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Living in Marseillan

Marseillan had 8,414 residents at the start of 2023 and is a city in France. Annual NO₂ was 4.93 µg/m³ in 2024. The foreign population count was 397 in 2021. The city had 4 schools in 2026. There were 118.9 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. The unemployment rate was 16.4% at the end of 2022.

Higher unemployment than 86% of French cities that publish it and dirtier air than 67% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Marseillan?

Average net cold rent is 10.8 EUR/m² per month (2025), 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): 10.8 EUR/m²/month · www.observatoires-des-loyers.org20

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

Net rent across major citiesMarseillan highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Marseillan highlighted€26.30Paris€13.26Angers€12.10Amiens€12.08Metz€12.04Dijon€11.80Reims€11.06Le Havre€10.88Perpignan€10.80Marseillan€10.47Le Mans€9.40Besançon€9.06Limogesnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct44.66 %31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Dwellings10,881 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings4,346 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.8 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.70 — about the same31 Dec 2025www.observatoires-des-loyers.org20Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 648 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.8 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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Marseillan?

The unemployment rate is about 16.4 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 16.43 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Marseillan is 16.4%. 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%37715–20Marseillan 16.4%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
Gigabit broadband availability97.59 %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.4Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,575 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr19Official
Unemployment rate16.43 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9Official

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools4 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.17Official · commune
Primary School Count3 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)12Official
School Count4 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)12Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents118.9 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence7Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Marseillan 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport9 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights15Official
Nearest airportBZR3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official
Distance to nearest airport15 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Marseillan. 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

DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Marseillan?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency3

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
Marseillan average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND28°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Marseillan average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100524143494025142663856145JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Marseillan annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.510404.9NO₂µg/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 Marseillan is 9.0 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/m³4479–10Marseillan 9.0166 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³16610–1127 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
NO₂ — annual mean4.93 µg/m³country median 14.820242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official
NO₂ — latest reading2.7 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Latest 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.11Official
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³country median 8.531 Dec 2024European Environment Agency3Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 11.1 · Feb 11.9 · Mar 15.1 · Apr 17.5 · May 21.2 · Jun 25.5 · Jul 28.2 · Aug 27.9 · Sep 23.9 · Oct 19.6 · Nov 14.8 · Dec 11.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SETE18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 5.9 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 8.5 · Apr 10.8 · May 14.3 · Jun 18 · Jul 20.4 · Aug 20.4 · Sep 17.1 · Oct 14 · Nov 9.6 · Dec 6.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SETE18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 8.5 · Feb 8.9 · Mar 11.8 · Apr 14.2 · May 17.8 · Jun 21.8 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 24.1 · Sep 20.5 · Oct 16.8 · Nov 12.2 · Dec 9.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SETE18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 51.6 · Feb 41 · Mar 43.2 · Apr 49.2 · May 39.6 · Jun 24.6 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 26.3 · Sep 62.7 · Oct 84.7 · Nov 61.2 · Dec 45 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SETE18Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Marseillan by year, µg/m³5.38.812.215.7201320152017202120249.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 30.8% between 2013 and 2024, from 13.0 to 9.0.

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Population and city profile

The city covered 51.7 km² in 2022. Population density was 155.6 people per km² in 2022.

How many people live in Marseillan?

The published population was 8,414 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Marseillan residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport95.3%Foreign residents 4.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area51.71 km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density2Official
Foreign residents397 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT114Official
Population density155.6 people/km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density2Official
Population8,414 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8Official

International community in Marseillan

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
Total8,414100.0%
Français7,921.94994.2%
Etranger492.0525.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Is Marseillan 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%
Student54%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 46–62%
Family48%strong on family, weak on safety · range 39–57%
Retirement63%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 53–73%
Foreign residents397 people2021Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1
Population8,414 people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
NO₂ — latest reading2.7 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official 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.
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.8 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · www.observatoires-des-loyers.org
Dwellings10,881 dwellings31 Dec 2023Official source · INSEE
Gigabit broadband availability97.59 %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)13Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Marseillan?

The published population was 8,414 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Marseillan?

Average net cold rent is 10.8 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 756 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.observatoires-des-loyers.org.

Is the air quality good in Marseillan?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — 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 Marseillan?

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 Marseillan?

The median gross salary is 2,575 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Marseillan?

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

Is Marseillan a good place to live?

Marseillan 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 Marseillan?

The official citizenship distribution records 8,414 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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