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Living in Saint-Nazaire

In Saint-Nazaire, rent averages €11.48 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 13.7% (2022).

Annual NO₂ was 6.45 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 46.8 km² in 2026. Population density was 1,593.7 people per km² in 2023. The foreign population count was 5,176 in 2021. The unemployment rate was 13.7% at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-2429 sources

Population74,568people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Saint-Nazaire (commune 44184)
Median gross salary (region)2,620EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent11.48EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — about the sameOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate13.68%country median 11.0% — 25% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime7,565incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 60% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean7.15µg/m³country median 8.5 — 16% belowOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Higher unemployment than 72% of French cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 91% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 84% of French cities that publish it.

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

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-Nazaire?

Average net cold rent is 11.48 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): 11.48 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr18
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Saint-Nazaire recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Saint-Nazaire€11.48
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 Fibre15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan14Official · national market
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct3,188 %31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Dwellings44,675 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings38,588 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.48 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — about the same31 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr18Official

Is Saint-Nazaire 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 40–56%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%
Student60%strong on education, weak on safety · range 53–67%
Family53%strong on family, weak on cost · range 46–60%
Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–60%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 689 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.48 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-Nazaire?

The unemployment rate is about 13.7 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 13.68 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune8
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Saint-Nazaire is 13.7%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability96.1 %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.4Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,620 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr20Official
Unemployment rate13.68 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune8Official

What does a salary buy in Saint-Nazaire?

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€1,242of €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€11.48/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €689
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€1,242
Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary School Count36 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)11Official
School Count70 count3 Aug 2026Ministère 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; Saint-Nazaire's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,099 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20113Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Saint-Nazaire 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 residents1,099 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Saint-Nazaire?

Police recorded about 7,565 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-Nazaire highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Saint-Nazaire 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
Nice7,577
Saint-Nazaire7,565
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,565 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportSNR3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official
Distance to nearest airport6 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 7.15 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 11.7 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Saint-Nazaire?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.15 µg/m³ · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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-Nazaire is 7.2 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)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean6.45 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 reading13.92 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.10Official
PM10 — annual mean11.72 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 mean7.15 µg/m³country median 8.520242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 9.5 · Feb 10.4 · Mar 13.2 · Apr 15.8 · May 19.2 · Jun 22.5 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 21.9 · Oct 17.4 · Nov 13.1 · Dec 10.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_NAZAIRE-MONTOIR19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.7 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 6.6 · May 9.8 · Jun 12.5 · Jul 14.1 · Aug 13.9 · Sep 11.4 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_NAZAIRE-MONTOIR19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 6.6 · Feb 6.9 · Mar 9.1 · Apr 11.2 · May 14.5 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 19.2 · Sep 16.7 · Oct 13.5 · Nov 9.6 · Dec 7.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_NAZAIRE-MONTOIR19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 87.7 · Feb 68.3 · Mar 58.6 · Apr 56.6 · May 54.9 · Jun 40 · Jul 38.6 · Aug 44.1 · Sep 63.4 · Oct 87.7 · Nov 95.4 · Dec 96.7 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ST_NAZAIRE-MONTOIR19Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 45.0% between 2013 and 2024, from 13.0 to 7.1.

Similar climate. In France: Angers ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±1.7 °C, Portsmouth (United Kingdom) ±1.4 °C, Werl (Germany) ±2.1 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±2.6 °C, Bexley (United Kingdom) ±0.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Saint-Nazaire?

The published population was 74,568 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Saint-Nazaire (commune 44184)7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area46.79 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official
Foreign residents5,176 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT113Official
Population density1,594 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official
Population74,568 people1 Jan 2023INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Saint-Nazaire (commune 44184)7Official

International community in Saint-Nazaire

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
Total74,568100.0%
Français67,877.47791.0%
Etranger6,690.5239.0%

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)12Official

Alternatives for people set on Saint-Nazaire

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.

Donges as a Saint-Nazaire alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,372 Donges vs 7,565 Saint-Nazaire−42%
  • Unemployment: 8.0% Donges vs 13.7% Saint-Nazaire−41%
  • Residents: 8,219 Donges vs 74,568 Saint-Nazaire−89%
  • Rent: €10.96/m² Donges vs €11.48/m² Saint-Nazaire−5%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,620 Donges vs €2,620 Saint-Nazairesame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.1 µg/m³ Donges vs 7.1 µg/m³ Saint-Nazairesame level
  • Nearest airport: 6.0 km Donges vs 6.0 km Saint-Nazairesame level

Ajaccio as a Saint-Nazaire alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1050 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,244 Ajaccio vs 7,565 Saint-Nazaire−57%
  • Unemployment: 7.6% Ajaccio vs 13.7% Saint-Nazaire−44%
  • Rent: €12.00/m² Ajaccio vs €11.48/m² Saint-Nazaireno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.1 µg/m³ Ajaccio vs 7.1 µg/m³ Saint-Nazaire+28%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 840.6 Ajaccio vs 1,099.1 Saint-Nazaire−24%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,451 Ajaccio vs €2,620 Saint-Nazaire−6%
  • Nearest airport: 5.0 km Ajaccio vs 6.0 km Saint-Nazaire−17%

Cities near Saint-Nazaire

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

Trignac 5.3 km away
Rent
10.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Pornichet 9.6 km away
Rent
14.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Donges 11.8 km away
Rent
10.96 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
La Baule-Escoublac 13.5 km away
Rent
14.85 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

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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 Saint-Nazaire?

The published population was 74,568 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Saint-Nazaire (commune 44184).

How much does it cost to rent in Saint-Nazaire?

Average net cold rent is 11.48 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 804 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Saint-Nazaire?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.1 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..

How safe is Saint-Nazaire?

Police recorded about 7,565 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-Nazaire?

The unemployment rate is about 13.7 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Saint-Nazaire?

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

Is Saint-Nazaire a good place to live?

Saint-Nazaire 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-Nazaire?

Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, Trignac, Montoir-de-Bretagne, Saint-André-des-Eaux, Pornichet are near Saint-Nazaire. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Saint-Nazaire?

The official citizenship distribution records 74,568 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 29). Saint-Nazaire, France: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 04d7bc975a5a11e3182bd355d771a69e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/saint-nazaire/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Saint-Nazaire, France: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {04d7bc975a5a11e3182bd355d771a69e},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/saint-nazaire/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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