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Living in Pontault-Combault

Pontault-Combault is a city in France. The city had 20 schools in 2026. Annual NO₂ was 21.5 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 9.93% at the end of 2022. Annual PM2.5 was 9.16 µg/m³ in 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.5% in March 2026. Its population was 39,096 at the start of 2023. The city covered 13.6 km² in 2022. Population density was 2,854.9 people per km² in 2022.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Pontault-Combault?

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 Pontault-Combault.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Pontault-Combault yet. France has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesPontault-Combault highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Pontault-Combault highlighted€26.30Paris€13.26Angers€12.10Amiens€12.08Metz€12.04Dijon€11.98Rouen€11.80Reims€11.06Le Havre€10.88Perpignan€10.47Le Mans€9.40Besançon€9.06Limogesnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct674.3 %31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Dwellings16,425 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings15,637 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Pontault-Combault?

The unemployment rate is about 9.9 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 9.93 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Pontault-Combault is 9.9%. 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%8985–10Pontault-Combault 9.9%832 cities: 10% to under 15%83210–15377 cities: 15% to under 20%37715–2097 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 availability99.11 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)3Official
Gigabit broadband availability99.51 %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)3,317 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr21Official
Unemployment rate9.93 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools20 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.18Official · commune
Primary School Count16 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)13Official
School Count21 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)13Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents71.62 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence8Official
Hospital Beds Per 100k284.5 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20114Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Pontault-Combault 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 100k284.5 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport119 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights16Official
Nearest airportORY3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Distance to nearest airport20 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Pontault-Combault?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.2 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: 9.16 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
Pontault-Combault average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND26°2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Pontault-Combault average monthly precipitation, mm020406080474344456356535847535360JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Pontault-Combault average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024059831341772012032222151741186956JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Pontault-Combault annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.2PM2.5154014.8PM10104021.5NO₂µg/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 Pontault-Combault is 9.2 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/m³6268–9447 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³4479–10Pontault-Combault 9.2166 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 mean21.5 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 reading19.88 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 mean14.81 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 mean9.16 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 7.2 · Feb 8.5 · Mar 12.5 · Apr 16.2 · May 19.8 · Jun 23.2 · Jul 25.8 · Aug 25.7 · Sep 21.5 · Oct 16.4 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 7.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ORLY19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 2.1 · Feb 2 · Mar 4.2 · Apr 6.4 · May 9.9 · Jun 13.1 · Jul 15 · Aug 14.6 · Sep 11.5 · Oct 8.7 · Nov 5 · Dec 2.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ORLY19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4.7 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 8.3 · Apr 11.3 · May 14.8 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 20.4 · Aug 20.2 · Sep 16.5 · Oct 12.6 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 5.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ORLY19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 46.8 · Feb 42.6 · Mar 44.4 · Apr 44.5 · May 63 · Jun 56.1 · Jul 52.9 · Aug 57.9 · Sep 47.4 · Oct 52.8 · Nov 53.4 · Dec 60.4 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ORLY19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 59 · Feb 83 · Mar 134 · Apr 177 · May 201 · Jun 203 · Jul 222 · Aug 215 · Sep 174 · Oct 118 · Nov 69 · Dec 56 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PARIS-MONTSOURIS20Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Pontault-Combault by year, µg/m³8.113.118.123.0201320152017202120249.2µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 58.4% between 2013 and 2024, from 22.0 to 9.2.

Cities of a similar size in France

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

All France cities
La Ciotat38,477 residentsJoué-lès-Tours38,423 residentsNeuilly-sur-Marne39,800 residentsTremblay-en-France38,348 residentsChartres38,324 residentsOullins38,168 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Pontault-Combault?

The published population was 39,096 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Pontault-Combault residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport85.1%Foreign residents14.9%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area13.64 km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density2Official
Foreign residents5,806 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT115Official
Population density2,855 people/km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density2Official
Population39,096 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9Official

International community in Pontault-Combault

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
Total39,096100.0%
Français32,614.28983.4%
Etranger6,481.71116.6%

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

Is Pontault-Combault 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%
Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–71%
Student64%strong on education, weak on safety · range 56–72%
Family58%strong on family, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Retirement47%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 37–57%
Foreign residents5,806 people2021Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1
Population39,096 people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
NO₂ — latest reading19.88 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.
Dwellings16,425 dwellings31 Dec 2023Official source · INSEE
Fibre-to-the-building availability99.11 %3 Aug 2026Official source · Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)
Gigabit broadband availability99.51 %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 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)14Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Pontault-Combault?

The published population was 39,096 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

Is the air quality good in Pontault-Combault?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.2 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 Pontault-Combault?

The unemployment rate is about 9.9 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Pontault-Combault?

The median gross salary is 3,317 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Pontault-Combault?

5,806 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1.

Is Pontault-Combault a good place to live?

Pontault-Combault 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 Pontault-Combault?

The official citizenship distribution records 39,096 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). Pontault-Combault, France: rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/pontault-combault/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Pontault-Combault, France: rent, salary},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  3. Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse) data.arcep.fr · checked 2026-08-03
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