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# Challans

Challans is a city in France, with a population of 22,943 at the start of 2023. The foreign population count was 353 in 2021. Challans covered 64.84 km² and had a population density of 353 people per km² at the start of 2022. The unemployment rate was 11.4% at the end of 2022.

## Mobility

Gigabit broadband availability was 94.2% in March 2026.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 353 people | city | 2021 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 22,943 people | city | 2023-01-01 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [2] |
| G02 Vacancy Rate Pct | `g02_vacancy_rate_pct` | 784.1 % | city | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Dwellings | `g05_dwellings_total` | 12,452 dwellings | city | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [4] |
| G05 Main Residential Dwellings | `g05_main_residential_dwellings` | 11,294 dwellings | city | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | `broadband_fttbh_availability_percent` | 94.19 % | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] |
| Gigabit broadband availability | `broadband_gigabit_availability_percent` | 94.19 % | city | 2026-03-31 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [6] |
| Median gross salary (regional) | `salary_median_gross_regional_eur_month` | 2,620 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-27 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 11.44 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 15.66 · Feb 18.6 · Mar 22.04 · Apr 24.95 · May 28.27 · Jun 33.32 · Jul 34.68 · Aug 35.73 · Sep 30.16 · Oct 27.42 · Nov 19.92 · Dec 15.78 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -8.3 · Feb -8.04 · Mar -4.19 · Apr -1.86 · May 1.69 · Jun 4.92 · Jul 9.35 · Aug 9.63 · Sep 5.12 · Oct 0.78 · Nov -3.38 · Dec -4.97 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 6.46 · Feb 6.33 · Mar 8.44 · Apr 11.05 · May 14.11 · Jun 17.51 · Jul 19.25 · Aug 19.13 · Sep 16.88 · Oct 13.76 · Nov 9.93 · Dec 6.91 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 64.84 km² | place | 2022-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [10] |
| Hospital Beds Per 100k | `hospital_beds_per_100k` | 1,071 beds per 100,000 | city | 2011-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [11] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 353 people/km² | place | 2022-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [10] |
| Primary School Count | `primary_school_count` | 9 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [12] |
| School Count | `school_count` | 21 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [12] |
| Universities | `universities_count` | 0 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [13] |
| Destinations from nearest airport | `nearest_airport_destinations_count` | 55 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [14] |
| Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | NTE | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [15] |
| Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 40 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [15] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

- [Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR)](https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F17450) — Integration course · État français and OFII · French · checked 2026-08-10
- [DIAN language-training offer finder](https://reseau.intercariforef.org/formations/recherche-formations-dian.html) — Other · Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN · French · checked 2026-08-10
- [Qualité FLE labelled-centre network](https://www.france-education-international.fr/article/contact-cours-francais?langue=fr) — Other · France Éducation international · French · checked 2026-08-10

These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city.

## Public employment service

- [France Travail](https://www.francetravail.fr/candidat/) — Job Search, Unemployment Claim

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Challans when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.ameli.fr/assure/droits-demarches/principes/protection-universelle-maladie)
- Hospital Beds Per 100k: 1,071 beds per 100,000 — [official source](https://www.data.gouv.fr/storage/f/2014-01-10T17-34-07/SAE_2011.xls)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [France country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/france/).

## International community

Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions.

### Citizenship

- Total: 22,943 (100.0%)
- Etranger: 393.14 (1.7%)
- Français: 22,549.86 (98.3%)
- Population universe: Population resident in France excluding Mayotte; INSEE RP2023 NAT; total age and sex
- Period: 2023 Census
- Source: https://api.insee.fr/melodi/file/DS_RP_TD_NAT_AGESEX_PRINC/DS_RP_TD_NAT_AGESEX_PRINC_2023_CSV_FR

## Sources

1. Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8202752/TD_NAT1_2021_csv.zip
2. INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8680726/ensemble.zip
3. INSEE — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/5359146/dossier_complet.parquet
4. INSEE — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2521169/comparateur_csv.zip
5. Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse) — Official source — https://data.arcep.fr/fixe/maconnexioninternet/statistiques/2026_T1/commune/index.html
6. Independent 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. — Official source — https://data.arcep.fr/fixe/maconnexioninternet/statistiques/2026_T1/commune/commune_debit.csv
7. www.insee.fr — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8219475/T405.csv
8. INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8581605/TD_ACT1_2022_csv.zip
9. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=-1.879420&latitude=46.845800&format=JSON
10. A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2521169/base_cc_comparateur_csv.zip
11. DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011 — Official source — https://www.data.gouv.fr/storage/f/2014-01-10T17-34-07/SAE_2011.xls
12. Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) — Official source — https://data.education.gouv.fr/explore/dataset/fr-en-annuaire-education/api/
13. Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) — Official source — https://data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/explore/dataset/fr-esr-principaux-etablissements-enseignement-superieur/api/
14. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
15. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Challans, France: salary, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/challans/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_challans-france-salary-jobs-climate_a1550b2ec766,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Challans, France: salary, jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/challans/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Challans, France: salary, jobs, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/challans/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/challans/
- Title: Challans, France: salary, jobs, climate
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- Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0`
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## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/challans/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/fr/challans.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/fr/challans.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/fr/challans
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json