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Living in Saint-Leu

Saint-Leu is a city in France. Its population was 36,687 at the end of 2024.

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

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-Leu.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The city had 17,007 dwellings at the end of 2023.

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Saint-Leu yet. France has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesSaint-Leu highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Saint-Leu highlighted€26.30Paris€13.26Angers€12.10Amiens€12.08Metz€12.04Dijon€11.98Rouen€11.80Reims€11.06Le Havre€10.88Perpignan€10.47Le Mans€9.40Besançon€9.06Limogesnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings17,007 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE3Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings14,723 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE3Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Leu?

The unemployment rate is about 30.1 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 30.13 % · www.insee.fr11
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Saint-Leu is 30.1%. 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%37715–2097 cities: 20% to under 25%9720–2515 cities: 25% to under 30%1525–303 cities: 30% to under 35%330–35Saint-Leu 30.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability87.24 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Gigabit broadband availability87.24 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Unemployment rate30.13 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr11Official

Public employment service

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

Country-level information
Open the France service overview

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary School Count21 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)6Official
School Count29 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)6Official

Mobility and administration

Saint-Leu's nearest airport was DIJ, 75 km away and offered 1 direct destinations. Saint-Leu's fibre-to-home broadband coverage was 87.24%.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Airport Direct Destinations Count1 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights9Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km75 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Nearest Major Airport IataDIJ3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Saint-Leu. 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
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Saint-Leu.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 1.6°C in January to 20.6°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Saint-Leu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Collected source2

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
Saint-Leu annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.0PM2.5µg/m³

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

PM2.5 across cities in FranceAnnual PM2.5 in Saint-Leu is 7.0 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 · 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/m³4827–8Saint-Leu 7.0626 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³6268–9447 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
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Collected source2Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 14.46 · Feb 15.49 · Mar 21.66 · Apr 25.05 · May 30.04 · Jun 38.1 · Jul 40.23 · Aug 40.05 · Sep 34.6 · Oct 29.03 · Nov 21.13 · Dec 15.1 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center8Official · coordinate grid
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -14.11 · Feb -15.18 · Mar -12.04 · Apr -5.94 · May 0.05 · Jun 3.42 · Jul 7.19 · Aug 7.27 · Sep 1.57 · Oct -4.43 · Nov -5.57 · Dec -12.56 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center8Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan 1.65 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 5.85 · Apr 9.82 · May 13.71 · Jun 18.3 · Jul 20.57 · Aug 20.02 · Sep 15.77 · Oct 11.41 · Nov 5.95 · Dec 2.43 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center8Official · coordinate grid

Cities of a similar size in France

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

All France cities
Meyzieu36,687 residentsChâtillon36,705 residentsVitrolles36,758 residentsAthis-Mons36,613 residentsBezons36,434 residentsConflans-Sainte-Honorine36,958 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Saint-Leu?

The published population was 36,687 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)4

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population36,687 people31 Dec 2024Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)4Official
Population over time10 published observations, 1968–2024
Population in Saint-Leu by year, residents15,28522,94730,61038,2721968198219992012202436,687residents

Population rose 117.5% between 1968 and 2024, from 16,870 to 36,687.

International community in Saint-Leu

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
Total36,163100.0%
Français35,893.95899.3%
Etranger269.0420.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5

Is Saint-Leu 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–59%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student64%strong on education, weak on safety · range 54–74%
Family61%strong on family, weak on safety · range 50–72%
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–69%
Population36,687 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)
Dwellings17,007 dwellings31 Dec 2023Official source · INSEE
Fibre-to-the-building availability87.24 %3 Aug 2026Official source · Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)
Gigabit broadband availability87.24 %3 Aug 2026Official source · Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)
Unemployment rate30.13 %31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · Collected source
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-26

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)7Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Saint-Leu 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.

Open the official coverage guide
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-Leu?

The published population was 36,687 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE).

Is the air quality good in Saint-Leu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Collected source.

What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Leu?

The unemployment rate is about 30.1 % (2022). Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Saint-Leu a good place to live?

Saint-Leu 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-Leu?

The official citizenship distribution records 36,163 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-Leu, France: jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/saint-leu/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_saint-leu-france-jobs-air-quality_140788d83139,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Saint-Leu, France: jobs, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/saint-leu/},
  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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  1. Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse) data.arcep.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  2. Collected source air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
  3. INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
  4. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) insee.fr · checked 2026-08-05
  5. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), France api.insee.fr · checked 2026-08-30
  6. Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) data.education.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  7. Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  8. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  9. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  10. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. www.insee.fr insee.fr · checked 2026-08-26

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