENNE-BOUTHEON21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.3 · Feb 0.2 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 5 · May 9 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 14.4 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 8.1 · Nov 3.7 · Dec 1.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_ETIENNE-BOUTHEON21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.8 · Feb 4.5 · Mar 7.8 · Apr 10.7 · May 14.6 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 20.7 · Aug 20.6 · Sep 16.4 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_ETIENNE-BOUTHEON21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 38.3 · Feb 30.3 · Mar 33.9 · Apr 55 · May 81.5 · Jun 80.8 · Jul 77.2 · Aug 72.8 · Sep 70.3 · Oct 76.2 · Nov 73 · Dec 39 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_ETIENNE-BOUTHEON21Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 81 · Feb 108 · Mar 162 · Apr 186 · May 213 · Jun 240 · Jul 275 · Aug 259 · Sep 193 · Oct 134 · Nov 87 · Dec 75 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_ETIENNE-BOUTHEON21Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Saint-Étienne by year, µg/m³7.79.210.812.3201320152017202120248.5µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 29.2% between 2013 and 2024, from 12.0 to 8.5.

Cities of a similar size in France

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

All France cities
Reims177,674 residentsToulon179,116 residentsLe Havre166,687 residentsVilleurbanne163,684 residentsDijon161,830 residentsAngers159,022 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Saint-Étienne?

The published population was 173,136 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Saint-Étienne residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport84.6%Foreign residents15.4%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area79.97 km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density2Official
Foreign-resident share14.6 %31 Dec 2022Eurostat5Official
Foreign residents26,639 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT117Official
Population density2,158 people/km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density2Official
Population173,136 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10Official
Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2013–2022
Foreign residents in Saint-Étienne by year, residents22,45925,22627,99230,7592013201520172019202230,187residents

Foreign residents rose 31.1% between 2013 and 2022, from 23,031 to 30,187.

International community in Saint-Étienne

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
Total173,136100.0%
Français143,603.24482.9%
Etranger29,532.75617.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Is Saint-Étienne 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–74%
Student72%strong on education, weak on safety · range 64–80%
Family67%strong on family, weak on safety · range 58–76%
Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 47–67%
Foreign residents26,639 people2021Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1
Population173,136 people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
NO₂ — latest reading11.73 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official source · 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.
Dwellings101,341 dwellings31 Dec 2023Official source · INSEE
Fibre-to-the-building availability96.23 %3 Aug 2026Official source · Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)
Gigabit broadband availability98.32 %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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities1 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)15Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Saint-Étienne?

The published population was 173,136 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

Is the air quality good in Saint-Étienne?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.5 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..

What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Étienne?

The unemployment rate is about 19 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Saint-Étienne?

The median gross salary is 2,749 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Saint-Étienne?

26,639 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1.

How much is public transport in Saint-Étienne?

A monthly transport pass is 46.78 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2.

Is Saint-Étienne a good place to live?

Saint-Étienne 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 Saint-Étienne?

The official citizenship distribution records 173,136 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). Saint-Étienne, France: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/saint-etienne/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Saint-Étienne, France: rent, salary, jobs},
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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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