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Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente is a city in France. Annual NO₂ was 14.3 µg/m³ in 2024. Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente had a population of 7,539 at the start of 2023. In 2024, annual PM2.5 was 7.06 µg/m³. The city covered 14.7 km² in 2022. Population density was 515.8 people per km² in 2022. The city had 6 schools in 2026. There were 26.5 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. The unemployment rate was 11.2% at the end of 2022. The foreign population count was 172 in 2021.

Cheaper rent than 72% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 85% of French cities that publish it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente?

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-Yrieix-sur-Charente.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente?

Average net cold rent is 9.57 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): 9.57 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr19

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente yet.

Net rent across major citiesSaint-Yrieix-sur-Charente highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente highlighted€26.30Paris€13.26Angers€12.10Amiens€12.08Metz€12.04Dijon€11.80Reims€11.06Le Havre€10.88Perpignan€10.47Le Mans€9.57Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente€9.40Besançon€9.06Limogesnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct239 %31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Dwellings3,774 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings3,480 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.57 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.7031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr19Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 574 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.57 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-Yrieix-sur-Charente?

The unemployment rate is about 11.2 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 11.18 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente is 11.2%. 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%83210–15Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente 11.2%377 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%330–35

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability96.18 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)3Official
Gigabit broadband availability96.54 %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)2,550 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr20Official
Unemployment rate11.18 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools6 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.18Official · commune
Primary School Count4 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)12Official
School Count6 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)12Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents26.53 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence7Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente 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.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport1 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights16Official
Nearest airportANG3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Distance to nearest airport9 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente. 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-Yrieix-sur-Charente.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente?

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: 7.06 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
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.1PM2.5154013.7PM10104014.3NO₂µg/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-Yrieix-sur-Charente is 7.1 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-Yrieix-sur-Charente 7.1626 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
NO₂ — annual mean14.32 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 reading29.85 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.11Official
PM10 — annual mean13.66 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 mean7.06 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
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 16 · Feb 20.65 · Mar 23.4 · Apr 27.92 · May 31.85 · Jun 39.68 · Jul 42.38 · Aug 42.33 · Sep 36.9 · Oct 30.6 · Nov 23.47 · Dec 17.65 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -10.01 · Feb -11.59 · Mar -8.97 · Apr -2.63 · May -0.2 · Jun 5.62 · Jul 8.71 · Aug 9.09 · Sep 2.57 · Oct -2.91 · Nov -5.06 · Dec -9.97 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Average temperature by monthJan 4.8 · Feb 5.12 · Mar 8.3 · Apr 11.38 · May 14.9 · Jun 19.09 · Jul 21.49 · Aug 21.5 · Sep 18.15 · Oct 13.84 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 5.28 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente by year, µg/m³6.68.911.213.5201320152017202120247.1µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 45.7% between 2013 and 2024, from 13.0 to 7.1.

Cities of a similar size in France

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

All France cities
Sucé-sur-Erdre7,539 residentsMelesse7,541 residentsSaint-Apollinaire7,544 residentsFaverges-Seythenex7,545 residentsChâteaubourg7,533 residentsRosporden7,550 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente?

The published population was 7,539 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport97.7%Foreign residents 2.3%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area14.65 km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density2Official
Foreign residents172 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT115Official
Population density515.8 people/km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density2Official
Population7,539 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8Official

International community in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente

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
Total7,539100.0%
Français7,290.02696.7%
Etranger248.9743.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Is Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente 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 worker45%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–54%
Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–58%
Student46%strong on education, weak on safety · range 38–54%
Family42%strong on family, weak on safety · range 33–51%
Retirement44%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 34–54%
Foreign residents172 people2021Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1
Population7,539 people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
NO₂ — latest reading29.85 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.
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.57 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · static.data.gouv.fr
Dwellings3,774 dwellings31 Dec 2023Official source · INSEE
Fibre-to-the-building availability96.18 %3 Aug 2026Official source · Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)13Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente?

The published population was 7,539 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente?

Average net cold rent is 9.57 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 670 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente?

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..

What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente?

The unemployment rate is about 11.2 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente?

The median gross salary is 2,550 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente?

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

Is Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente a good place to live?

Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente 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-Yrieix-sur-Charente?

The official citizenship distribution records 7,539 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-Yrieix-sur-Charente, France: rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/saint-yrieix-sur-charente/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente, France: rent},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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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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