Living in Féres

In Féres, unemployment is 12.3% (2021).

The population of Féres totalled 4,228 at the end of 2021. An unemployment rate of 12.25% was measured at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0713 sources

Population4,228people31 Dec 2021Official source · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)

Average gross salary1,868EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)

Average rent333.6EUR/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2025, Table T1.01: Monthly average of purchases and receipts in kind of households, classified by Regions

Unemployment rate12.25%country median 13.6% — 10% belowOfficial source · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census

Recorded crime1,137incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Table A4: Recorded Offences by General and General Regional Police Directorates, 2025 (SJU03)

Which Greece-wide rules apply when you move to Féres?

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 GreeceNational rates and thresholds that apply in Féres.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Féres. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€21

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	21 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Nova Fiber100¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	20 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	COSMOTE mobile plan¹Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	333.6 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2025, Table T1.01: Monthly average of purchases and receipts in kind of households, classified by Regions⁶Official · regional context

Is Féres 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 37–59%

Skilled employee49%strong on work, weak on education · range 38–60%

Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–72%

Family46%strong on safety, weak on education · range 34–58%

Retirement58%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–72%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Féres?

The unemployment rate is about 12.3 % (October 2021).

Unemployment rate: 12.25 % · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census⁵

Unemployment across cities in GreeceUnemployment in Féres is 12.3%. Of 274 cities with data, 210 have unemployment of 10 to under 20%.

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Féres 12.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,868 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)⁷Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	12.25 %country median 13.6%	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Féres?

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

Left over each month€655of €1,029 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.	€1,029
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2025, Table T1.01: Monthly average of purchases and receipts in kind of households, classified by Regions · 2025-12-31	− €334
Internet€21 · official · Nova Fiber100 · 2026-09-30	− €21
Mobile plan€20 · official · COSMOTE 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	€655

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Safety

How safe is Féres?

Police recorded about 1,137 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Table A4: Recorded Offences by General and General Regional Police Directorates, 2025 (SJU03)¹³

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,137 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Table A4: Recorded Offences by General and General Regional Police Directorates, 2025 (SJU03)¹³Official · county

Mobility and administration

Féres's nearest airport was AXD, 19 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	19 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	AXD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Féres. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Preparatory Greek-language classes for migrants and refugees in Second Chance Schools — State Language Course

General Secretariat for Vocational Education, Training and Lifelong Learning — Ministry of Education

For legally resident migrants, refugees aged 18 or over who meet the Second Chance School conditions.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Féres.

Climate and air quality

Féres's monthly mean temperatures were 4.1°C in January and 26.8°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 68.5 mm in January and 21.8 mm in July.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 18.7 · Feb 18.9 · Mar 22.59 · Apr 27.27 · May 33.66 · Jun 41.36 · Jul 43.27 · Aug 40.08 · Sep 37.48 · Oct 32.62 · Nov 25.55 · Dec 20.73 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -17.18 · Feb -10.66 · Mar -5.6 · Apr -2.85 · May 5.13 · Jun 10.08 · Jul 14.18 · Aug 14.54 · Sep 8.16 · Oct -0.89 · Nov -4.16 · Dec -12.35 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.14 · Feb 5.44 · Mar 8.52 · Apr 12.4 · May 18.29 · Jun 23.61 · Jul 26.79 · Aug 26.77 · Sep 21.67 · Oct 15.52 · Nov 10.63 · Dec 5.6 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 68.47 · Feb 63.17 · Mar 66.83 · Apr 43.61 · May 43.11 · Jun 37.57 · Jul 21.78 · Aug 11.04 · Sep 33.49 · Oct 74.16 · Nov 81.5 · Dec 84.97 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Féres?

The published population was 4,228 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	4,228 people	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)²Official

International community in Féres

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Permanent resident population in the 2021 Population and Housing Census · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	4,229	100.0%
Greece	3,834	90.7%
Other country	393	9.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Citizenship

Permanent resident population in the 2021 Population and Housing Census · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	4,229	100.0%
Greece	4,085	96.6%
Outside Greece	141	3.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁴

Alternatives for people set on Féres

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.

Irákleio as a Féres alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 378 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 50,494 Irákleio vs 4,228 Féres+1094%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,126 (2024) Irákleio vs 1,137 (2025) Féresno percentage
Unemployment: 10.5% Irákleio vs 12.3% Féres−15%

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Alternative cities in Greece

Other cities in Greece to compare with Féres, nearest in population first.

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Orchomenós4,285 residents Lixoúri4,128 residents Vasiliká4,115 residents Krýa Vrýsi4,374 residents Vartholomió4,478 residents Chortiátis4,515 residents

How does Féres compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Féres 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.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Reception classes for pupils with insufficient Greek (ZEP measures). How to enrol a child (minedu.gov.gr).

A country-wide rule for Greece; Féres's school authority applies it locally.

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

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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 Féres?

The published population was 4,228 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

How safe is Féres?

What is the unemployment rate in Féres?

The unemployment rate is about 12.3 % (October 2021). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census.

Is Féres a good place to live?

Féres 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 born in Greece live in Féres?

The official country of birth distribution records 3,834 people (90.7%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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COSMOTE mobile plan cosmote.gr · checked 2026-09-15
Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) statistics.gr · checked 2026-08-05
Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) statistics.gr · checked 2026-08-30
Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) statistics.gr · checked 2026-08-30
Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census statistics.gr · checked 2026-08-05
Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2025, Table T1.01: Monthly average of purchases and receipts in kind of households, classified by Regions statistics.gr · checked 2026-10-06
Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022) ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-24
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Nova Fiber100 nova.gr · checked 2026-09-15

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OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Table A4: Recorded Offences by General and General Regional Police Directorates, 2025 (SJU03) lms.statistics.gr · checked 2026-10-05

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