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Where to live in France, mapped by the data

Every French commune, coloured by what actually shapes daily life — income, property prices, schools, healthcare, climate and risk. Official figures from INSEE, DVF, DREES and more, on one map. Median income is free to explore.

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Median income€/yr
€11.8k€51.3k
Source: INSEE Filosofi 2020

The nine layers we map for France

Every layer is municipal-level and cites its official source and reference year. Missing values are shown honestly as grey — never estimated.

LayerWhat it measuresRangeSource · yearAccess
Median income Disposable household income per commune €11.8k–51.3k INSEE Filosofi 2020 Free
Property price Average residential price per m² €500–5,500 DVF / Etalab 2024 Paid
Education Share of residents with tertiary education 10–55% INSEE RP 2022 Paid
Expat community Share of foreign-born residents 0–20% INSEE RP 2021 Paid
Climate comfort Projected mean annual temperature (+2.7°C) 12–17.5°C TRACC / ADEME Paid
Flood risk Regulatory flood-hazard exposure 0–6 Géorisques 2025 Paid
Healthcare access Local GP availability (APL index) 0–7 APL DREES 2023 Paid
Crime rate Reported incidents per 1,000 residents 0–130 SSMSI 2025 Paid
Schools Schools per 10,000 residents 0–70 RAMSESE 2025 Paid

What the data shows in France

Income concentrates around the big metros

Median income peaks in and around Paris, the Lyon corridor and the Alpine border near Geneva, and thins across the rural centre. Roughly one in ten small communes is suppressed by INSEE and shows grey.

Property is priciest on the coast and in the capital

The property layer lights up along the Provençal and Atlantic coasts, in greater Paris and in the Alps. Alsace-Moselle (57, 67, 68) sits outside the DVF dataset and reads as no data.

Crime coverage is about population, not safety

SSMSI only reports communes above 5,000 residents, so about 85% of the map is grey — read the crime layer as coverage, not as a safety ranking of small towns.

Healthcare access is a local-supply index

The APL index reflects how many GP consultations are realistically available per resident nearby — higher is better — so a wealthy commune can still read low if doctors are scarce around it.

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France — questions

What data is available for France?

Nine municipality-level layers: median income (free), property price per m², education, expat community, climate comfort, flood risk, healthcare access, crime rate and school density. Each cites its official source and reference year.

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Why are some communes grey?

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