Living in La Ville-aux-Dames
In La Ville-aux-Dames, advertised rents for new lettings average €11.91 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 7.2% (2022).
There were 89.2 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 12 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 12.2 µg/m³ in 2024. The foreign population count was 257 in 2021. Annual PM2.5 was 7.06 µg/m³ in 2024. La Ville-aux-Dames is in France; its population was 5,606 at the start of 2023. At the end of 2022, the unemployment rate was 7.24%. The city had 2 schools in 2026.
Lower unemployment than 89% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 86% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to La Ville-aux-Dames?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in La Ville-aux-Dames?
Average net cold rent is 11.91 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): 11.91 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr17
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Livebox Fibre14Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan13Official · national market |
| Housing vacancy rate (legacy series) | 106.1 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE5Official |
| Dwellings | 2,570 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE6Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 2,408 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE6Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 11.91 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 31 Dec 2025 | static.data.gouv.fr17Official |
Is La Ville-aux-Dames 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 715 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.91 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in La Ville-aux-Dames?
The unemployment rate is about 7.2 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 7.24 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9
La Ville-aux-Dames 7.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 98.54 % | 31 Mar 2026 | 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.4Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,597 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr19Official |
| Unemployment rate | 7.24 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9Official |
What does a salary buy in La Ville-aux-Dames?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €1,981 |
| Rent, 60 m²€11.91/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31 | − €715 |
| 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 | €1,203 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to La Ville-aux-Dames. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
France Travail — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in La Ville-aux-Dames. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 2 schools | 27 May 2026 | RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.15Official · commune |
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; La Ville-aux-Dames's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents | 89.19 per 100,000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence7Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in La Ville-aux-Dames 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is La Ville-aux-Dames?
Police recorded about 4,487 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)2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,487 incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 | 31 Dec 2025 | Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)2Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for La Ville-aux-Dames. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course
État français and OFII
For eligible non-EU foreign residents.
DIAN language-training offer finder — Other
Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN
For people seeking French-language training.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in La Ville-aux-Dames?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.1 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: 7.06 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
Night-time low to daytime high
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Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
La Ville-aux-Dames 7.1
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 12.04 µg/m³country median 14.8 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 12.67 µg/m³ | 15 Jul 2026 | 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.11Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 12.16 µg/m³country median 14.2 | 2024 | 2024 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 mean | 7.06 µg/m³country median 8.5 | 2024 | 2024 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 month | Jan 7.7 · Feb 9 · Mar 12.9 · Apr 16 · May 19.6 · Jun 23.4 · Jul 25.9 · Aug 26 · Sep 22.1 · Oct 17 · Nov 11.4 · Dec 8.1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOURS18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 2.5 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 6 · May 9.4 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 14.4 · Aug 14.3 · Sep 11.4 · Oct 9 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 2.9 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOURS18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 5.1 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 8.6 · Apr 11 · May 14.5 · Jun 18 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 20.2 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 13 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 5.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOURS18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 63 · Feb 52.4 · Mar 48.7 · Apr 53 · May 57.7 · Jun 53.2 · Jul 46.6 · Aug 44 · Sep 51.8 · Oct 66 · Nov 69.3 · Dec 72.1 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOURS18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 68 · Feb 95 · Mar 148 · Apr 187 · May 214 · Jun 228 · Jul 247 · Aug 237 · Sep 191 · Oct 122 · Nov 78 · Dec 64 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOURS18Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In France: Angers ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Slough (United Kingdom) ±0.7 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Harrow (United Kingdom) ±1.1 °C, Watford (United Kingdom) ±1.1 °C, Bexley (United Kingdom) ±1.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
The city covered 8 km² in 2026. Population density was 700.8 people per km² in 2023.
How many people live in La Ville-aux-Dames?
The published population was 5,606 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8
By nationality
National passport95.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 8 km² | 31 Dec 2026 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte16Official |
| Foreign residents | 257 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT112Official |
| Population density | 700.8 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte16Official |
| Population | 5,606 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8Official |
International community in La Ville-aux-Dames
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,606 | 100.0% |
| Français | 5,351.612 | 95.5% |
| Etranger | 254.388 | 4.5% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10
Alternatives for people set on La Ville-aux-Dames
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.
Veigné as a La Ville-aux-Dames alternative in the same region
12 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,311 Veigné vs 4,487 La Ville-aux-Dames−26%
- Unemployment: 6.1% Veigné vs 7.2% La Ville-aux-Dames−15%
- Residents: 6,865 Veigné vs 5,606 La Ville-aux-Dames+22%
- Rent: €12.28/m² Veigné vs €11.91/m² La Ville-aux-Dames+3%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,597 Veigné vs €2,597 La Ville-aux-Damessame level
- Annual PM2.5: 7.1 µg/m³ Veigné vs 7.1 µg/m³ La Ville-aux-Damessame level
Cities near La Ville-aux-Dames
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Alternative cities in France
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Is La Ville-aux-Dames part of Tours?
La Ville-aux-Dames is in the published commuting zone of Tours; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Tours city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source3
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in La Ville-aux-Dames?
The published population was 5,606 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.
How much does it cost to rent in La Ville-aux-Dames?
Average net cold rent is 11.91 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 834 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.
Is the air quality good in La Ville-aux-Dames?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.1 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 La Ville-aux-Dames?
Police recorded about 4,487 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 La Ville-aux-Dames?
The unemployment rate is about 7.2 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around La Ville-aux-Dames?
The median gross salary is 2,597 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is La Ville-aux-Dames a good place to live?
La Ville-aux-Dames 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 La Ville-aux-Dames part of Tours?
La Ville-aux-Dames is in the published commuting zone of Tours; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near La Ville-aux-Dames?
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, Saint-Avertin, Montlouis-sur-Loire, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, Chambray-lès-Tours are near La Ville-aux-Dames. 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 La Ville-aux-Dames?
The official citizenship distribution records 5,351.612 people (95.5%) 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). La Ville-aux-Dames, France: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ec3ee5291d738b2f40c5ae3fceaeea7b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/la-ville-aux-dames/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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