Aubagne

Aubagne, a city in France, had a population of 47,529 at the start of 2024. At the end of 2022, the unemployment rate was 12.9%.

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Higher unemployment than 69% of French cities that publish it and dirtier air than 73% of French cities that publish it.

Foreign residents2,645 peoplecity · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1
Population47,529 peoplemunicipality · Verified 2026-07-14Official source · France official denominator source
NO₂ — latest reading7.2 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Latest valid NO2 hourly station observation on the official LCSQA E2 current-day extract, mapped to the exact INSEE centre through an exact normalized station-name crosswalk to EEA station metadata.
Gigabit broadband availability96.71 %city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · 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.
Unemployment rate12.8836 %city · Verified 2026-07-26Official source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
NO₂ — annual mean20.0546 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-07-26

Who Aubagne may suit

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Remote worker62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–76% from published values
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–73% from published values
Student58%strong on cost, weak on healthcare · range 44–72% from published values
Family56%strong on family, weak on cost · range 42–70% from published values
Retirement59%strong on healthcare, weak on admin · range 45–73% from published values

Population and city profile

The city covered 54.9 km² in 2022. Population density was 869.3 people per km² in 2022.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Aubagne residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport94.4%Foreign residents 5.6%

Derived from the published population and foreign-resident counts.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
City area54.9 km22026-07-142022Official sourceA-ccepted source for city area and derived population density Source-backed value · place
Foreign residents2,645 people2026-07-152021Official sourceNationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 Source-backed value
Population density869.2896 people/km²2026-07-142022Official sourceA-ccepted source for city area and derived population density Source-backed value · place
Population47,529 people2026-07-14AgingOfficial sourceFrance official denominator source Source-backed value

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in FranceWhere Aubagne lands among 1970 measured cities
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band140–58585–1069610–15Aubagne 12.9%30615–208020–251425–30230–35unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band

Published unemployment rates for cities in the same country.

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 9.22 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 20.1 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 18.2 µg/m³ in 2024.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Aubagne annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.2PM2.5154018.2PM10104020.1NO₂µg/m³

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

PM2.5 across cities in FranceWhere Aubagne lands among 1870 measured cities
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band23–494–5375–61476–74547–85988–94329–10Aubagne 9.215710–112611–12412–13413–14annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band

Published annual means from the same national measurement network.

Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Aubagne by year, µg/m³8.412.216.019.82014201620182020202220249.2µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 48.8% between 2014 and 2024, from 18.0 to 9.2.

Each point keeps the source and period it was published with.

Worked out from these numbers

Arithmetic on the published values above. Each one names what it assumed.

How international is the population?

5.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,645 people of 47,529 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Common questions

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

What is the unemployment rate in Aubagne?

The unemployment rate is 12.8836 %. Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune, checked 2026-07-26.

Is the air quality good in Aubagne?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.2158 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation., checked 2026-07-15.

How many people live in Aubagne?

The published population is 47,529 people. Source: France official denominator source, checked 2026-07-14.

How many foreign residents live in Aubagne?

2,645 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1, checked 2026-07-15.

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Sources

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