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Living in Saint-Mihiel

Saint-Mihiel is a city in France, and the figures below are its published values. Saint-Mihiel had a population of 3,806 at the end of 2024.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Saint-Mihiel?

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 Saint-Mihiel.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The dwelling count was 2,219 at the end of 2023.

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

Net rent across major citiesSaint-Mihiel highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Saint-Mihiel 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
Dwellings2,219 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings1,723 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Mihiel?

The unemployment rate is about 16.4 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 16.43 % · www.insee.fr12
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Saint-Mihiel is 16.4%. 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%37715–20Saint-Mihiel 16.4%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 availability94.5 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)2Official
Gigabit broadband availability94.5 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)2Official
Unemployment rate16.43 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr12Official

Public employment service

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

Country-level information
Open the France service overview

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary School Count3 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)7Official
School Count4 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)7Official

Healthcare

The availability of hospital beds in Saint-Mihiel was 187.8 beds per 100,000 residents at the end of 2011.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k187.8 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20113Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Saint-Mihiel 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 100k187.8 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Saint-Mihiel's nearest airport was ETZ, 52 km away and offered 5 direct destinations. Saint-Mihiel's fibre-to-home broadband coverage was 94.5%.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Airport Direct Destinations Count5 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights10Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km52 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official
Nearest Major Airport IataETZ3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Saint-Mihiel. 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
Open official information

DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

FrenchIn Person, Online
Open official information
Open the full France section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Saint-Mihiel.

Climate and air quality

Saint-Mihiel's monthly mean temperatures were 1°C in January and 19.1°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Saint-Mihiel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu1

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Saint-Mihiel annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5µg/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 Saint-Mihiel is 8.0 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/m³6268–9Saint-Mihiel 8.0447 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
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024air.discomap.eea.europa.eu1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 12.94 · Feb 17.27 · Mar 20.01 · Apr 25.12 · May 28.23 · Jun 33.96 · Jul 39.76 · Aug 38.84 · Sep 33.84 · Oct 25.53 · Nov 19.51 · Dec 14.02 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -14.25 · Feb -16.96 · Mar -12.17 · Apr -5.41 · May -0.53 · Jun 3.4 · Jul 6.61 · Aug 6.07 · Sep 1.75 · Oct -4.78 · Nov -7.09 · Dec -15.95 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan 1.01 · Feb 1.73 · Mar 5.07 · Apr 9.24 · May 13.18 · Jun 16.98 · Jul 19.14 · Aug 18.68 · Sep 14.76 · Oct 10.31 · Nov 5.38 · Dec 1.88 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid

Cities of a similar size in France

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

All France cities
Ligny-en-Barrois3,798 residentsSaint-Tropez3,649 residentsLa Bresse3,974 residentsSaint-Valery-en-Caux3,997 residentsGourin4,113 residentsLeffrinckoucke4,173 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Saint-Mihiel?

The published population was 3,806 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)5

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population3,806 people31 Dec 2024Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)5Official
Population over time10 published observations, 1968–2024
Population in Saint-Mihiel by year, residents3,6654,3485,0305,713196819821999201220243,806residents

Population fell 28.1% between 1968 and 2024, from 5,295 to 3,806.

International community in Saint-Mihiel

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
Total3,772100.0%
Français3,48092.3%
Etranger2927.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6

Is Saint-Mihiel 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–60%
Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–60%
Student50%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 41–59%
Family43%strong on family, weak on safety · range 33–53%
Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–65%
Population3,806 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)
Dwellings2,219 dwellings31 Dec 2023Official source · INSEE
Fibre-to-the-building availability94.5 %3 Aug 2026Official source · Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)
Gigabit broadband availability94.5 %3 Aug 2026Official source · Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)
Unemployment rate16.43 %31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-26

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)8Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Saint-Mihiel?

The published population was 3,806 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE).

Is the air quality good in Saint-Mihiel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Mihiel?

The unemployment rate is about 16.4 % (2022). Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Saint-Mihiel a good place to live?

Saint-Mihiel 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 Saint-Mihiel?

The official citizenship distribution records 3,772 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). Saint-Mihiel, France: jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/saint-mihiel/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_saint-mihiel-france-jobs-air-quality_07e3dbaee316,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Saint-Mihiel, France: jobs, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/saint-mihiel/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. air.discomap.eea.europa.eu air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-26
  2. Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse) data.arcep.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  3. DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011 data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  4. INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
  5. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) insee.fr · checked 2026-08-05
  6. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), France api.insee.fr · checked 2026-08-30
  7. Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) data.education.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  8. Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  9. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  10. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  2. www.insee.fr insee.fr · checked 2026-08-26

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