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Living in Soustons

In Soustons, advertised rents for new lettings average €13.01 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 13.6% (2022).

The unemployment rate was 13.6% at the end of 2022. The foreign population count was 262 in 2021. The city covered 100.4 km² in 2026 and had a population density of 86.7 people per km² in 2023. At the start of 2023, Soustons had a population of 8,701.

Last checked 2026-09-2433 sources

Population8,701people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,550EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent13.01EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 12% aboveOfficial source · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025
Unemployment rate13.57%country median 11.0% — 24% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime4,782incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — about the sameOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³country median 8.5 — 18% aboveOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 67% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 70% of French cities that publish it and dirtier air than 90% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Soustons.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Soustons?

Average net cold rent is about 13.01 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): 13.01 EUR/m²/month · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Soustons recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Soustons€13.01
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 Fibre16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan15Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)286.1 %31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Dwellings7,074 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Main residence dwellings4,309 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)13.01 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6030 Sept 2025"Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251Official

Is Soustons 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 worker40%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 32–48%
Skilled employee47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–55%
Student43%strong on education, weak on work · range 36–50%
Family41%strong on family, weak on cost · range 33–49%
Retirement44%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 34–54%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 781 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 13.01 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 Soustons?

The unemployment rate is about 13.6 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 13.57 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Soustons is 13.6%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability81.48 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)2Official
Gigabit broadband availability81.48 %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.5Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,550 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr24Official
Unemployment rate13.57 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9Official

What does a salary buy in Soustons?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,550 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,103of €1,947 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.€1,947
Rent, 60 m²€13.01/m² · official · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025 · 2025-09-30− €781
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€1,103
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Soustons Salary needed to live in Soustons

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Soustons. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information
Open the France service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Soustons. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools4 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)11Official
Schools5 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)11Official

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; Soustons's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Soustons?

Police recorded about 4,782 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)3

Recorded crime across major citiesSoustons highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Soustons 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
Soustons4,782
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,782 incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — about the same31 Dec 2025Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)3Official

Mobility and administration

Gigabit broadband availability was 81.5% in March 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport13 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights14Official
Nearest airportBIQ3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Distance to nearest airport35 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Soustons?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency4

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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 Soustons is 10.0 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
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³country median 8.531 Dec 2023European Environment Agency4Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 11.7 · Feb 13.2 · Mar 16.6 · Apr 18.6 · May 21.9 · Jun 24.9 · Jul 26.9 · Aug 27.5 · Sep 24.9 · Oct 20.8 · Nov 15 · Dec 12 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.3 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 8 · May 11.4 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 16.4 · Aug 16.4 · Sep 13.4 · Oct 10.5 · Nov 6.4 · Dec 4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official
Average temperature by monthJan 7.5 · Feb 8.3 · Mar 11.2 · Apr 13.3 · May 16.7 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 21.6 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 15.6 · Nov 10.7 · Dec 8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 112.6 · Feb 89.7 · Mar 85.6 · Apr 103.9 · May 92.7 · Jun 73.7 · Jul 62.7 · Aug 63.3 · Sep 88.9 · Oct 108.3 · Nov 156.6 · Dec 117.2 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 90 · Feb 111 · Mar 163 · Apr 172 · May 199 · Jun 207 · Jul 226 · Aug 221 · Sep 197 · Oct 145 · Nov 94 · Dec 84 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official
Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2016–2023

Annual PM2.5 rose 11.1% between 2016 and 2023, from 9.0 to 10.0.

Similar climate. In France: Reims ±3.5 °C. Elsewhere: Barakaldo (Spain) ±1.0 °C, Bilbao (Spain) ±1.0 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±3.0 °C, Ventura (United States) ±3.0 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±3.2 °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 Soustons?

The published population was 8,701 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 area100.4 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte18Official
Foreign residents262 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT113Official
Population density86.68 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte18Official
Population8,701 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8Official

International community in Soustons

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
Total8,701100.0%
Français8,330.18195.7%
Etranger370.8194.3%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)12Official

Alternatives for people set on Soustons

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.

Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx as a Soustons alternative in the same region

24 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,834 Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx vs 4,782 Soustons−41%
  • Rent: €10.80/m² (2023) Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx vs €13.01/m² (2025) Soustonsno percentage
  • Unemployment: 10.0% Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx vs 13.6% Soustons−26%
  • Residents: 6,238 Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx vs 8,701 Soustons−28%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,550 Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx vs €2,550 Soustonssame level
Full comparisonMore about Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx

Cities near Soustons

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

Capbreton 14.7 km away
Rent
12.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Labenne 19.3 km away
Rent
11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Dax 22.9 km away
Rent
10.43 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Ondres 23.3 km away
Rent
11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in France

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

All France cities
Aigues-Mortes8,699 residentsChamonix-Mont-Blanc8,705 residentsL'Île-Saint-Denis8,696 residentsLempdes8,709 residentsBeauzelle8,713 residentsArtigues-près-Bordeaux8,687 residents

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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 Soustons?

The published population was 8,701 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Soustons?

Average net cold rent is about 13.01 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 911 EUR a month before utilities. Source: "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025.

Is the air quality good in Soustons?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Soustons?

Police recorded about 4,782 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 Soustons?

The unemployment rate is about 13.6 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Soustons?

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

Is Soustons a good place to live?

Soustons 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 Soustons?

Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse, Capbreton, Labenne, Saint-Paul-lès-Dax, Dax are near Soustons. 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 Soustons?

The official citizenship distribution records 8,330.181 people (95.7%) 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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  title = {Soustons, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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