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Pau

Pau is a city in France. Annual NO₂ was 10.8 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 12.7 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 16.3% at the end of 2022. In 2021, the foreign population was 8,655. Its population was 80,441 at the start of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 7.53 µg/m³ in 2024.

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Higher unemployment than 86% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 80% of French cities that publish it.

Foreign residents8,655 peoplecity · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1
Population80,441 peoplemunicipality · Verified 2026-07-14Official source · France official denominator source
NO₂ — latest reading4.88 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official 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.
Gigabit broadband availability98.66 %city · Verified 2026-07-15Official 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.
Unemployment rate16.2578 %city · Verified 2026-07-26Official source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
NO₂ — annual mean10.7636 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-07-31

Who Pau may suit

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Remote worker69%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–83% from published values
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–80% from published values
Student66%strong on cost, weak on healthcare · range 52–80% from published values
Family54%strong on housing, weak on cost · range 40–68% from published values
Retirement64%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 50–78% from published values

Population and city profile

The city covered 31.5 km² in 2022. Population density was 2,495.1 people per km² in 2022.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Pau residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport89.2%Foreign residents 10.8%

Derived from the published population and foreign-resident counts.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
City area31.51 km22026-07-142022Official sourceA-ccepted source for city area and derived population density Source-backed value · place
Foreign residents8,655 people2026-07-152021Official sourceNationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 Source-backed value
Population density2,495.0809 people/km²2026-07-142022Official sourceA-ccepted source for city area and derived population density Source-backed value · place
Population80,441 people2026-07-14AgingOfficial sourceFrance official denominator source Source-backed value
Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2013–2022
Foreign residents in Pau by year, residents7,5219,10210,68412,26520132015201720192021202211,938residents

Foreign residents rose 52.1% between 2013 and 2022, from 7,848 to 11,938.

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Work and income

Unemployment across cities in FranceWhere Pau lands among 1970 measured cities
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band140–58585–1069610–1530615–20Pau 16.3%8020–251425–30230–35unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band

Published unemployment rates for cities in the same country.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
Gigabit broadband availability98.66 %2026-07-15FreshOfficial sourceIndependent 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. Source-backed value
Unemployment rate16.2578 %country median 10.5% — 54% above2026-07-262022Official sourceINSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune Source-backed value
Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2013–2022
Unemployment rate in Pau by year, %15.1%15.9%16.6%17.4%20132015201720192021202216.3%%

Unemployment rate rose 6.1% between 2013 and 2022, from 15.3% to 16.3%.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Pau average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND27°2°Daytime highNight-time low

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Pau average monthly precipitation, mm035701051401028386106104866465779213298JFMAMJJASONDmm

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Pau average monthly sunshine, hours05511016522010012116316618619621321019315010799JFMAMJJASONDhours

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Pau annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.5PM2.5154012.7PM10104010.8NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in FranceWhere Pau lands among 1870 measured cities
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band23–494–5375–61476–74547–8Pau 7.55988–94329–1015710–112611–12412–13413–14annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band

Published annual means from the same national measurement network.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
NO₂ — annual mean10.7636 µg/m³country median 14.8 — 28% below2026-07-152024Official source2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation. Source-backed value
NO₂ — latest reading4.88 µg/m³2026-07-15FreshOfficial sourceLatest 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. Source-backed value
PM10 — annual mean12.6742 µg/m³country median 14.3 — 11% below2026-07-152024Official source2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation. Source-backed value
PM2.5 — annual mean7.5305 µg/m³country median 8.5 — 11% below2026-07-152024Official source2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation. Source-backed value
Average daytime high by monthJan 11.2 · Feb 12.3 · Mar 15.5 · Apr 17.5 · May 21 · Jun 24.1 · Jul 25.9 · Aug 26.5 · Sep 23.9 · Oct 20.1 · Nov 14.5 · Dec 12 °C2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PAU-UZEIN Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 2.4 · Feb 2.5 · Mar 5 · Apr 7.4 · May 11 · Jun 14.1 · Jul 15.8 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 12.8 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 5.5 · Dec 3 °C2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PAU-UZEIN Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 6.8 · Feb 7.4 · Mar 10.3 · Apr 12.5 · May 16 · Jun 19.1 · Jul 20.9 · Aug 21.1 · Sep 18.3 · Oct 15 · Nov 10 · Dec 7.5 °C2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PAU-UZEIN Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 101.8 · Feb 82.8 · Mar 85.7 · Apr 106.4 · May 104.2 · Jun 85.7 · Jul 64.1 · Aug 64.7 · Sep 76.8 · Oct 91.5 · Nov 132 · Dec 98.1 mm2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PAU-UZEIN Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 100 · Feb 121 · Mar 163 · Apr 166 · May 186 · Jun 196 · Jul 213 · Aug 210 · Sep 193 · Oct 150 · Nov 107 · Dec 99 hours2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PAU-UZEIN Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Pau by year, µg/m³4.47.19.912.620132015201720192021202320247.5µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 37.2% between 2013 and 2024, from 12.0 to 7.5.

Each point keeps the source and period it was published with.

Worked out from these numbers

Arithmetic on the published values above. Each one names what it assumed.

How international is the population?

10.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 8,655 people of 80,441 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Common questions

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

What is the unemployment rate in Pau?

The unemployment rate is 16.2578 %. Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune, checked 2026-07-26.

Is the air quality good in Pau?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.5305 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation., checked 2026-07-15.

How many people live in Pau?

The published population is 80,441 people. Source: France official denominator source, checked 2026-07-14.

How many foreign residents live in Pau?

8,655 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1, checked 2026-07-15.

Cities of a similar size in France

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

All France cities
La Rochelle79,851 residentsBéziers81,545 residentsCherbourg-en-Cotentin78,258 residentsMérignac78,090 residentsRueil-Malmaison82,874 residentsChampigny-sur-Marne78,072 residents

Sources

Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1Official source · Checked 2026-07-15France official denominator sourceOfficial source · Checked 2026-07-14Latest 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.Official source · Checked 2026-07-15Independent 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.Official source · Checked 2026-03-31INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, communeOfficial source · Checked 2026-07-262024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.Official source · Checked 2026-07-15

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