Living in Pégomas
In Pégomas, advertised rents for new lettings average €18.43 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 7.1% (2022).
Annual NO₂ was 17.2 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 9.01 µg/m³ in 2024. At the start of 2023, Pégomas had a population of 8,240. The city covered 11.3 km² in 2026. Population density was 730.5 people per km² in 2023. The city had 5 schools in 2026. There were 157.8 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.
Pricier rent than 90% of French cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 89% of French cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 64% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Pégomas?
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 Pégomas?
Average net cold rent is about 18.43 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): 18.43 EUR/m²/month · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Livebox Fibre17Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan16Official · national market |
| Housing vacancy rate (legacy series) | 227 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE6Official |
| Dwellings | 3,825 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE7Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 3,467 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE7Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 18.43 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 30 Sept 2025 | "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251Official |
Is Pégomas 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 1,106 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 18.43 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
The unemployment rate was 7.13% at the end of 2022.
What is the unemployment rate in Pégomas?
The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 7.13 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10
Pégomas 7.1%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 98.68 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)3Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 98.68 % | 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) | 2,630 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr23Official |
| Unemployment rate | 7.13 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10Official |
What does a salary buy in Pégomas?
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. | €2,001 |
| Rent, 60 m²€18.43/m² · official · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025 · 2025-09-30 | − €1,106 |
| 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 | €832 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Pégomas. 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 Pégomas. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 5 schools | 27 May 2026 | RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.19Official · commune |
| Primary schools | 4 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)13Official |
| Schools | 5 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)13Official |
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; Pégomas'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 | 157.8 per 100,000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence8Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Pégomas 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 Pégomas?
Police recorded about 4,151 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)4
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,151 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)4Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Pégomas. 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 Pégomas?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9 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: 9.01 µg/m³ · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2
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.
Pégomas 9.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 17.16 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.2Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 8.03 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.12Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 17.5 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.2Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9.01 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.2Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 13.6 · Feb 13.9 · Mar 16 · Apr 18.2 · May 21.9 · Jun 25.5 · Jul 28.2 · Aug 28.6 · Sep 25.3 · Oct 21.3 · Nov 17.1 · Dec 14.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CANNES21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 3.7 · Feb 3.7 · Mar 6 · Apr 8.7 · May 12.6 · Jun 16.3 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 12.1 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 4.6 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CANNES21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 8.6 · Feb 8.8 · Mar 11 · Apr 13.5 · May 17.2 · Jun 20.9 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 20.3 · Oct 16.7 · Nov 12.5 · Dec 9.4 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CANNES21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 82.5 · Feb 57 · Mar 60.2 · Apr 78.2 · May 51.8 · Jun 32.5 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 92.1 · Oct 134.3 · Nov 145.4 · Dec 104.6 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CANNES21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 156 · Feb 166 · Mar 217 · Apr 229 · May 270 · Jun 309 · Jul 349 · Aug 323 · Sep 249 · Oct 191 · Nov 151 · Dec 145 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NICE22Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 50.0% between 2013 and 2024, from 18.0 to 9.0.
Similar climate. In France: Nîmes ±1.1 °C. Elsewhere: Latina (Italy) ±0.9 °C, Giugliano in Campania (Italy) ±0.9 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.9 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±3.0 °C, Downey (United States) ±3.0 °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
How many people live in Pégomas?
The published population was 8,240 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9
By nationality
National passport95.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 11.28 km² | 31 Dec 2026 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte20Official |
| Foreign residents | 356 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT115Official |
| Population density | 730.5 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte20Official |
| Population | 8,240 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9Official |
International community in Pégomas
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 | 8,240 | 100.0% |
| Français | 7,879 | 95.6% |
| Etranger | 361 | 4.4% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
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)14Official |
Alternatives for people set on Pégomas
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.
La Roquette-sur-Siagne as a Pégomas alternative in the same region
3 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,212 La Roquette-sur-Siagne vs 4,151 Pégomas−23%
- Residents: 5,669 La Roquette-sur-Siagne vs 8,240 Pégomas−31%
- Rent: €18.22/m² La Roquette-sur-Siagne vs €18.43/m² Pégomassame level
- Unemployment: 7.1% La Roquette-sur-Siagne vs 7.1% Pégomassame level
- Median gross pay, region: €2,630 La Roquette-sur-Siagne vs €2,630 Pégomassame level
- Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ La Roquette-sur-Siagne vs 9.0 µg/m³ Pégomassame level
Cities near Pégomas
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 19.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
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- 20.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
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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 Pégomas?
The published population was 8,240 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.
How much does it cost to rent in Pégomas?
Average net cold rent is about 18.43 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,290 EUR a month before utilities. Source: "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025.
Is the air quality good in Pégomas?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9 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 Pégomas?
Police recorded about 4,151 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 Pégomas?
The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around Pégomas?
The median gross salary is 2,630 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is Pégomas a good place to live?
Pégomas 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 Pégomas?
La Roquette-sur-Siagne, Mouans-Sartoux, Mougins, Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Grasse are near Pégomas. 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 Pégomas?
The official citizenship distribution records 7,879 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). Pégomas, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5a5bb28460c30a9ec6ebcf2471e42b22]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/pegomas/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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