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Living in Saint-Jean-de-Monts

In Saint-Jean-de-Monts, advertised rents for new lettings average €13.56 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 14.1% (2022).

Saint-Jean-de-Monts is a city in France, with a population of 8,868 at the start of 2023. The foreign population count was 102 at the start of 2023. Saint-Jean-de-Monts covered 61.72 km² in 2026 and had a population density of 143.7 people per km² in 2023. The unemployment rate was 14.1% at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-2424 sources

Population8,868people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,620EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent13.56EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 17% aboveOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate14.07%country median 11.0% — 28% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime7,656incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 62% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

Pricier rent than 70% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 74% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 92% of French cities that publish it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Saint-Jean-de-Monts?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Saint-Jean-de-Monts?

Average net cold rent is 13.56 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): 13.56 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr18
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Saint-Jean-de-Monts recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesSaint-Jean-de-Monts highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Saint-Jean-de-Monts highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Saint-Jean-de-Monts€13.56
Show the other 6 cities
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 Fibre14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan13Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)422.7 %31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official
Dwellings14,585 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Main residence dwellings4,461 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)13.56 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr18Official

Is Saint-Jean-de-Monts 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 worker44%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 35–53%
Skilled employee49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–57%
Student24%strong on education, weak on work · range 17–31%
Family35%strong on family, weak on cost · range 27–43%
Retirement45%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 34–56%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 814 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 13.56 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 Saint-Jean-de-Monts?

The unemployment rate is about 14.1 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 14.07 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune7
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Saint-Jean-de-Monts is 14.1%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability94.96 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Gigabit broadband availability94.96 %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)2,620 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr20Official
Unemployment rate14.07 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune7Official

What does a salary buy in Saint-Jean-de-Monts?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,620 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,118of €1,994 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.€1,994
Rent, 60 m²€13.56/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €814
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€1,118
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Saint-Jean-de-Monts Salary needed to live in Saint-Jean-de-Monts

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools3 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)10Official
Schools6 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)10Official

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; Saint-Jean-de-Monts's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Saint-Jean-de-Monts?

Police recorded about 7,656 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 citiesSaint-Jean-de-Monts highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Saint-Jean-de-Monts 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
Saint-Jean-de-Monts7,656
Nice7,577
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,656 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)2Official

Mobility and administration

Gigabit broadband availability was 95% in March 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportIDY3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official
Distance to nearest airport27 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Saint-Jean-de-Monts. 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

DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

FrenchIn Person, Online
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Saint-Jean-de-Monts.

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Climate and air quality

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 15.66 · Feb 18.6 · Mar 22.04 · Apr 24.95 · May 28.27 · Jun 33.32 · Jul 34.68 · Aug 35.73 · Sep 30.16 · Oct 27.42 · Nov 19.92 · Dec 15.78 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -8.3 · Feb -8.04 · Mar -4.19 · Apr -1.86 · May 1.69 · Jun 4.92 · Jul 9.35 · Aug 9.63 · Sep 5.12 · Oct 0.78 · Nov -3.38 · Dec -4.97 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Average temperature by monthJan 6.46 · Feb 6.33 · Mar 8.44 · Apr 11.05 · May 14.11 · Jun 17.51 · Jul 19.25 · Aug 19.13 · Sep 16.88 · Oct 13.76 · Nov 9.93 · Dec 6.91 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 86.2 · Feb 63.3 · Mar 57.8 · Apr 55.5 · May 51.5 · Jun 41.6 · Jul 34.3 · Aug 45.4 · Sep 60.9 · Oct 87.3 · Nov 98.6 · Dec 90.9 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Saint-Jean-de-Monts?

The published population was 8,868 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 area61.72 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official
Foreign residents102.5 people1 Jan 2023INSEE RP2023 — population par âge, sexe et nationalité, commune8Official
Population density143.7 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official
Population8,868 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune6Official

International community in Saint-Jean-de-Monts

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
Total8,868100.0%
Français8,765.52598.8%
Etranger102.4751.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)11Official

Alternatives for people set on Saint-Jean-de-Monts

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.

La Garnache as a Saint-Jean-de-Monts alternative in the same region

21 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,667 La Garnache vs 7,656 Saint-Jean-de-Monts−65%
  • Unemployment: 6.5% La Garnache vs 14.1% Saint-Jean-de-Monts−54%
  • Rent: €5.45/m² (2021) La Garnache vs €13.56/m² (2025) Saint-Jean-de-Montsno percentage
  • Residents: 5,515 La Garnache vs 8,868 Saint-Jean-de-Monts−38%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,620 La Garnache vs €2,620 Saint-Jean-de-Montssame level

Sartrouville as a Saint-Jean-de-Monts alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 396 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 8,868 Saint-Jean-de-Monts+495%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 7,656 Saint-Jean-de-Monts−40%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,620 Saint-Jean-de-Monts+27%
  • Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €13.56/m² Saint-Jean-de-Montsno percentage
  • Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 14.1% Saint-Jean-de-Monts−25%
  • Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sartrouville vs 27.0 km Saint-Jean-de-Monts−33%

Cities near Saint-Jean-de-Monts

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

Challans 15.0 km away
Rent
13.02 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
La Garnache 20.5 km away
Rent
5.45 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-01-01

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Saint-Jean-de-Monts 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Saint-Jean-de-Monts?

The published population was 8,868 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Saint-Jean-de-Monts?

Average net cold rent is 13.56 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 949 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

How safe is Saint-Jean-de-Monts?

Police recorded about 7,656 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 Saint-Jean-de-Monts?

The unemployment rate is about 14.1 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Saint-Jean-de-Monts?

The median gross salary is 2,620 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Saint-Jean-de-Monts?

102 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: INSEE RP2023 — population par âge, sexe et nationalité, commune.

Is Saint-Jean-de-Monts a good place to live?

Saint-Jean-de-Monts 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 Saint-Jean-de-Monts?

Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez, Challans, La Garnache are near Saint-Jean-de-Monts. 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 Saint-Jean-de-Monts?

The official citizenship distribution records 8,765.525 people (98.8%) 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 = {Saint-Jean-de-Monts, France: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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