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In Mimizan, advertised rents for new lettings average €12.00 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 18.1% (2022).

Mimizan is a city in France, with a population of 7,673 at the start of 2023. The unemployment rate was 18.1% at the end of 2022. The city covered 114.8 km² in 2026 and had a population density of 66.8 people per km² in 2023. Gigabit broadband availability was 94.3% in March 2026. The foreign population count was 284 in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2422 sources

Population7,673people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,550EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent12EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 3% aboveOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate18.13%country median 11.0% — 65% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime5,727incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 21% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

Higher unemployment than 90% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 71% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Mimizan.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Mimizan?

Average net cold rent is 12 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): 12 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr18
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Mimizan recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Mimizan€12.00
Show the other 6 cities
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
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)283.5 %31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official
Dwellings8,350 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Main residence dwellings4,111 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)12 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr18Official

Is Mimizan a good place to live?

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Remote worker44%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 35–53%
Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–59%
Student48%strong on education, weak on work · range 41–55%
Family43%strong on family, weak on cost · range 35–51%
Retirement47%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 36–58%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 720 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 12 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 Mimizan?

The unemployment rate is about 18.1 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 18.13 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune7
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Mimizan is 18.1%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability94.26 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Gigabit broadband availability94.26 %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.3Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,550 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr19Official
Unemployment rate18.13 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune7Official

What does a salary buy in Mimizan?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €2,550 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,164of €1,947 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left 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.€1,947
Rent, 60 m²€12.00/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €720
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€1,164
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Mimizan Salary needed to live in Mimizan

Public employment service

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

Country-level information
Open the France service overview

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools5 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)9Official
Schools9 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; Mimizan's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Mimizan?

Police recorded about 5,727 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)2

Recorded crime across major citiesMimizan highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Mimizan 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
Mimizan5,727
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,727 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)2Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport49 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights13Official
Nearest airportBOD3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official
Distance to nearest airport81 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Mimizan. 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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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 17.65 · Feb 20.29 · Mar 22.95 · Apr 27.96 · May 32.97 · Jun 38.15 · Jul 38.51 · Aug 40.55 · Sep 36.24 · Oct 29.45 · Nov 23.48 · Dec 18.41 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -2.71 · Feb -5.42 · Mar -3.02 · Apr 3.26 · May 5.47 · Jun 9.06 · Jul 12.58 · Aug 12.37 · Sep 8.23 · Oct 2.36 · Nov -0.41 · Dec -3.64 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Average temperature by monthJan 8.29 · Feb 8.12 · Mar 10.57 · Apr 12.89 · May 15.83 · Jun 19.43 · Jul 21.29 · Aug 21.55 · Sep 19.44 · Oct 16.23 · Nov 11.65 · Dec 8.85 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Mimizan?

The published population was 7,673 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area114.8 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official
Foreign residents284 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT112Official
Population density66.82 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official
Population7,673 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune6Official

International community in Mimizan

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
Total7,673100.0%
Français7,314.23995.3%
Etranger358.7614.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

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 Mimizan

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.

Parentis-en-Born as a Mimizan alternative in the same region

21 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 9.9% Parentis-en-Born vs 18.1% Mimizan−46%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,812 Parentis-en-Born vs 5,727 Mimizan−33%
  • Rent: €11.83/m² Parentis-en-Born vs €12.00/m² Mimizansame level
  • Residents: 7,586 Parentis-en-Born vs 7,673 Mimizan−1%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,550 Parentis-en-Born vs €2,550 Mimizansame level
Full comparisonMore about Parentis-en-Born

Sartrouville as a Mimizan alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 588 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 7,673 Mimizan+588%
  • Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 18.1% Mimizan−42%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,550 Mimizan+30%
  • Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €12.00/m² Mimizanno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sartrouville vs 81.0 km Mimizan−78%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 5,727 Mimizan−20%
Full comparisonMore about Sartrouville

Cities near Mimizan

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Parentis-en-Born 20.6 km away
Rent
11.83 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Biscarrosse 22.0 km away
Rent
11.99 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

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

All France cities
Bain-de-Bretagne7,674 residentsLangon7,674 residentsFalaise7,680 residentsPluvigner7,682 residentsVillars7,664 residentsL'Aigle7,663 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Mimizan 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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Common questions

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

How many people live in Mimizan?

The published population was 7,673 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Mimizan?

Average net cold rent is 12 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 840 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

How safe is Mimizan?

Police recorded about 5,727 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 Mimizan?

The unemployment rate is about 18.1 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Mimizan?

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

How many foreign residents live in Mimizan?

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

Is Mimizan a good place to live?

Mimizan 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 Mimizan?

Parentis-en-Born, Biscarrosse are near Mimizan. 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 Mimizan?

The official citizenship distribution records 7,314.239 people (95.3%) 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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Sources

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  1. Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse) data.arcep.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  2. 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
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  4. INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
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  6. INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune insee.fr · checked 2026-07-26
  7. INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune INSEE RP2022 ACT1 · insee.fr · checked 2026-07-26
  8. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), France api.insee.fr · checked 2026-08-30
  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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  1. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  2. Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 Nationalité en 2021 · insee.fr · checked 2026-07-15
  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. Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte Séries historiques en 2023 · insee.fr · checked 2026-09-24
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  10. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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