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Living in Niort

In Niort, rent averages €11.55 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.5% (2022).

Annual NO₂ was 9.15 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 12.3 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 11.5% at the end of 2022. Annual PM2.5 was 6.74 µg/m³ in 2024. For Niort, gigabit broadband availability was 99.1% in March 2026. The city covered 68.2 km² in 2026. For Niort, population density was 877.6 people per km² in 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2427 sources

Population59,854people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Niort (commune 79191)
Median gross salary (region)2,550EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent11.55EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — about the sameOfficial source · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025
Unemployment rate11.53%country median 11.0% — 5% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime6,426incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 36% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean6.74µg/m³country median 8.5 — 20% belowOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

More recorded crime than 80% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 93% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Niort.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Niort?

Average net cold rent is about 11.55 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): 11.55 EUR/m²/month · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Niort recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Niort€11.55
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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 Fibre17Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan16Official · national market
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct2,844 %31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Dwellings35,745 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE8Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings31,732 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE8Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.55 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — about the same30 Sept 2025"Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251Official

Is Niort 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–74%
Student67%strong on education, weak on work · range 60–74%
Family59%strong on family, weak on cost · range 52–66%
Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 693 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 11.55 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 Niort?

The unemployment rate is about 11.5 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 11.53 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Niort is 11.5%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability97.87 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)3Official
Gigabit broadband availability99.12 %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.6Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,550 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr22Official
Unemployment rate11.53 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10Official

What does a salary buy in Niort?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,550 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,191of €1,947 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.€1,947
Rent, 60 m²€11.55/m² · official · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025 · 2025-09-30− €693
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€1,191
Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

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

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary School Count37 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)13Official
School Count70 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)13Official

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; Niort's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,403 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20115Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Niort 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 100,000 residents1,403 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Niort?

Police recorded about 6,426 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)4

Recorded crime across major citiesNiort highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Niort 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
Niort6,426
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,426 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)4Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportNIT3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Distance to nearest airport5 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Niort. 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
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DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

FrenchIn Person, Online
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Niort.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Niort?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.7 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: 6.74 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
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
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 Niort is 6.7 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 mean9.15 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 reading6.95 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 mean12.28 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 mean6.74 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
Average daytime high by monthJan 8.9 · Feb 10.3 · Mar 13.8 · Apr 16.7 · May 20.4 · Jun 24 · Jul 26.3 · Aug 26.4 · Sep 23 · Oct 18.1 · Nov 12.7 · Dec 9.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NIORT21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 2.8 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 6.1 · May 9.6 · Jun 12.8 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 11.8 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 3.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NIORT21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 5.9 · Feb 6.4 · Mar 9.1 · Apr 11.4 · May 15 · Jun 18.4 · Jul 20.4 · Aug 20.4 · Sep 17.4 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 9.1 · Dec 6.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NIORT21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 81.9 · Feb 64.1 · Mar 63.4 · Apr 66.7 · May 66.5 · Jun 58.8 · Jul 52 · Aug 53.4 · Sep 61.7 · Oct 88.4 · Nov 92.3 · Dec 97.4 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NIORT21Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 76 · Feb 108 · Mar 159 · Apr 187 · May 219 · Jun 240 · Jul 257 · Aug 247 · Sep 206 · Oct 133 · Nov 92 · Dec 77 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NIORT21Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2013–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 43.9% between 2013 and 2024, from 12.0 to 6.7.

Similar climate. In France: Angers ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Werl (Germany) ±2.3 °C, Portsmouth (United Kingdom) ±1.6 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±2.7 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.8 °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

How many people live in Niort?

The published population was 59,854 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Niort (commune 79191)9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area68.2 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte20Official
Foreign residents3,911 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT115Official
Population density877.6 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte20Official
Population59,854 people1 Jan 2023INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Niort (commune 79191)9Official

International community in Niort

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
Total59,854100.0%
Français55,541.67392.8%
Etranger4,312.3277.2%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)14Official

Alternatives for people set on Niort

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.

La Crèche as a Niort alternative in the same region

13 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 5.4% La Crèche vs 11.5% Niort−53%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,158 La Crèche vs 6,426 Niort−51%
  • Residents: 5,662 La Crèche vs 59,854 Niort−91%
  • Rent: €10.01/m² La Crèche vs €11.55/m² Niort−13%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,550 La Crèche vs €2,550 Niortsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.7 µg/m³ La Crèche vs 6.7 µg/m³ Niortsame level
Full comparisonMore about La Crèche

Cities near Niort

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

Aiffres 5.5 km away
Rent
5.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-01-01
Chauray 7.6 km away
Rent
11.41 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
La Crèche 13.1 km away
Rent
10.01 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30

Alternative cities in France

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

All France cities
Marseille 1159,883 residentsChambéry59,964 residentsFréjus59,719 residentsNeuilly-sur-Seine59,538 residentsVillejuif60,183 residentsMarseille 1060,317 residents

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Niort in rankings

#16 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in France

Common questions

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

How many people live in Niort?

The published population was 59,854 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Niort (commune 79191).

How much does it cost to rent in Niort?

Average net cold rent is about 11.55 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 809 EUR a month before utilities. Source: "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025.

Is the air quality good in Niort?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.7 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 Niort?

Police recorded about 6,426 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 Niort?

The unemployment rate is about 11.5 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Niort?

The median gross salary is 2,550 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Niort a good place to live?

Niort 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.

Which cities are near Niort?

Aiffres, Chauray, La Crèche, Saint-Maixent-l'École are near Niort. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Niort?

The official citizenship distribution records 59,854 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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