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name: Pessac
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country: France
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last_verified: 2026-07-31
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# Pessac

The unemployment rate was 11.5% at the end of 2022. Annual PM2.5 was 8.27 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 15.3 µg/m³ in 2024. Pessac, a city in France, had a population of 67,339 at the start of 2024.

## Population

The city covered 38.8 km² in 2022. Population density was 1,722.7 people per km² in 2022.

## Immigration

The foreign population count was 5,542 in 2021.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 5,542 people | city | 2021 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 67,339 people | municipality | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | aging | verified | [2] |
| NO₂ — latest reading | `air_quality_no2_current_ug_m3` | 13.925 µg/m³ | city | 2026-07-15 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [3] |
| Gigabit broadband availability | `broadband_gigabit_availability_percent` | 97.85 % | city | 2026-03-31 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [4] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 11.4858 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [5] |
| NO₂ — annual mean | `air_quality_no2_annual_ug_m3` | 15.2823 µg/m³ | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [6] |
| PM10 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm10_annual_ug_m3` | 15.2688 µg/m³ | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [6] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 8.2694 µg/m³ | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 10.5 · Feb 12 · Mar 15.5 · Apr 18 · May 21.7 · Jun 25 · Jul 27.1 · Aug 27.6 · Sep 24.2 · Oct 19.6 · Nov 14.1 · Dec 11 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 3.7 · Feb 3.6 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 8 · May 11.4 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 16.2 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 13.3 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 4.4 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 7.1 · Feb 7.8 · Mar 10.7 · Apr 13 · May 16.6 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 21.7 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 18.8 · Oct 15.2 · Nov 10.4 · Dec 7.7 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 86.9 · Feb 66.9 · Mar 63.3 · Apr 75.6 · May 71.1 · Jun 70.4 · Jul 48.6 · Aug 56.7 · Sep 81.2 · Oct 83.3 · Nov 114.5 · Dec 106.4 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 89 · Feb 117 · Mar 170 · Apr 186 · May 220 · Jun 237 · Jul 256 · Aug 248 · Sep 208 · Oct 150 · Nov 100 · Dec 84 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [7] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 38.82 km2 | place | 2022-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 1,722.6687 people/km² | place | 2022-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [8] |

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. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BORDEAUX-MERIGNAC — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/France/CSV/BORDEAUX_MERIGNAC_07510.csv
8. 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. "Pessac, France." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-07-31. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/pessac/

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## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/pessac/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/fr/pessac.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/fr/pessac.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/fr/pessac
- 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