Living in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer is a city in France, and the figures below are its published values.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Saint-Pol-sur-Mer?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Saint-Pol-sur-Mer. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Saint-Pol-sur-Mer 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.
Work and income
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 3,314 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Les salaires bruts dans le secteur privé en 2022 – T401B: Salaire brut en équivalent temps plein, par catégorie socioprofessionnelle agrégée, région et département4Official · county |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Saint-Pol-sur-Mer. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
France Travail — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary schools | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)5Official |
| Schools | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)5Official |
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-Pol-sur-Mer's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Safety
How safe is Saint-Pol-sur-Mer?
Police recorded about 6,296 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 départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 20251
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 6,296 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 20251Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer's nearest airport was LIL, 74 km away and offered 30 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Saint-Pol-sur-Mer. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course
État français and OFII
For eligible non-EU foreign residents.
DIAN language-training offer finder — Other
Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN
For people seeking French-language training.
Climate and air quality
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer's monthly mean temperatures were 5.5°C in January and 18.4°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 53.9 mm in January and 58.5 mm in July.
Is the air quality good in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 10 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | Collected source2Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 7.6 · Feb 8 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 13.1 · May 16 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 21.2 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 15.6 · Nov 11.1 · Dec 8.3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 3.4 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 7.4 · May 10.5 · Jun 13.3 · Jul 15.5 · Aug 15.8 · Sep 13.6 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 4.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 5.5 · Feb 5.7 · Mar 7.7 · Apr 10.3 · May 13.3 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 16.5 · Oct 13 · Nov 9 · Dec 6.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 53.9 · Feb 45.4 · Mar 41.9 · Apr 36.7 · May 45.5 · Jun 54.5 · Jul 58.5 · Aug 64.2 · Sep 64.9 · Oct 73 · Nov 79.5 · Dec 72.8 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In France: Le Havre ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Bremerhaven (Germany) ±1.7 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.7 °C, Bexley (United Kingdom) ±1.0 °C, Westminster (United Kingdom) ±1.0 °C, Islington (United Kingdom) ±1.0 °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-Pol-sur-Mer?
The published population was 20,124 people in January 2023. Source: Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN)15
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 20,124 people | 1 Jan 2023 | Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN)15Official |
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)6Official |
Alternatives for people set on Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Saint-Pol-sur-Mer from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Cities near Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 10.77 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Alternative cities in France
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer 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 guideIs Saint-Pol-sur-Mer part of Dunkerque?
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer is in the published commuting zone of Dunkerque; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Dunkerque city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source3
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer?
The published population was 20,124 people in January 2023. Source: Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN).
Is the air quality good in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Collected source.
How safe is Saint-Pol-sur-Mer?
Police recorded about 6,296 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 départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 2025.
Is Saint-Pol-sur-Mer a good place to live?
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer 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.
Is Saint-Pol-sur-Mer part of Dunkerque?
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer is in the published commuting zone of Dunkerque; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Saint-Pol-sur-Mer?
Coudekerque-Branche, Grande-Synthe, Cappelle-la-Grande, Leffrinckoucke, Téteghem are near Saint-Pol-sur-Mer. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, France: population, salary, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9ebc18ed58491970d98a2e702c0dcc00]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/saint-pol-sur-mer/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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