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Living in Dax

Dax is a city in France. The city had 17 schools in 2026. There were 235.2 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual PM10 was 13.5 µg/m³ in 2024. For Dax, the unemployment rate was 16.1% at the end of 2022. Its population was 22,109 at the start of 2023.

Higher unemployment than 84% of French cities that publish it and dirtier air than 90% of French cities that publish it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Dax?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in FranceNational rates and thresholds that apply in Dax.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Dax?

Average net cold rent is 10.43 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 10.43 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr19

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Dax yet.

Net rent across major citiesDax highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Dax highlighted€26.30Paris€13.26Angers€12.10Amiens€12.08Metz€12.04Dijon€11.80Reims€11.06Le Havre€10.88Perpignan€10.47Le Mans€10.43Dax€9.40Besançon€9.06Limogesnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct1,767 %31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Dwellings17,343 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE8Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings12,671 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE8Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.43 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.7031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr19Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 626 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.43 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2025-Q3

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Dax?

The unemployment rate is about 16.1 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 16.14 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Dax is 16.1%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band18 cities: 0% to under 5%180–5898 cities: 5% to under 10%8985–10832 cities: 10% to under 15%83210–15377 cities: 15% to under 20%37715–20Dax 16.1%97 cities: 20% to under 25%9720–2515 cities: 25% to under 30%1525–303 cities: 30% to under 35%330–35

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability97.4 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)3Official
Gigabit broadband availability97.4 %31 Mar 2026Independent 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.6Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,550 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr21Official
Unemployment rate16.14 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Dax. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Dax. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools17 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.18Official · commune
Primary School Count11 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)13Official
School Count21 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)13Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents235.2 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence9Official
Hospital Beds Per 100k2,067 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20114Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Dax when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital Beds Per 100k2,067 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport13 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights16Official
Nearest airportBIQ3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Distance to nearest airport46 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Dax. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course

État français and OFII

For eligible non-EU foreign residents.

FrenchIn Person
Open official information

DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

FrenchIn Person, Online
Open official information
Open the full France section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Dax.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Dax?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency5

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Dax average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND28°3°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Dax average monthly precipitation, mm0408012016011390861049374636389108157117JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Dax average monthly sunshine, hours060120180240901111631721992072262211971459484JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Dax annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.0PM2.5154013.5PM10µg/m³

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

PM2.5 across cities in FranceAnnual PM2.5 in Dax is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 1,975 cities with data, 626 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band2 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³23–412 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³124–541 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³415–6159 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³1596–7482 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³4827–8626 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³6268–9447 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³4479–10166 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³16610–11Dax 10.027 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³2711–129 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³912–134 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³413–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM10 — annual mean13.51 µg/m³country median 14.220242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³country median 8.531 Dec 2023European Environment Agency5Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 11.7 · Feb 13.2 · Mar 16.6 · Apr 18.6 · May 21.9 · Jun 24.9 · Jul 26.9 · Aug 27.5 · Sep 24.9 · Oct 20.8 · Nov 15 · Dec 12 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station DAX20Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.3 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 8 · May 11.4 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 16.4 · Aug 16.4 · Sep 13.4 · Oct 10.5 · Nov 6.4 · Dec 4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station DAX20Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 7.5 · Feb 8.3 · Mar 11.2 · Apr 13.3 · May 16.7 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 21.6 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 15.6 · Nov 10.7 · Dec 8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station DAX20Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 112.6 · Feb 89.7 · Mar 85.6 · Apr 103.9 · May 92.7 · Jun 73.7 · Jul 62.7 · Aug 63.3 · Sep 88.9 · Oct 108.3 · Nov 156.6 · Dec 117.2 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station DAX20Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 90 · Feb 111 · Mar 163 · Apr 172 · May 199 · Jun 207 · Jul 226 · Aug 221 · Sep 197 · Oct 145 · Nov 94 · Dec 84 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station DAX20Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2016–2023
Annual PM2.5 in Dax by year, µg/m³8.89.610.411.2201620182020202310.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 rose 11.1% between 2016 and 2023, from 9.0 to 10.0.

Cities of a similar size in France

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

All France cities
Gujan-Mestras22,153 residentsÉpernay22,174 residentsMillau22,044 residentsFontaine22,020 residentsArcueil22,200 residentsLe Petit-Quevilly22,208 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 19.7 km² in 2022. Population density was 1,102.3 people per km² in 2022.

How many people live in Dax?

The published population was 22,109 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Dax residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93.2%Foreign residents 6.8%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area19.7 km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density2Official
Foreign residents1,508 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT115Official
Population density1,102 people/km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density2Official
Population22,109 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10Official

International community in Dax

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Population resident in France excluding Mayotte; INSEE RP2023 NAT; total age and sex · 2023 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total22,109100.0%
Français20,388.24192.2%
Etranger1,720.7597.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Is Dax a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–60%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%
Student63%strong on education, weak on safety · range 55–71%
Family59%strong on family, weak on safety · range 50–68%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–64%
Foreign residents1,508 people2021Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1
Population22,109 people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.43 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · static.data.gouv.fr
Dwellings17,343 dwellings31 Dec 2023Official source · INSEE
Fibre-to-the-building availability97.4 %3 Aug 2026Official source · Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)
Gigabit broadband availability97.4 %31 Mar 2026Official 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.
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)14Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Dax?

The published population was 22,109 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Dax?

Average net cold rent is 10.43 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 730 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

Is the air quality good in Dax?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Dax?

The unemployment rate is about 16.1 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Dax?

The median gross salary is 2,550 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Dax?

1,508 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1.

Is Dax a good place to live?

Dax may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Dax?

The official citizenship distribution records 22,109 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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