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Living in Montauban

In Montauban, rent averages €9.00 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 12.5% (2022).

At the end of 2022, the unemployment rate was 12.5%. Average high temperatures were 9.7°C in January and 28.3°C in July. The city covered 135.2 km² in 2026. Population density was 465.7 people per km² in 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2433 sources

Population62,945people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Montauban (commune 82121)
Median gross salary (region)2,575EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent9EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 22% belowOfficial source · www.observatoires-des-loyers.org
Unemployment rate12.47%country median 11.0% — 14% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime5,752incidents 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)
PM2.5, annual mean8.26µg/m³country median 8.5 — 2% belowOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Cheaper rent than 84% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 62% 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 Montauban?

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 Montauban?

Average net cold rent is 9 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): 9 EUR/m²/month · www.observatoires-des-loyers.org24
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Montauban recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Montauban€9.00
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 Fibre18Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan17Official · national market
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct3,675 %31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Dwellings33,371 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings29,158 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)9 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025www.observatoires-des-loyers.org24Official

Is Montauban 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 49–65%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–73%
Student69%strong on education, weak on work · range 62–76%
Family61%strong on family, weak on cost · range 54–68%
Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 540 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9 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 Montauban?

The unemployment rate is about 12.5 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 12.47 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Montauban is 12.5%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability97.35 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)2Official
Gigabit broadband availability97.35 %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.5Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,575 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr23Official
Unemployment rate12.47 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10Official

What does a salary buy in Montauban?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,575 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,358of €1,961 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.€1,961
Rent, 60 m²€9.00/m² · official · observatoires-des-loyers.org · 2025-12-31− €540
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€1,358
Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Montauban. 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 Montauban. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary School Count42 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official
School Count72 count3 Aug 2026Ministère 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; Montauban's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,284 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20114Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Montauban 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 residents1,284 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Montauban?

Police recorded about 5,752 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 citiesMontauban highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Montauban 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
Montauban5,752
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,752 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportZAO3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Distance to nearest airport38 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly precipitation was 58.2 mm in January and 47.4 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 8.26 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Montauban?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.3 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: 8.26 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
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
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 Montauban is 8.3 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
NO₂ — annual mean9.92 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 reading6 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.12Official
PM10 — annual mean12.33 µg/m³country median 14.220242024 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 mean8.26 µg/m³country median 8.520242024 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 monthJan 9.7 · Feb 11.6 · Mar 15.6 · Apr 18.3 · May 22.1 · Jun 25.9 · Jul 28.3 · Aug 28.6 · Sep 24.9 · Oct 20 · Nov 13.6 · Dec 10.2 °C31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, MONTAUBAN, 1991-202013Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 2.2 · Feb 2 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 7.3 · May 10.9 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 16.5 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 12.7 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.7 °C31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, MONTAUBAN, 1991-202013Official
Average temperature by monthJan 5.9 · Feb 6.8 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 12.8 · May 16.5 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 22.5 · Sep 18.8 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 9.5 · Dec 6.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MONTAUBAN22Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 58.2 · Feb 44.4 · Mar 51 · Apr 74.6 · May 71.9 · Jun 68.1 · Jul 47.4 · Aug 55.8 · Sep 56.1 · Oct 58.7 · Nov 63.2 · Dec 60.8 mm31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, MONTAUBAN, 1991-202013Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 83.53 · Feb 119.9 · Mar 176 · Apr 189.8 · May 220.5 · Jun 242.5 · Jul 270.1 · Aug 259.5 · Sep 213.8 · Oct 154.3 · Nov 93.13 · Dec 80.7 hours31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, MONTAUBAN, 1991-202013Official
Annual PM2.5 over time4 published observations, 2021–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 24.9% between 2021 and 2024, from 11.0 to 8.3.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Montauban?

The published population was 62,945 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Montauban (commune 82121)8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area135.2 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte20Official
Foreign residents5,278 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT116Official
Population density465.7 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte20Official
Population62,945 people1 Jan 2023INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Montauban (commune 82121)8Official

International community in Montauban

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
Total62,945100.0%
Français57,296.12191.0%
Etranger5,648.8799.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)15Official

Alternatives for people set on Montauban

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.

Montech as a Montauban alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Residents: 6,663 Montech vs 62,945 Montauban−89%
  • Rent: €7.80/m² Montech vs €9.00/m² Montauban−13%
  • Unemployment: 9.6% Montech vs 12.5% Montauban−23%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,740 Montech vs 5,752 Montauban−18%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,575 Montech vs €2,575 Montaubansame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.3 µg/m³ Montech vs 8.3 µg/m³ Montaubansame level

Clichy as a Montauban alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 548 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Clichy vs €2,575 Montauban+29%
  • Rent: €26.22/m² Clichy vs €9.00/m² Montaubanno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 12.0 km Clichy vs 38.0 km Montauban−68%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,674.0 Clichy vs 1,283.5 Montauban+30%
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.6 µg/m³ Clichy vs 8.3 µg/m³ Montauban+16%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,804 Clichy vs 5,752 Montaubansame level
  • Residents: 64,410 Clichy vs 62,945 Montauban+2%

Cities near Montauban

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

Montech 12.1 km away
Rent
7.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Nègrepelisse 14.8 km away
Rent
8.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Fronton 19.9 km away
Rent
9.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Castelsarrasin 20.0 km away
Rent
8.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Villemur-sur-Tarn 20.7 km away
Rent
10.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Caussade 21.7 km away
Rent
9.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Moissac 23.6 km away
Rent
8.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

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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 Montauban?

The published population was 62,945 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Montauban (commune 82121).

How much does it cost to rent in Montauban?

Average net cold rent is 9 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 630 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.observatoires-des-loyers.org.

Is the air quality good in Montauban?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.3 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 Montauban?

Police recorded about 5,752 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 Montauban?

The unemployment rate is about 12.5 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Montauban?

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

Is Montauban a good place to live?

Montauban 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 Montauban?

Montech, Nègrepelisse, Fronton, Castelsarrasin, Villemur-sur-Tarn are near Montauban. 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 Montauban?

The official citizenship distribution records 62,945 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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