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Living in Nîmes

Annual PM2.5 was 8.63 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 13.8 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 17.9% at the end of 2022. Nîmes, a city in France, had a population of 151,839 at the start of 2023. The foreign population count was 16,252 in 2021. The city had 140 schools in 2026. There were 102.7 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

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

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 Nîmes.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month
Nîmes recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€398
Utilities, 85 m² flat€129
Fitness club€65
Transport pass€33
Internet, 60 Mbps€22

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesNîmes highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Nîmes highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Angers€13.26
Amiens€12.10
Metz€12.08
Besançon€9.40
Limoges€9.06
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Dijon€12.04
Rouen€11.98
Reims€11.80
Le Havre€11.06
Perpignan€10.88
Le Mans€10.47
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly64.68 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited22.39 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly398.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant13.93 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass33.14 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home129.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct9,734 %31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Dwellings87,984 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE8Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings73,347 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE8Official
Property Price Eur Per M22,368 EUR/m²31 Jul 2025Statistiques DVF — sales and median price per m² by period and geographic scale21Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Nîmes?

The unemployment rate is about 17.9 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 17.93 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Nîmes is 17.9%. 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%37715–20Nîmes 17.9%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
Fibre-to-the-building availability92.53 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)3Official
Gigabit broadband availability94.88 %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.6Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,575 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr23Official
Unemployment rate17.93 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11Official
Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2013–2022
Unemployment rate in Nîmes by year, %17.6%19.2%20.7%22.2%2013201520172019202217.9%%

Unemployment rate fell 17.5% between 2013 and 2022, from 21.8% to 17.9%.

Public employment service

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

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools140 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.20Official · commune
Primary School Count96 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official
School Count158 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents102.7 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence9Official
Hospital Beds Per 100k1,023 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20114Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Nîmes 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 100k1,023 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport4 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights18Official
Nearest airportFNI3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Distance to nearest airport10 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Nîmes?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.6 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: 8.63 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
Nîmes average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND32°3°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Nîmes average monthly precipitation, mm03060901206440456755433044100959753JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Nîmes average monthly sunshine, hours090180270360141165219229268312345307244171141132JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Nîmes annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.6PM2.5154015.6PM10104013.8NO₂µg/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 Nîmes is 8.6 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/m³6268–9Nîmes 8.6447 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³4479–10166 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 mean13.84 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 reading4.8 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.13Official
PM10 — annual mean15.58 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 mean8.63 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
Annual mean temperature (modelled)13.98 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology16Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Annual precipitation (modelled)737.8 mm/year2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology16Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
January mean temperature (modelled)4.42 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology16Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
January minimum temperature (modelled)-9.17 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology16Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
July maximum temperature (modelled)39.72 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology16Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
July mean temperature (modelled)25.05 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology16Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Daily precipitation rate (modelled)2.02 mm/day2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology16Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Solar exposure (modelled)4.41 kWh/m²/day2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology16Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Average daytime high by monthJan 11.4 · Feb 12.9 · Mar 16.7 · Apr 19.5 · May 23.6 · Jun 28.3 · Jul 31.5 · Aug 31.2 · Sep 26.1 · Oct 20.9 · Nov 15.2 · Dec 11.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NIMES-COURBESSAC22Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.2 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 6.2 · Apr 8.7 · May 12.4 · Jun 16.3 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 11.6 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 3.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NIMES-COURBESSAC22Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 7.3 · Feb 8.1 · Mar 11.5 · Apr 14.1 · May 18 · Jun 22.3 · Jul 25.2 · Aug 24.9 · Sep 20.5 · Oct 16.3 · Nov 11 · Dec 7.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NIMES-COURBESSAC22Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 64.1 · Feb 40.1 · Mar 44.7 · Apr 67.1 · May 55.1 · Jun 43 · Jul 30.2 · Aug 44.4 · Sep 100.3 · Oct 95 · Nov 97.1 · Dec 53.3 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NIMES-COURBESSAC22Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 141 · Feb 165 · Mar 219 · Apr 229 · May 268 · Jun 312 · Jul 345 · Aug 307 · Sep 244 · Oct 171 · Nov 141 · Dec 132 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NIMES-COURBESSAC22Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Nîmes by year, µg/m³7.59.812.214.5201320152017202120248.6µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 38.3% between 2013 and 2024, from 14.0 to 8.6.

Cities of a similar size in France

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All France cities
Aix-en-Provence149,695 residentsSaint-Denis149,077 residentsGrenoble156,140 residentsClermont-Ferrand146,351 residentsLe Mans146,249 residentsAngers159,022 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 161.9 km² in 2022. Population density was 929.5 people per km² in 2022.

How many people live in Nîmes?

The published population was 151,839 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Nîmes residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport89.3%Foreign residents 10.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area161.9 km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density2Official
Foreign-resident share11.1 %31 Dec 2022Eurostat5Official
Foreign residents16,252 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT117Official
Population density929.5 people/km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density2Official
Population151,839 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10Official
Foreign residents over time13 published observations, 2010–2022
Foreign residents in Nîmes by year, residents12,78214,18515,58816,99120102012201420182020202216,701residents

Foreign residents rose 27.8% between 2010 and 2022, from 13,072 to 16,701.

International community in Nîmes

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
Total151,839100.0%
Français134,142.90288.3%
Etranger17,696.09811.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Is Nîmes 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on safety · range 59–75%
Student74%strong on education, weak on safety · range 66–82%
Family70%strong on family, weak on safety · range 61–79%
Retirement62%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 52–72%
Foreign residents16,252 people2021Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1
Population151,839 people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
NO₂ — latest reading4.8 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.
Dwellings87,984 dwellings31 Dec 2023Official source · INSEE
Fibre-to-the-building availability92.53 %3 Aug 2026Official source · Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)
Gigabit broadband availability94.88 %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 2026-09-01

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities1 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)15Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Nîmes?

The published population was 151,839 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

Is the air quality good in Nîmes?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.6 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..

What is the unemployment rate in Nîmes?

The unemployment rate is about 17.9 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Nîmes?

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

How many foreign residents live in Nîmes?

16,252 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1.

How much is public transport in Nîmes?

A monthly transport pass is 33.14 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2.

Is Nîmes a good place to live?

Nîmes 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 Nîmes?

The official citizenship distribution records 151,839 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Nîmes, France: rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/nimes/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Nîmes, France: rent, salary, cost of living},
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