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Living in Marennes

In Marennes, unemployment is 5.4% (2022).

Marennes's population was 2,021 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0717 sources

Population2,021people31 Dec 2024Official source · Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)
Average gross salary3,752EUR/month31 Dec 2022District figureOfficial source · Les salaires bruts dans le secteur privé en 2022 – T401B: Salaire brut en équivalent temps plein, par catégorie socioprofessionnelle agrégée, région et département
Unemployment rate5.44%country median 11.0% — 50% belowOfficial source · www.insee.fr
Recorded crime2,319incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 51% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

Lower unemployment than 98% of French cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 96% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Marennes.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Marennes counted 836 dwellings at the end of 2023.

No city-level rent figure is published for Marennes. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Marennes recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesMarennes highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Marennes highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulon€14.43
Toulouse€13.98
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Bordeaux€15.99
Lille€15.76
Strasbourg€15.57
Montpellier€15.49
Rennes€14.87
Nantes€14.50
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited42.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange Livebox Fibre15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan14Official · national market
Dwellings835.9 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Main residence dwellings773.4 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official

Is Marennes a good place to live?

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Remote worker62%strong on work, weak on housing · range 52–72%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on housing · range 52–68%
Student55%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 47–63%
Family51%strong on safety, weak on housing · range 43–59%
Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–67%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Marennes?

The unemployment rate is about 5.4 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.44 % · www.insee.fr17
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Marennes is 5.4%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,752 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Les salaires bruts dans le secteur privé en 2022 – T401B: Salaire brut en équivalent temps plein, par catégorie socioprofessionnelle agrégée, région et département8Official · county
Fibre-to-the-building availability98.81 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)2Official
Gigabit broadband availability98.81 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)2Official
Unemployment rate5.44 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr17Official

Public employment service

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

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools2 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)9Official
Schools2 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)9Official

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; Marennes's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Healthcare

Marennes recorded 19.9 beds per 100,000 residents at the end of 2011.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents19.9 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20114Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Marennes 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 100,000 residents19.9 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Marennes?

Police recorded about 2,319 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)3

Recorded crime across major citiesMarennes highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Marennes highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Lille13,488
Lyon13,026
Bordeaux12,429
Marseille11,857
Paris10,987
Montpellier9,636
Toulouse8,875
Rennes8,241
Strasbourg7,791
Nantes7,704
Nice7,577
Marennes2,319
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,319 incidents per 100,000country median 4,74031 Dec 2025Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)3Official

Mobility and administration

Marennes's nearest airport was LRH, 40 km away and offered 8 direct destinations. Marennes's fibre-to-home broadband coverage was 98.81%.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport8 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights13Official
Distance to the nearest major airport40 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)LRH3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Marennes. 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
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DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

FrenchIn Person, Online
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Marennes.

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Climate and air quality

Marennes's monthly mean temperatures were 7.6°C in January and 19.9°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Marennes?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu1

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

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Marennes is 11.0 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)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024air.discomap.eea.europa.eu1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 15.34 · Feb 16.51 · Mar 19.32 · Apr 23.01 · May 26.71 · Jun 31.27 · Jul 32.96 · Aug 35.42 · Sep 31.69 · Oct 26.45 · Nov 20.21 · Dec 16.52 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -3.25 · Feb -5.4 · Mar -2.79 · Apr 1.9 · May 5.21 · Jun 8.63 · Jul 12.54 · Aug 12.53 · Sep 8.23 · Oct 3.43 · Nov 0.46 · Dec -2.92 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan 7.59 · Feb 7.33 · Mar 9.36 · Apr 11.86 · May 14.78 · Jun 18.14 · Jul 19.89 · Aug 19.98 · Sep 17.98 · Oct 15.11 · Nov 11.27 · Dec 8.3 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Marennes?

The published population was 2,021 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)6

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population2,021 people31 Dec 2024Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)6Official
Population over time10 published observations, 1968–2024

Population rose 203.5% between 1968 and 2024, from 666 to 2,021.

International community in Marennes

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
Total1,992100.0%
Français1,940.69997.4%
Etranger51.3012.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)10Official

Alternatives for people set on Marennes

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Marennes from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in France

Other cities in France to compare with Marennes, nearest in population first.

All France cities
Belleville1,526 residentsMegève2,996 residentsVire1,256 residentsSaint-Tropez3,649 residentsLigny-en-Barrois3,798 residentsSaint-Mihiel3,806 residents

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Is Marennes part of Lyon?

Marennes is in the published commuting zone of Lyon; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Lyon city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source12

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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 Marennes?

The published population was 2,021 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE).

Is the air quality good in Marennes?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

How safe is Marennes?

Police recorded about 2,319 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 Marennes?

The unemployment rate is about 5.4 % (2022). Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Marennes a good place to live?

Marennes 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.

Is Marennes part of Lyon?

Marennes is in the published commuting zone of Lyon; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

How many people are in the Français citizenship group in Marennes?

The official citizenship distribution records 1,940.699 people (97.4%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Marennes, France: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 51555f7326bac6491e61d1d892db9bca]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/marennes/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Marennes, France: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {51555f7326bac6491e61d1d892db9bca},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  2. Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse) data.arcep.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026) static.data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-09-23
  4. DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011 data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  5. INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
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  7. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), France api.insee.fr · checked 2026-08-30
  8. Les salaires bruts dans le secteur privé en 2022 – T401B: Salaire brut en équivalent temps plein, par catégorie socioprofessionnelle agrégée, région et département insee.fr · checked 2026-10-07
  9. Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) data.education.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  10. Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
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  2. oecd.org place coordinates oecd.org · checked 2026-08-28
  3. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  4. Orange 100GB mobile plan boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
  5. Orange Livebox Fibre boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
  6. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  7. www.insee.fr insee.fr · checked 2026-08-26

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