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Cheapest cities to rent in France

Grande-Synthe, France has the lowest average net rent (nettokalt) of the 30 cities compared: 5.45 EUR/m²/month (Répertoire des logements locatifs des bailleurs sociaux (RPLS) 2021 — données communales, 2021-01-01).

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France cities ranked by one published rent series; per-square-metre rent is preferred, otherwise monthly dwelling rent is used without mixing the two.

Items compared
30
Countries represented
1
Last checked
2026-09-19

Source-backed answers

Compare each answer with its unit and checked date; the complete source ledger is below.

Showing all 30 rows

Original rankCity or placePublished valueSource and scope
1Grande-Synthe, France5.45 EUR/m²/month2026-09-19
Source Scope: city · Period: 2021-01-01
2Montluçon, France7.56 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
3Vierzon, France7.69 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
4Saint-Chamond, France7.7 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31
5Le Creusot, France7.75 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
6Chaumont, France8.09 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
7Châteauroux, France8.1 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
8Forbach, France8.16 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
9Aurillac, France8.2 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
10Roanne, France8.24 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
11Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France8.24 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
12Chemillé-en-Anjou, France8.25 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
13Charleville-Mézières, France8.28 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
14Alençon, France8.3 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
15Châtellerault, France8.44 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
16Beaupréau-en-Mauges, France8.61 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
17Castres, France8.7 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
18Auch, France8.72 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
19Nevers, France8.75 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
20Saint-Dizier, France8.75 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
21Mâcon, France8.8 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
22Alès, France8.9 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
23Chalon-sur-Saône, France8.9 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
24Périgueux, France8.96 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
25Épinal, France8.98 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
26Millau, France9 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
27Montauban, France9 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
28Tarbes, France9.01 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
29Laon, France9.04 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
30Limoges, France9.06 EUR/m²/month2026-08-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31

What the numbers say

  • Grande-Synthe, France leads at 5.45 EUR/m²/month.
  • Limoges, France sits at the other end with 9.06 EUR/m²/month.
  • The middle of this ranking is 8.61 EUR/m²/month, across 30 places that publish the metric.
  • The spread between first and last is 3.61 EUR/m²/month.

Quick answer

What does Cheapest cities to rent in France show?

Grande-Synthe, France has the lowest average net rent (nettokalt) of the 30 cities compared: 5.45 EUR/m²/month (Répertoire des logements locatifs des bailleurs sociaux (RPLS) 2021 — données communales, 2021-01-01).

How this list is built

Every row is a published average net rent (nettokalt) observation measured in EUR/m²/month, ranked lowest first. The values were observed between 2021 and 2025. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify.

  • Compare the displayed value, unit, source date and geographic grain together.
  • A city label does not change a regional observation into a city measurement.
Rows
30 places
Geographic grain
city
Observation period
2021-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Last checked
2026-09-19
With an official source link
30 of 30

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 19). Cheapest cities to rent in France [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 36486979a719c4ccc12f0bd0d8865209]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/france-cheapest-cities-to-rent/ Retrieved 2026-09-19. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Cheapest cities to rent in France},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-19},
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Sources

  1. Répertoire des logements locatifs des bailleurs sociaux (RPLS) 2021 — données communalesSDES (Ministère de la Transition écologique) — diffusion data.gouv · Checked 2026-09-19
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