Living in Pétange

In Pétange, the median gross salary is €3,861 a month (2025), advertised rents for new lettings average €26.35 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 8.1% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 8.15% in 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2621 sources

Population21,290people31 Dec 2026Official source · Population by canton and municipality

Median gross salary3,861EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · STATEC LUSTAT DF_C1600 — Monthly gross salaries by municipality

Average net rent26.35EUR/m²/monthcountry median €28.62 — 8% belowOfficial source · Observatoire de l'Habitat (Ministère du Logement) — Offres et prix annoncés pour la location d'appartements par commune 2025

Unemployment rate8.15%country median 5.7% — 42% aboveOfficial source · Emploi et chômage par canton et commune — DF_X026, C6 Unemployment rate (in %), 2025

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³country median 7.0 — 14% aboveOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Cheaper rent than 68% of Luxembourg cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 84% of Luxembourg cities that publish it and dirtier air than 67% of Luxembourg cities that publish it.

Which Luxembourg-wide rules apply when you move to Pétange?

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 LuxembourgNational rates and thresholds that apply in Pétange.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Pétange?

Average net cold rent is about 26.35 EUR/m² per month (2025), 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): 26.35 EUR/m²/month · Observatoire de l'Habitat (Ministère du Logement) — Offres et prix annoncés pour la location d'appartements par commune 2025⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€80

Mobile plan, 10 GB€26

Net rent across major citiesPétange highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Luxembourg€45.42

Esch-sur-Alzette€41.36

Käerjeng€36.17

Pétange€26.35

Ettelbruck€22.18

Wiltz€18.69

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Differdange€29.85

Hesperange€29.63

Sanem€27.61

Junglinster€27.08

Dudelange€25.64

Mersch€22.87

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	80 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	POST Luxembourg Data Box⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	26 EUR/month	30 Sept 2025	POST Luxembourg POP Mobile S¹⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	26.35 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €28.62	31 Dec 2025	Observatoire de l'Habitat (Ministère du Logement) — Offres et prix annoncés pour la location d'appartements par commune 2025⁵Official

Is Pétange 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 worker45%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–54%

Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–60%

Student31%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 20–42%

Family42%strong on family, weak on safety · range 31–53%

Retirement32%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 21–43%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 1,581 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 26.35 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

Is rent affordable on a local salary?

A 60 m² flat at the published average rent is about 1,581 EUR a month, which is 41% of the published median gross salary of 3,861 (2025). Gross, not take-home, and before heating and operating charges.

Source period: 2025

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Pétange?

The median gross salary is about 3,861 EUR/month (2025). Source: STATEC LUSTAT DF_C1600 — Monthly gross salaries by municipality¹¹

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Pétange?

The unemployment rate is about 8.1 % (2025).

Unemployment rate: 8.15 % · Emploi et chômage par canton et commune — DF_X026, C6 Unemployment rate (in %), 2025¹

Unemployment across cities in LuxembourgUnemployment in Pétange is 8.2%. Of 38 cities with data, 9 have unemployment of 6 to under 7%.

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–11

Pétange 8.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,861 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	STATEC LUSTAT DF_C1600 — Monthly gross salaries by municipality¹¹Official
Unemployment rate	8.15 %country median 5.7%	31 Dec 2025	Emploi et chômage par canton et commune — DF_X026, C6 Unemployment rate (in %), 2025¹Official

What does a salary buy in Pétange?

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

Left over each month€1,377of €3,063 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.	€3,063
Rent, 60 m²€26.35/m² · official · Observatoire de l'Habitat (Ministère du Logement) · 2025-12-31	− €1,581
Internet€80 · official · POST Luxembourg Data Box · 2026-09-30	− €80
Mobile plan€26 · official · POST Luxembourg POP Mobile S · 2025-09-30	− €26
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,377

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Pétange Salary needed to live in Pétange

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Agence pour le développement de l'emploi — Public employment service

Agence pour le développement de l'emploi (ADEM)

Job SearchRegistrationCareer CounsellingTrainingUnemployment Claim

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

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	54 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Nearest airport	LUX	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	25 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

Biergerpakt / Pacte citoyen — Civic Orientation

Integration Department and CAI

For newcomers and residents choosing the civic pact.

Luxembourgish, German, FrenchIn Person

Open official information

Introductory Luxembourgish courses — State Language Course

Service de la formation des adultes, Ministère de l’Éducation nationale

For adults learning Luxembourgish.

LuxembourgishIn Person

Open official information

Open the full Luxembourg section

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Pétange?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency²

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

0°

4°-1°

6°-1°

10°1°

15°3°

19°7°

22°11°

24°12°

19°9°

14°6°

8°3°

5°0°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

107

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

136

183

190

194

217

211

162

106

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³country median 7.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency²Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.1 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 14.7 · May 18.7 · Jun 21.9 · Jul 24 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 4.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1 · Feb -1 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 3.4 · May 7.4 · Jun 10.6 · Jul 12.3 · Aug 11.9 · Sep 8.7 · Oct 6 · Nov 2.7 · Dec 0.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.4 · Feb 2 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 8.9 · May 12.9 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 18 · Aug 17.3 · Sep 13.3 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 5 · Dec 2.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 87.1 · Feb 68 · Mar 60.1 · Apr 53.2 · May 69.7 · Jun 77 · Jul 73.6 · Aug 77 · Sep 66.3 · Oct 78.1 · Nov 81.1 · Dec 107.1 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 46.2 · Feb 73.6 · Mar 135.7 · Apr 182.7 · May 190.1 · Jun 194.1 · Jul 217.2 · Aug 210.8 · Sep 161.8 · Oct 105.8 · Nov 50 · Dec 38.8 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official

Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024

5.2

9.1

12.9

16.8

8.020132015201720212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 50.0% between 2013 and 2024, from 16.0 to 8.0.

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Marsberg (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Warburg (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.8 °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 Pétange?

The published population was 21,290 people in 2026. Source: Population by canton and municipality⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport53.1%
Foreign residents46.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	12 km²	31 Dec 2026	Limites administratives du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg — limadmin.geojson⁴Official
Foreign residents	9,977 people	31 Dec 2021	STATEC/LUSTAT official census statistics¹⁵Official
Population density	1,785 people/km²	8 Aug 2026	STATEC/LUSTAT official statistics¹⁶Official · commune
Population	21,290 people	31 Dec 2026	Population by canton and municipality⁸Official

International community in Pétange

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

Country of birth

Population by municipality, 2021 Census, total sex; source-native country/place-of-birth categories · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	20,385	100.0%
Luxembourg	10,503	51.5%
Foreign	9,880	48.5%
Other EU-27 Member State	6,955	34.1%
Foreign (non EU-27)	2,925	14.3%
Other	2	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Citizenship

Population by municipality, 2021 Census, total sex; source-native citizenship status categories · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	20,385	100.0%
Luxembourg	10,404	51.0%
Foreign	9,977	48.9%
Foreign (EU-27)	8,354	41.0%
Foreign (non EU-27)	1,623	8.0%
Stateless	3	0.0%
Not stated	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Language spoken at home

Valid single-answer responses to the question which language the respondent thinks in and knows best; municipal numeric denominator not published · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Alternatives for people set on Pétange

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Pétange from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Luxembourg

Other cities in Luxembourg to compare with Pétange, nearest in population first.

All Luxembourg cities

Dudelange22,203 residents Sanem19,688 residents Hesperange17,298 residents Differdange30,789 residents Esch-sur-Alzette37,922 residents Bettembourg11,651 residents

How does Pétange compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Pétange under the national coverage rules.

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 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: cours d accueil (welcome classes, ages 6-12) + intercultural mediator (free). How to enrol a child (men.public.lu).

A country-wide rule for Luxembourg; Pétange's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Pétange part of Luxembourg?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source³

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Pétange?

The published population was 21,290 people in 2026. Source: Population by canton and municipality.

How much does it cost to rent in Pétange?

Average net cold rent is about 26.35 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,844 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Observatoire de l'Habitat (Ministère du Logement) — Offres et prix annoncés pour la location d'appartements par commune 2025.

Is the air quality good in Pétange?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the typical salary in Pétange?

The median gross salary is about 3,861 EUR/month (2025). Source: STATEC LUSTAT DF_C1600 — Monthly gross salaries by municipality.

What is the unemployment rate in Pétange?

The unemployment rate is about 8.1 % (2025). Source: Emploi et chômage par canton et commune — DF_X026, C6 Unemployment rate (in %), 2025.

How many foreign residents live in Pétange?

9,977 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: STATEC/LUSTAT official census statistics.

Is Pétange a good place to live?

Pétange 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 Pétange part of Luxembourg?

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

How many people born in Luxembourg live in Pétange?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,503 people (51.5%) 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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