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Living in Saleilles

In Saleilles, advertised rents for new lettings average €11.59 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 10.9% (2022).

There were 105.3 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 7.64 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 24.5 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 18.6 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 10.9% at the end of 2022. The foreign population count was 174 in 2021. The population of Saleilles, in France, was 5,698 at the start of 2023. The city had 3 schools in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population5,698people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,575EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent11.59EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — about the sameOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate10.94%country median 11.0% — about the sameOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime2,522incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 47% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean7.64µg/m³country median 8.5 — 10% belowOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Less recorded crime than 95% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 77% of French cities that publish it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Saleilles?

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 Saleilles.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Saleilles?

Average net cold rent is 11.59 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): 11.59 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr17
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Saleilles recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesSaleilles highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Saleilles highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Saleilles€11.59
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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 Fibre14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan13Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)85.12 %31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Dwellings2,902 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Main residence dwellings2,720 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.59 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — about the same31 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr17Official

Is Saleilles 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 worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–57%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on housing · range 46–62%
Student46%strong on legal route, weak on housing · range 39–53%
Family47%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 40–54%
Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–60%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 695 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.59 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 Saleilles?

The unemployment rate is about 10.9 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 10.94 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Saleilles is 10.9%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability99.34 %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)2,575 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr19Official
Unemployment rate10.94 %country median 11.0% — about the same31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9Official

What does a salary buy in Saleilles?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €2,575 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,202of €1,961 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.€1,961
Rent, 60 m²€11.59/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €695
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€1,202
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Saleilles Salary needed to live in Saleilles

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools3 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.15Official · commune
Primary schools1 schools31 Dec 2025INSEE5Official

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; Saleilles's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents105.3 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence7Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Saleilles 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.

Safety

How safe is Saleilles?

Police recorded about 2,522 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 citiesSaleilles highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Saleilles 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
Saleilles2,522
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,522 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

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Saleilles?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.6 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: 7.64 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
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
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 Saleilles is 7.6 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 mean24.48 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 reading28.5 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 mean18.59 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 mean7.64 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 12.7 · Feb 13.4 · Mar 16.4 · Apr 18.7 · May 22.3 · Jun 26.8 · Jul 29.5 · Aug 29.4 · Sep 25.6 · Oct 21.2 · Nov 16.3 · Dec 13.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PERPIGNAN18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 4.8 · Feb 5 · Mar 7.6 · Apr 9.7 · May 13.3 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 19.7 · Aug 19.7 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 8.4 · Dec 5.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PERPIGNAN18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 8.7 · Feb 9.2 · Mar 12 · Apr 14.2 · May 17.8 · Jun 22 · Jul 24.6 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 20.9 · Oct 17 · Nov 12.3 · Dec 9.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PERPIGNAN18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 60.1 · Feb 40.9 · Mar 51.6 · Apr 66.1 · May 45.6 · Jun 23.6 · Jul 15.1 · Aug 22.7 · Sep 43 · Oct 82.1 · Nov 72.6 · Dec 54.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PERPIGNAN18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 140 · Feb 163 · Mar 206 · Apr 219 · May 240 · Jun 267 · Jul 299 · Aug 272 · Sep 223 · Oct 175 · Nov 146 · Dec 130 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PERPIGNAN18Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In France: Aix-en-Provence ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Bari (Italy) ±0.7 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±2.7 °C, Cagliari (Italy) ±1.4 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.8 °C, Tarragona (Spain) ±1.3 °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

The city covered 6.1 km² in 2026. Population density was 931.0 people per km² in 2023.

How many people live in Saleilles?

The published population was 5,698 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area6.12 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte16Official
Foreign residents174 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT112Official
Population density931 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte16Official
Population5,698 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8Official

International community in Saleilles

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
Total5,698100.0%
Français5,524.13696.9%
Etranger173.8643.1%

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

Alternatives for people set on Saleilles

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.

Canohès as a Saleilles alternative in the same region

10 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Rent: €10.81/m² Canohès vs €11.59/m² Saleilles−7%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,656 Canohès vs 2,522 Saleilles+5%
  • Unemployment: 10.4% Canohès vs 10.9% Saleilles−5%
  • Residents: 6,616 Canohès vs 5,698 Saleilles+16%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,575 Canohès vs €2,575 Saleillessame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.6 µg/m³ Canohès vs 7.6 µg/m³ Saleillessame level
Full comparisonMore about Canohès

Cities near Saleilles

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

Perpignan Commuting Zone · 6.7 km away
Rent
10.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Cabestany 3.0 km away
Rent
11.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Saint-Cyprien 6.0 km away
Rent
11.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Elne 6.2 km away
Rent
10.73 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Pollestres 7.2 km away
Rent
10.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Bompas 8.7 km away
Rent
10.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Canohès 9.6 km away
Rent
10.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

Other cities in France to compare with Saleilles, nearest in population first.

All France cities
Montbonnot-Saint-Martin5,698 residentsMondelange5,699 residentsMarcheprime5,696 residentsValdallière5,696 residentsTournus5,701 residentsMourenx5,695 residents

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Is Saleilles part of Perpignan?

Saleilles is in the published commuting zone of Perpignan; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Perpignan city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source3

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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 Saleilles?

The published population was 5,698 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Saleilles?

Average net cold rent is 11.59 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 811 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Saleilles?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.6 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 Saleilles?

Police recorded about 2,522 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 Saleilles?

The unemployment rate is about 10.9 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Saleilles?

The median gross salary is 2,575 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Saleilles a good place to live?

Saleilles 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 Saleilles part of Perpignan?

Saleilles is in the published commuting zone of Perpignan; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Saleilles?

Perpignan, Cabestany, Saint-Cyprien, Elne, Saint-Cyprien-Plage are near Saleilles. 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 Saleilles?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,524.136 people (96.9%) 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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