Living in Mauguio
In Mauguio, advertised rents for new lettings average €15.97 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.9% (2022).
Annual PM2.5 was 9.7 µg/m³ in 2024. The foreign population count was 658 in 2021. Annual NO₂ was 17.9 µg/m³ in 2024. Mauguio is in France; its population was 16,522 at the start of 2023. For Mauguio, the unemployment rate was 11.9% at the end of 2022. The city had 11 schools in 2026. There were 145.3 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.
Pricier rent than 82% of French cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 96% of French cities that publish it and dirtier air than 85% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Mauguio?
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 Mauguio?
Average net cold rent is 15.97 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): 15.97 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr23
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Livebox Fibre19Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan18Official · national market |
| Housing vacancy rate (legacy series) | 784 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE6Official |
| Dwellings | 13,080 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE7Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 8,246 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE7Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 15.97 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 31 Dec 2025 | static.data.gouv.fr23Official |
Is Mauguio 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 958 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 15.97 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 Mauguio?
The unemployment rate is about 11.9 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 11.88 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11
Mauguio 11.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 94.47 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)2Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 94.47 % | 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.5Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,575 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr25Official |
| Unemployment rate | 11.88 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11Official |
What does a salary buy in Mauguio?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €1,961 |
| Rent, 60 m²€15.97/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31 | − €958 |
| Internet€43 · official · Orange Livebox Fibre · 2026-09-30 | − €43 |
| Mobile plan€20 · official · Orange 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €20 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €939 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Mauguio. 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 Mauguio. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 11 schools | 27 May 2026 | RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.21Official · commune |
| Primary schools | 10 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official |
| Schools | 12 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official |
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; Mauguio's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents | 145.3 per 100,000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence9Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Mauguio 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 Mauguio?
Police recorded about 8,646 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 8,646 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)3Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Mauguio. 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
Is the air quality good in Mauguio?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.7 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.1
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
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.
Mauguio 9.7
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 17.85 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 | 20.84 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.13Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 18.4 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 | 9.7 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 12 · Feb 13.1 · Mar 16.4 · Apr 18.7 · May 22.6 · Jun 26.9 · Jul 29.5 · Aug 29.3 · Sep 25.2 · Oct 20.7 · Nov 15.7 · Dec 12.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT24Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 3.3 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 6.4 · Apr 9.2 · May 12.9 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 19 · Sep 15.2 · Oct 12.2 · Nov 7.4 · Dec 4.1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT24Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 7.6 · Feb 8.3 · Mar 11.4 · Apr 13.9 · May 17.8 · Jun 21.8 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 24.1 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 16.4 · Nov 11.6 · Dec 8.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT24Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 56.2 · Feb 39.2 · Mar 41.5 · Apr 55.8 · May 44 · Jun 32.9 · Jul 17.1 · Aug 35.9 · Sep 86.7 · Oct 94.7 · Nov 78.1 · Dec 57.1 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT24Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 145 · Feb 170 · Mar 218 · Apr 228 · May 271 · Jun 315 · Jul 344 · Aug 305 · Sep 246 · Oct 175 · Nov 145 · Dec 137 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT24Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 39.4% between 2013 and 2024, from 16.0 to 9.7.
Similar climate. In France: Aix-en-Provence ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Bari (Italy) ±0.9 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.4 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±2.5 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.7 °C, Tarragona (Spain) ±1.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
The city covered 49.6 km² in 2026. Population density was 333.4 people per km² in 2023.
How many people live in Mauguio?
The published population was 16,522 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10
By nationality
National passport96%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 49.56 km² | 31 Dec 2026 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte22Official |
| Foreign residents | 658 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT116Official |
| Population density | 333.4 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte22Official |
| Population | 16,522 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10Official |
International community in Mauguio
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 | 16,522 | 100.0% |
| Français | 15,799.573 | 95.6% |
| Etranger | 722.427 | 4.4% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)15Official |
Alternatives for people set on Mauguio
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.
Castries as a Mauguio alternative in the same region
7 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,568 Castries vs 8,646 Mauguio−59%
- Rent: €13.64/m² Castries vs €15.97/m² Mauguiono percentage
- Nearest airport: 12.0 km Castries vs 6.0 km Mauguio+100%
- Unemployment: 9.0% Castries vs 11.9% Mauguio−25%
- Residents: 6,883 Castries vs 16,522 Mauguio−58%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,575 Castries vs €2,575 Mauguiosame level
- Annual PM2.5: 9.7 µg/m³ Castries vs 9.7 µg/m³ Mauguiosame level
Albi as a Mauguio alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 153 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €9.93/m² Albi vs €15.97/m² Mauguio−38%
- Residents: 51,290 Albi vs 16,522 Mauguio+210%
- Unemployment: 15.7% Albi vs 11.9% Mauguio+32%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,463 Albi vs 8,646 Mauguio−25%
- Nearest airport: 3.0 km Albi vs 6.0 km Mauguio−50%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,575 Albi vs €2,575 Mauguiosame level
Cities near Mauguio
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 16.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
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- 16.84 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
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- 16.08 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Alternative cities in France
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Is Mauguio part of Montpellier?
Mauguio is in the published commuting zone of Montpellier; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Montpellier city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Mauguio?
The published population was 16,522 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.
How much does it cost to rent in Mauguio?
Average net cold rent is 15.97 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,118 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.
Is the air quality good in Mauguio?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.7 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 Mauguio?
Police recorded about 8,646 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 Mauguio?
The unemployment rate is about 11.9 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around Mauguio?
The median gross salary is 2,575 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is Mauguio a good place to live?
Mauguio 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 Mauguio part of Montpellier?
Mauguio is in the published commuting zone of Montpellier; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Mauguio?
Montpellier, Baillargues, Vendargues, Le Crès, Castries are near Mauguio. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people are in the Français citizenship group in Mauguio?
The official citizenship distribution records 15,799.573 people (95.6%) 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). Mauguio, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 43ae229baa2cc5ee6873e10f768a000b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/mauguio/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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