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Living in Héric

In Héric, advertised rents for new lettings average €11.61 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 6.9% (2022).

The city had 4 schools in 2026. There were 136.7 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. The unemployment rate was 6.86% at the end of 2022. In 2021, the foreign population was 73. Its population was 6,585 at the start of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2429 sources

Population6,585people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,620EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent11.61EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — about the sameOfficial source · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025
Unemployment rate6.86%country median 11.0% — 38% belowOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime2,594incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 45% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean7.64µg/m³country median 8.5 — 10% belowOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Lower unemployment than 91% of French cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 94% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 76% of French cities that publish it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Héric?

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 Héric.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Héric?

Average net cold rent is about 11.61 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): 11.61 EUR/m²/month · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Héric recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesHéric highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Héric highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Héric€11.61
Show the other 6 cities
Bordeaux€15.99
Lille€15.76
Strasbourg€15.57
Montpellier€15.49
Rennes€14.87
Nantes€14.50
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited42.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange Livebox Fibre15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan14Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)128.2 %31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Dwellings2,758 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Main residence dwellings2,542 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.61 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — about the same30 Sept 2025"Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251Official

Is Héric 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–60%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%
Student60%strong on education, weak on work · range 53–67%
Family60%strong on family, weak on cost · range 53–67%
Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 48–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 697 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 11.61 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.

Source period: 2025-Q3

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Héric?

The unemployment rate is about 6.9 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 6.86 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Héric is 6.9%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability97.06 %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)2,620 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr19Official
Unemployment rate6.86 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10Official

What does a salary buy in Héric?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €2,620 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,234of €1,994 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left 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.€1,994
Rent, 60 m²€11.61/m² · official · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025 · 2025-09-30− €697
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€1,234
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Héric Salary needed to live in Héric

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools4 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.17Official · commune
Primary schools3 schools31 Dec 2025INSEE6Official

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; Héric's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents136.7 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence8Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Héric 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Héric?

Police recorded about 2,594 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)3

Recorded crime across major citiesHéric highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Héric highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Lille13,488
Lyon13,026
Bordeaux12,429
Marseille11,857
Paris10,987
Montpellier9,636
Toulouse8,875
Rennes8,241
Strasbourg7,791
Nantes7,704
Nice7,577
Héric2,594
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,594 incidents per 100,000country median 4,74031 Dec 2025Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)3Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 7.64 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 10.8 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 12.5 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Héric?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.6 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: 7.64 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
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Héric is 7.6 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)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean10.85 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.2Official
NO₂ — latest reading19.28 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 mean12.48 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.2Official
PM2.5 — annual mean7.64 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.2Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 73.9 km² in 2026. Population density was 89.1 people per km² in 2023.

How many people live in Héric?

The published population was 6,585 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area73.93 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte18Official
Foreign residents73 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT113Official
Population density89.07 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte18Official
Population6,585 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9Official

International community in Héric

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
Total6,585100.0%
Français6,511.44498.9%
Etranger73.5561.1%

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

Alternatives for people set on Héric

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.

Vigneux-de-Bretagne as a Héric alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Unemployment: 4.6% Vigneux-de-Bretagne vs 6.9% Héric−33%
  • Rent: €5.89/m² (2021) Vigneux-de-Bretagne vs €11.61/m² (2025) Héricno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,219 Vigneux-de-Bretagne vs 2,594 Héric−14%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.7 µg/m³ Vigneux-de-Bretagne vs 7.6 µg/m³ Héricsame level
  • Residents: 6,692 Vigneux-de-Bretagne vs 6,585 Héric+2%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,620 Vigneux-de-Bretagne vs €2,620 Héricsame level
Full comparisonMore about Vigneux-de-Bretagne

Cities near Héric

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Nantes Commuting Zone · 22.9 km away
Rent
14.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Treillières 9.3 km away
Rent
12.86 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Orvault 15.9 km away
Rent
11.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Sautron 16.6 km away
Rent
11.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Carquefou 17.6 km away
Rent
11.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

Other cities in France to compare with Héric, nearest in population first.

All France cities
Furiani6,585 residentsLabarthe-sur-Lèze6,585 residentsLabruguière6,584 residentsChasse-sur-Rhône6,588 residentsBouchemaine6,580 residentsGémenos6,579 residents

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Is Héric part of Nantes?

Héric is in the published commuting zone of Nantes; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Nantes city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4

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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 Héric?

The published population was 6,585 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Héric?

Average net cold rent is about 11.61 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 813 EUR a month before utilities. Source: "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025.

Is the air quality good in Héric?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.6 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 Héric?

Police recorded about 2,594 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 Héric?

The unemployment rate is about 6.9 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Héric?

The median gross salary is 2,620 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Héric a good place to live?

Héric 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.

Is Héric part of Nantes?

Héric is in the published commuting zone of Nantes; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Héric?

Nantes, Grandchamp-des-Fontaines, Treillières, Vigneux-de-Bretagne, La Chapelle-sur-Erdre are near Héric. 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 Héric?

The official citizenship distribution records 6,511.444 people (98.9%) 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). Héric, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b6bcea8de8886e3235abb7cbe1635f54]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/heric/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Héric, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {b6bcea8de8886e3235abb7cbe1635f54},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/heric/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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