Living in Le Mans
In Le Mans, rent averages €10.47 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 16.4% (2022).
For Le Mans, the unemployment rate was 16.4% at the end of 2022.
Cheaper rent than 64% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 85% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 79% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Le Mans?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Le Mans?
Average net cold rent is 10.47 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): 10.47 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr26
Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness club membership, monthly | 31.51 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v235Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 28.2 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v235Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | 343.3 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v235Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | 14.93 EUR | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v235Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan22Official · national market |
| Monthly transport pass | 37.81 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v235Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 146 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v235Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| G02 Vacancy Rate Pct | 8,084 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE11Official |
| Dwellings | 85,536 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE12Official |
| G05 Main Residential Dwellings | 74,531 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE12Official |
| Housing Vacancy Rate Percent | 9.45 % | 31 Dec 2023 | Logement en 2023 - Commune - France hors Mayotte17Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 10.47 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 31 Dec 2025 | static.data.gouv.fr26Official |
Is Le Mans 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 628 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.47 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Le Mans?
The unemployment rate is about 16.4 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 16.39 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune14
Le Mans 16.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 97.75 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)3Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 98.32 % | 31 Mar 2026 | 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.10Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,620 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr28Official |
| Unemployment rate | 16.39 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune14Official |
Unemployment rate fell 8.9% between 2013 and 2022, from 18.0% to 16.4%.
What does a salary buy in Le Mans?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentUtilitiesTransportInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €1,994 |
| Rent, 60 m²€10.47/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31 | − €628 |
| Public transport pass€38 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31 | − €38 |
| Utilities, 85 m²€146 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31 | − €146 |
| Internet€28 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31 | − €28 |
| Mobile plan€20 · official · Orange 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €20 |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,134 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Le Mans. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
France Travail — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Le Mans. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary School Count | 87 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)19Official |
| School Count | 146 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)19Official |
School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 3 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: UPE2A (unités pédagogiques pour élèves allophones nouvellement arrivés) + UPE2A-NSA variant. How to enrol a child (education.gouv.fr).
A country-wide rule for France; Le Mans's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP practices | 51 count | 16 Sept 2026 | Annuaire Santé — RPPS authorized-practice extract2Official |
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 1,183 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2011 | DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20114Official |
| Hospitals | 12 count | 4 May 2026 | FINESS Extraction du fichier des établissements6Official |
| Pharmacies | 40 count | 4 May 2026 | FINESS Extraction du fichier des établissements6Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 648.9 per 100,000 | 16 Sept 2026 | Annuaire Santé — RPPS authorized-practice extract2Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Le Mans 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Le Mans?
Police recorded about 6,289 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)7
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglaries per 100,000 residents | 722.7 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | FR-SSMSI-communal-20257Official |
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 6,289 incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 | 31 Dec 2025 | Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)7Official |
| Violent crime per 100,000 residents | 1,407 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | FR-SSMSI-communal-20257Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Le Mans. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course
État français and OFII
For eligible non-EU foreign residents.
DIAN language-training offer finder — Other
Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN
For people seeking French-language training.
Climate and air quality
Average high temperatures were 8.4°C in January and 26°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 65.9 mm in January and 49.4 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 7.27 µg/m³ in 2024.
Is the air quality good in Le Mans?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.27 µg/m³ · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Le Mans 7.3
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 7.72 µg/m³country median 14.8 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 8.7 µg/m³ | 15 Jul 2026 | 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.16Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 10.76 µg/m³country median 14.2 | 2024 | 2024 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 mean | 7.27 µg/m³country median 8.5 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 8.4 · Feb 9.7 · Mar 13.3 · Apr 16.6 · May 20.1 · Jun 23.6 · Jul 26 · Aug 26 · Sep 22.2 · Oct 17.2 · Nov 11.9 · Dec 8.8 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, LE MANS, 1991-202018Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 2.7 · Feb 2.2 · Mar 4 · Apr 6 · May 9.7 · Jun 12.9 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 14.3 · Sep 11.2 · Oct 8.8 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 2.9 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, LE MANS, 1991-202018Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 5.5 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 8.7 · Apr 11.3 · May 14.9 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 20.3 · Aug 20.1 · Sep 16.7 · Oct 13 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 5.9 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LE_MANS27Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 65.9 · Feb 49.1 · Mar 52.2 · Apr 51.1 · May 63.2 · Jun 55.1 · Jul 49.4 · Aug 49 · Sep 50.8 · Oct 65.5 · Nov 67.1 · Dec 75 mm | 31 Dec 2020 | Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, LE MANS, 1991-202018Official |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 65.02 · Feb 93.63 · Mar 139.2 · Apr 180 · May 206.6 · Jun 220.7 · Jul 232.9 · Aug 226.1 · Sep 185.2 · Oct 117.8 · Nov 74.98 · Dec 66.53 hours | 31 Dec 2020 | Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, LE MANS, 1991-202018Official |
Annual PM2.5 fell 48.1% between 2013 and 2024, from 14.0 to 7.3.
Population and city profile
The city covered 52.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 2,769.3 people per km² in 2023.
How many people live in Le Mans?
The published population was 146,249 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Le Mans (commune 72181)13
By nationality
National passport91.9%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 52.6 km² | 1 Jan 2024 | France city identity collection8Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 9.1 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Eurostat5Official |
| Foreign residents | 11,805 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT121Official |
| Population density | 2,769 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte25Official |
| Population | 146,249 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Le Mans (commune 72181)13Official |
Population fell 3.7% between 2013 and 2023, from 151,821 to 146,249.
Foreign residents rose 61.0% between 2013 and 2022, from 8,643 to 13,911.
International community in Le Mans
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 146,249 | 100.0% |
| Français | 132,096.234 | 90.3% |
| Etranger | 14,152.766 | 9.7% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 1 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)20Official |
Alternatives for people set on Le Mans
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Parigné-l'Évêque as a Le Mans alternative in the same region
15 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Unemployment: 5.6% Parigné-l'Évêque vs 16.4% Le Mans−66%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,607 Parigné-l'Évêque vs 6,289 Le Mans−59%
- Rent: €5.19/m² (2021) Parigné-l'Évêque vs €10.47/m² (2025) Le Mansno percentage
- Residents: 5,358 Parigné-l'Évêque vs 146,249 Le Mans−96%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,620 Parigné-l'Évêque vs €2,620 Le Manssame level
- Annual PM2.5: 7.3 µg/m³ Parigné-l'Évêque vs 7.3 µg/m³ Le Manssame level
Tours as a Le Mans alternative in the same country
Better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €13.51/m² Tours vs €10.47/m² Le Mansno percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,176 Tours vs 6,289 Le Mans+14%
- Empty flats: 11.2% Tours vs 9.5% Le Mans+18%
- Unemployment: 15.2% Tours vs 16.4% Le Mans−7%
- Nearest airport: 5.0 km Tours vs 6.0 km Le Mans−17%
- A meal out: €13 Tours vs €15 Le Mans−13%
- Basic utilities, 85 m²: €137 Tours vs €146 Le Mans−6%
Cities near Le Mans
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 9.52 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
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- 6.16 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-01-01
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- 5.75 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-01-01
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- 5.83 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-01-01
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- 5.19 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-01-01
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Le Mans?
The published population was 146,249 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Le Mans (commune 72181).
How much does it cost to rent in Le Mans?
Average net cold rent is 10.47 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 733 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.
Is the air quality good in Le Mans?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation..
How safe is Le Mans?
Police recorded about 6,289 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026).
What is the unemployment rate in Le Mans?
The unemployment rate is about 16.4 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around Le Mans?
The median gross salary is 2,620 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is Le Mans a good place to live?
Le Mans 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.
Which cities are near Le Mans?
Coulaines, Allonnes, Changé, Arnage, Mulsanne are near Le Mans. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Le Mans?
The official citizenship distribution records 146,249 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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