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Living in Séméac

In Séméac, advertised rents for new lettings average €8.57 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 13.2% (2022).

The city had 3 schools in 2026. There were 57.3 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 8.12 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 9.26 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 13.2% at the end of 2022. Séméac had a population of 5,236 at the start of 2023. For Séméac, the foreign population count was 244 in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population5,236people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,575EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent8.57EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 26% belowOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate13.17%country median 11.0% — 20% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime4,225incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 11% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean8.12µg/m³country median 8.5 — 4% belowOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Cheaper rent than 87% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 68% of French cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 62% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Séméac.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Séméac?

Average net cold rent is 8.57 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): 8.57 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr17
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Séméac recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Séméac€8.57
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 Fibre14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan13Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)249.3 %31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Dwellings2,803 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Main residence dwellings2,490 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.57 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr17Official

Is Séméac 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–62%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%
Student58%strong on cost, weak on work · range 49–67%
Family50%strong on safety, weak on education · range 42–58%
Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 514 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.57 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 Séméac?

The unemployment rate is about 13.2 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 13.17 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Séméac is 13.2%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability96.61 %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 rate13.17 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9Official

What does a salary buy in Séméac?

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€1,383of €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€8.57/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €514
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€1,383
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Séméac Salary needed to live in Séméac

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Séméac. 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 Séméac. 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

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; Séméac's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents57.3 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence7Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Séméac 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 Séméac?

Police recorded about 4,225 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 citiesSéméac highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Séméac 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
Séméac4,225
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,225 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 Séméac. 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
Open official information
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Séméac.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Séméac?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.1 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: 8.12 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 Séméac is 8.1 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)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean9.26 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 reading3.8 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 mean12.83 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 mean8.12 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 10.5 · Feb 11.5 · Mar 14.6 · Apr 16.5 · May 19.9 · Jun 23.3 · Jul 25.2 · Aug 25.7 · Sep 23 · Oct 19.3 · Nov 13.9 · Dec 11.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.1 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 3.8 · Apr 6 · May 9.8 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 15.1 · Aug 15.1 · Sep 12 · Oct 8.8 · Nov 4.4 · Dec 1.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 5.8 · Feb 6.5 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 11.3 · May 14.9 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 20.1 · Aug 20.4 · Sep 17.5 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 9.1 · Dec 6.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 99.1 · Feb 82.9 · Mar 84.4 · Apr 111.6 · May 110.6 · Jun 80.9 · Jul 70.9 · Aug 67.4 · Sep 73.6 · Oct 82.5 · Nov 120.8 · Dec 96.3 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 114 · Feb 129 · Mar 168 · Apr 170 · May 188 · Jun 196 · Jul 206 · Aug 207 · Sep 194 · Oct 156 · Nov 118 · Dec 112 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES18Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In France: Reims ±1.9 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Werl (Germany) ±2.3 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±2.6 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.9 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±3.1 °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 6.3 km² in 2026. Population density was 832 people per km² in 2023.

How many people live in Séméac?

The published population was 5,236 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 area6.29 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte16Official
Foreign residents244 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT112Official
Population density832.4 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte16Official
Population5,236 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8Official

International community in Séméac

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
Total5,236100.0%
Français4,991.83295.3%
Etranger244.1684.7%

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

Alternatives for people set on Séméac

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.

Bordères-sur-l'Échez as a Séméac alternative in the same region

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

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,033 Bordères-sur-l'Échez vs 4,225 Séméac−52%
  • Unemployment: 9.0% Bordères-sur-l'Échez vs 13.2% Séméac−32%
  • Rent: €8.90/m² Bordères-sur-l'Échez vs €8.57/m² Séméac+4%
  • Residents: 5,399 Bordères-sur-l'Échez vs 5,236 Séméac+3%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,575 Bordères-sur-l'Échez vs €2,575 Séméacsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.1 µg/m³ Bordères-sur-l'Échez vs 8.1 µg/m³ Séméacsame level
Full comparisonMore about Bordères-sur-l'Échez

Sartrouville as a Séméac alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 655 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 5,236 Séméac+908%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,575 Séméac+29%
  • Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €8.57/m² Séméacno percentage
  • Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 13.2% Séméac−20%
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.7 µg/m³ Sartrouville vs 8.1 µg/m³ Séméac+20%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 4,225 Séméac+8%
Full comparisonMore about Sartrouville

Cities near Séméac

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

Tarbes Commuting Zone · 2.7 km away
Rent
9.01 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Aureilhan 1.9 km away
Rent
8.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Lourdes 19.4 km away
Rent
9.63 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

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

All France cities
Nuits-Saint-Georges5,235 residentsGuémené-Penfao5,243 residentsMignaloux-Beauvoir5,229 residentsMulsanne5,244 residentsLe Rove5,246 residentsLaillé5,225 residents

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Is Séméac part of Tarbes?

Séméac is in the published commuting zone of Tarbes; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Tarbes 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 Séméac?

The published population was 5,236 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Séméac?

Average net cold rent is 8.57 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 600 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Séméac?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.1 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 Séméac?

Police recorded about 4,225 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 Séméac?

The unemployment rate is about 13.2 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Séméac?

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

Is Séméac a good place to live?

Séméac 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 Séméac part of Tarbes?

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

Which cities are near Séméac?

Tarbes, Aureilhan, Bordères-sur-l'Échez, Vic-en-Bigorre, Bagnères-de-Bigorre are near Séméac. 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 Séméac?

The official citizenship distribution records 4,991.832 people (95.3%) 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). Séméac, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version cb8a90455a47b17fe18a6cbe9d13e970]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/semeac/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Séméac, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}
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