Colmar

Annual NO₂ was 16.5 µg/m³ in 2024. Colmar is in France; its population was 66,970 at the start of 2024. For Colmar, the unemployment rate was 14.8% at the end of 2022. Annual PM10 was 12.8 µg/m³ in 2024.

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Foreign residents7,697 peoplecity · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1
Population66,970 peoplemunicipality · Verified 2026-07-14Official source · France official denominator source
NO₂ — latest reading17.6 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 availability94.05 %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 rate14.8085 %city · Verified 2026-07-26Official source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
NO₂ — annual mean16.4882 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 Colmar may suit

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–70% from published values
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–70% from published values
Student55%strong on cost, weak on healthcare · range 41–69% from published values
Family49%strong on family, weak on cost · range 35–63% from published values
Retirement53%strong on healthcare, weak on admin · range 39–67% from published values

Population and city profile

The city covered 66.6 km² in 2022. Population density was 1,011.9 people per km² in 2022.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Colmar residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport88.5%Foreign residents11.5%

Derived from the published population and foreign-resident counts.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
City area66.57 km22026-07-142022Official sourceA-ccepted source for city area and derived population density Source-backed value · place
Foreign residents7,697 people2026-07-152021Official sourceNationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 Source-backed value
Population density1,011.8672 people/km²2026-07-142022Official sourceA-ccepted source for city area and derived population density Source-backed value · place
Population66,970 people2026-07-14AgingOfficial sourceFrance official denominator source Source-backed value
Foreign residents over time13 published observations, 2010–2022
Foreign residents in Colmar by year, residents6,9947,3857,7768,16720102012201420162018202020227,769residents

Foreign residents rose 9.8% between 2010 and 2022, from 7,075 to 7,769.

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

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in FranceWhere Colmar lands among 1970 measured cities
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band140–58585–1069610–15Colmar 14.8%30615–208020–251425–30230–35unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band

Published unemployment rates for cities in the same country.

Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2013–2022
Unemployment rate in Colmar by year, %14.4%16.3%18.1%19.9%20132015201720192021202214.8%%

Unemployment rate fell 24.0% between 2013 and 2022, from 19.5% to 14.8%.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Colmar average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND27°-1°Daytime highNight-time low

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Colmar average monthly precipitation, mm020406080333134437066636151574443JFMAMJJASONDmm

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Colmar average monthly sunshine, hours06513019526071991561892102342512321811217262JFMAMJJASONDhours

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Colmar annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit154012.8PM10104016.5NO₂µg/m³

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

PM10 across cities in FranceWhere Colmar lands among 1933 measured cities
annual PM10, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band26–747–8118–9109–1010310–1117711–1226512–13Colmar 12.825813–1432814–1517015–1623716–1711517–1812318–195019–205920–21321–221522–23325–26annual PM10, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band

Published annual means from the same national measurement network.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
NO₂ — annual mean16.4882 µg/m³country median 14.8 — 11% 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 reading17.6 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 mean12.802 µg/m³country median 14.3 — 10% below2026-07-152024Official 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 5.6 · Feb 7.6 · Mar 12.6 · Apr 17.1 · May 21 · Jun 24.7 · Jul 26.7 · Aug 26.5 · Sep 22 · Oct 16.3 · Nov 9.8 · Dec 6.3 °C2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station COLMAR-MEYENHEIM Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.8 · Feb -0.7 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 5.1 · May 9.4 · Jun 12.9 · Jul 14.4 · Aug 14 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 2.7 · Dec 0.2 °C2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station COLMAR-MEYENHEIM Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.4 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 7.2 · Apr 11.1 · May 15.2 · Jun 18.8 · Jul 20.6 · Aug 20.3 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 11.5 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 3.2 °C2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station COLMAR-MEYENHEIM Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 33.1 · Feb 30.6 · Mar 34 · Apr 42.8 · May 69.8 · Jun 66.2 · Jul 62.8 · Aug 60.8 · Sep 51.3 · Oct 56.8 · Nov 43.6 · Dec 43.2 mm2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station COLMAR-MEYENHEIM Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 71 · Feb 99 · Mar 156 · Apr 189 · May 210 · Jun 234 · Jul 251 · Aug 232 · Sep 181 · Oct 121 · Nov 72 · Dec 62 hours2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station COLMAR-MEYENHEIM Source-backed value · nearest-station reading

Worked out from these numbers

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

How international is the population?

11.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 7,697 people of 66,970 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 Colmar?

The unemployment rate is 14.8085 %. Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune, checked 2026-07-26.

How many people live in Colmar?

The published population is 66,970 people. Source: France official denominator source, checked 2026-07-14.

How many foreign residents live in Colmar?

7,697 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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