Living in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
In Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, unemployment is 15% (2022).
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines numbered 4,983 residents at the end of 2024.
Higher unemployment than 78% of French cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 88% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines counted 2,945 dwellings at the end of 2023.
No city-level rent figure is published for Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Livebox Fibre12Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan11Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 2,945 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE3Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 2,119 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE3Official |
Is Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 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
What is the unemployment rate in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
The unemployment rate is about 15 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 14.97 % · www.insee.fr15
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 15.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 3,311 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 département6Official · county |
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 0.06 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 0.06 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 14.97 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr15Official |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines. 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 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary schools | 3 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)7Official |
| Schools | 8 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)7Official |
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; Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Safety
How safe is Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
Police recorded about 2,968 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,968 incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 | 31 Dec 2025 | Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)2Official |
Mobility and administration
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines's nearest airport was SXB, 46 km away and offered 26 direct destinations. Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines's fibre-to-home broadband coverage was 0.06%.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines. 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
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines's monthly mean temperatures were −0.1°C in January and 18.4°C in July.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 11.65 · Feb 16.73 · Mar 19.51 · Apr 26.35 · May 30.46 · Jun 38.25 · Jul 36.07 · Aug 37.07 · Sep 31.54 · Oct 26.07 · Nov 19.49 · Dec 13.46 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -13.14 · Feb -18 · Mar -15.96 · Apr -5.75 · May -0.03 · Jun 1.86 · Jul 5.9 · Aug 5.33 · Sep 0.57 · Oct -5.44 · Nov -9.99 · Dec -16.08 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.07 · Feb 0.55 · Mar 4.24 · Apr 8.61 · May 12.6 · Jun 16.66 · Jul 18.38 · Aug 17.99 · Sep 13.96 · Oct 9.66 · Nov 4.44 · Dec 0.85 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
The published population was 4,983 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)4
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,983 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)4Official |
Population fell 32.8% between 1968 and 2024, from 7,417 to 4,983.
International community in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 4,851 | 100.0% |
| Français | 4,420.849 | 91.1% |
| Etranger | 430.151 | 8.9% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5
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)8Official |
Alternatives for people set on Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Cities near Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 11.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 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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Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
The published population was 4,983 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE).
How safe is Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
Police recorded about 2,968 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 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
The unemployment rate is about 15 % (2022). Source: www.insee.fr.
Is Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines a good place to live?
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 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 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, Sélestat, Wintzenheim, Colmar are near Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines. 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 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
The official citizenship distribution records 4,420.849 people (91.1%) 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, October 16). Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, France: population, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0e25487f6fd041a9fcaefbd40412b3ea]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/sainte-marie-aux-mines/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse) data.arcep.fr · checked 2026-08-03
- Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026) static.data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-09-23
- INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) insee.fr · checked 2026-08-05
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), France api.insee.fr · checked 2026-08-30
- Les salaires bruts dans le secteur privé en 2022 – T401B: Salaire brut en équivalent temps plein, par catégorie socioprofessionnelle agrégée, région et département insee.fr · checked 2026-10-07
- Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) data.education.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
- Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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- www.insee.fr insee.fr · checked 2026-08-26
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