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Cannes

Cannes is a city in France, with a population of 74,350 at the start of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 17.2 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 17.5 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 15% at the end of 2022. In 2024, annual PM2.5 was 9.07 µg/m³. The city covered 19.6 km² in 2022. Population density was 3,773.7 people per km² in 2022.

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Higher unemployment than 80% of French cities that publish it and dirtier air than 69% of French cities that publish it.

Foreign residents10,309 peoplecity · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1
Population74,350 peoplemunicipality · Verified 2026-07-14Official source · France official denominator source
NO₂ — latest reading9.275 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 availability96.94 %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 rate15.0163 %city · Verified 2026-07-26Official source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
NO₂ — annual mean17.1623 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 2026-07-31

Who Cannes may suit

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Remote worker65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–79% from published values
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–76% from published values
Student62%strong on cost, weak on healthcare · range 48–76% from published values
Family53%strong on family, weak on cost · range 39–67% from published values
Retirement58%strong on healthcare, weak on admin · range 44–72% from published values

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Cannes residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport86.1%Foreign residents13.9%

Derived from the published population and foreign-resident counts.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
City area19.62 km22026-07-142022Official sourceA-ccepted source for city area and derived population density Source-backed value · place
Foreign residents10,309 people2026-07-152021Official sourceNationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 Source-backed value
Population density3,773.7003 people/km²2026-07-142022Official sourceA-ccepted source for city area and derived population density Source-backed value · place
Population74,350 people2026-07-14AgingOfficial sourceFrance official denominator source Source-backed value

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in FranceWhere Cannes lands among 1970 measured cities
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band140–58585–1069610–1530615–20Cannes 15.0%8020–251425–30230–35unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band

Published unemployment rates for cities in the same country.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
Gigabit broadband availability96.94 %2026-07-15FreshOfficial sourceIndependent 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. Source-backed value
Unemployment rate15.0163 %country median 10.5% — 42% above2026-07-262022Official sourceINSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune Source-backed value

Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Cannes average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND29°4°Daytime highNight-time low

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Cannes average monthly precipitation, mm04080120160835760785233192492134145105JFMAMJJASONDmm

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Cannes average monthly sunshine, hours090180270360156166217229270309349323249191151145JFMAMJJASONDhours

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Cannes annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.1PM2.5154017.5PM10104017.2NO₂µg/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 Cannes lands among 1870 measured cities
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band23–494–5375–61476–74547–85988–94329–10Cannes 9.115710–112611–12412–13413–14annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band

Published annual means from the same national measurement network.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
NO₂ — annual mean17.1623 µg/m³country median 14.8 — 16% above2026-07-152024Official source2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation. Source-backed value
NO₂ — latest reading9.275 µg/m³2026-07-15FreshOfficial sourceLatest 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. Source-backed value
PM10 — annual mean17.5013 µg/m³country median 14.3 — 22% above2026-07-152024Official source2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation. Source-backed value
PM2.5 — annual mean9.0662 µg/m³country median 8.5 — 7% above2026-07-152024Official source2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation. Source-backed value
Average daytime high by monthJan 13.6 · Feb 13.9 · Mar 16 · Apr 18.2 · May 21.9 · Jun 25.5 · Jul 28.2 · Aug 28.6 · Sep 25.3 · Oct 21.3 · Nov 17.1 · Dec 14.3 °C2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CANNES Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.7 · Feb 3.7 · Mar 6 · Apr 8.7 · May 12.6 · Jun 16.3 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 12.1 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 4.6 °C2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CANNES Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 8.6 · Feb 8.8 · Mar 11 · Apr 13.5 · May 17.2 · Jun 20.9 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 20.3 · Oct 16.7 · Nov 12.5 · Dec 9.4 °C2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CANNES Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 82.5 · Feb 57 · Mar 60.2 · Apr 78.2 · May 51.8 · Jun 32.5 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 92.1 · Oct 134.3 · Nov 145.4 · Dec 104.6 mm2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CANNES Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 156 · Feb 166 · Mar 217 · Apr 229 · May 270 · Jun 309 · Jul 349 · Aug 323 · Sep 249 · Oct 191 · Nov 151 · Dec 145 hours2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NICE Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Cannes by year, µg/m³8.511.213.916.62014201620182020202220249.1µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 35.2% between 2014 and 2024, from 14.0 to 9.1.

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?

13.9% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 10,309 people of 74,350 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 Cannes?

The unemployment rate is 15.0163 %. Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune, checked 2026-07-26.

Is the air quality good in Cannes?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.0662 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 Cannes?

The published population is 74,350 people. Source: France official denominator source, checked 2026-07-14.

How many foreign residents live in Cannes?

10,309 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1, checked 2026-07-15.

Cities of a similar size in France

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All France cities
Saint-Nazaire74,568 residentsNoisy-le-Grand72,978 residentsAjaccio76,320 residentsDrancy72,390 residentsSaint-Maur-des-Fossés76,572 residentsAntibes77,637 residents

Sources

Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1Official source · Checked 2026-07-15France official denominator sourceOfficial source · Checked 2026-07-14Latest 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.Official source · Checked 2026-07-15Independent 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 · Checked 2026-03-31INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, communeOfficial source · Checked 2026-07-262024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.Official source · Checked 2026-07-15

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