---
entity_id: city:fr:insee5:06088
entity_type: city
name: Nice
country_code: FR
country: France
slug: nice
canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/nice/
json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/fr/nice.json
markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/fr/nice.md
mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/fr/nice
snapshot_id: approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2
generated_at: 2026-08-04
last_verified: 2026-07-31
fact_count: 22
metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/
---

# Nice

Nice had 342,669 residents in June 2026 and is a city in France. For Nice, the unemployment rate was 12.8% at the end of 2022.

## Population

The city covered 72 km² in 2026. Population density was 4,918 people per km² in 2022.

## Climate

Average high temperatures were 13.3°C in January and 27.5°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 73.5 mm in January and 13.6 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 9.59 µg/m³ in 2024.

## Immigration

The foreign population count was 55,108 in 2021.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 55,108 people | city | 2021 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 357,737 people | municipality | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | aging | verified | [2] |
| NO₂ — latest reading | `air_quality_no2_current_ug_m3` | 12.95 µg/m³ | city | 2026-07-15 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [3] |
| Gigabit broadband availability | `broadband_gigabit_availability_percent` | 97.65 % | city | 2026-03-31 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [4] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 12.836 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [5] |
| NO₂ — annual mean | `air_quality_no2_annual_ug_m3` | 18.0368 µg/m³ | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [6] |
| PM10 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm10_annual_ug_m3` | 19.3485 µg/m³ | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [6] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 9.5934 µg/m³ | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 13.3 · Feb 13.5 · Mar 15.4 · Apr 17.4 · May 21 · Jun 24.7 · Jul 27.5 · Aug 27.9 · Sep 24.8 · Oct 21 · Nov 17 · Dec 14.1 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 5.8 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 8.3 · Apr 10.8 · May 14.5 · Jun 18.1 · Jul 20.8 · Aug 21.1 · Sep 17.7 · Oct 14 · Nov 9.7 · Dec 6.6 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 9.5 · Feb 9.8 · Mar 11.8 · Apr 14.1 · May 17.7 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 24.1 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 21.2 · Oct 17.5 · Nov 13.3 · Dec 10.3 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 73.5 · Feb 53.6 · Mar 51 · Apr 68.8 · May 40.3 · Jun 35.7 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 17.2 · Sep 81 · Oct 127.9 · Nov 138.4 · Dec 90.3 mm | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 156.65 · Feb 166.133 · Mar 217.967 · Apr 229.183 · May 270.85 · Jun 309.783 · Jul 349.3 · Aug 323.15 · Sep 249.817 · Oct 191.083 · Nov 151.467 · Dec 145.15 hours | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [7] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 72 km2 | place | 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-30 | fresh | verified | [9] |
| Fitness club membership, monthly | `col_fitness_club_eur_month` | 30.9761 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [10] |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 31.8449 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [10] |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | `col_kindergarten_private_eur_month` | 1,161.0087 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [10] |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | `col_meal_inexpensive_restaurant_eur` | 18.9068 EUR | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [10] |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 14.89 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-27 | fresh | supplemental | [11] |
| Monthly transport pass | `col_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 45 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-26 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | verified | [12] |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 183.1934 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [10] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 4,917.9783 people/km² | place | 2022-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [13] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Sources

1. Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8202752/TD_NAT1_2021_csv.zip
2. France official denominator source — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8680726/ensemble.zip
3. 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. — Official source — https://files.data.gouv.fr/ineris/lcsqa/concentrations-de-polluants-atmospheriques-reglementes/temps-reel/2026/FR_E2_2026-07-15.csv
4. 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. — Official source — https://data.arcep.fr/fixe/maconnexioninternet/statistiques/2026_T1/commune/commune_debit.csv
5. INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8581605/TD_ACT1_2022_csv.zip
6. 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation. — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AirQualityDownloadServiceEUMonitoringStations/MapServer
7. Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, NICE, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://meteofrance.com/climat/normales/france/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/NICE
8. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NICE — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/France/CSV/NICE_07690.csv
9. Nice stats source — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2012713
10. Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 — Independent source — https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/mvieira101/global-cost-of-living
11. Cost of Living in Nice. Jul 2026. Prices in Nice — Commercial source — https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/nice
12. Abonnement mensuel 26-64 ans — Official source — https://www.lignesdazur.com/fr/abonnement-mensuel-26-64-ans
13. A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2521169/base_cc_comparateur_csv.zip

## Cite

ImmigrationDB. "Nice, France." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-07-31. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/nice/

Reuse requires the direct source URL, the observation date and a link back to the ImmigrationDB page: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/nice/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/fr/nice.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/fr/nice.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/fr/nice
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- All published city facts, one row each: https://immigrationdb.com/data/facts.ndjson.gz
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json
