Living in Valserhône
In Valserhône, advertised rents for new lettings average €17.31 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 14.6% (2022).
The unemployment rate was 14.6% at the end of 2022. Gigabit broadband availability was 90.4% in March 2026. At the start of 2023, Valserhône had a population of 16,712. The city covered 62.5 km² in 2026. Population density was 267.3 people per km² in 2023. The city had 13 schools in 2026. There were 41.9 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.
Pricier rent than 85% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 76% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 73% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Valserhône?
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 Valserhône?
Average net cold rent is 17.31 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): 17.31 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) | 960.5 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE5Official |
| Dwellings | 8,622 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE6Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 7,414 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE6Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 17.31 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 31 Dec 2025 | static.data.gouv.fr17Official |
Is Valserhône 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 1,039 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 17.31 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 Valserhône?
The unemployment rate is about 14.6 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 14.62 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9
Valserhône 14.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 90.41 % | 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) | 2,749 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr18Official |
| Unemployment rate | 14.62 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9Official |
What does a salary buy in Valserhône?
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. | €2,082 |
| Rent, 60 m²€17.31/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31 | − €1,039 |
| 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 | €980 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Valserhône. 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 Valserhône. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 13 schools | 27 May 2026 | RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.15Official · commune |
| Primary schools | 8 schools | 31 Dec 2025 | INSEE5Official |
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; Valserhône'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 | 41.89 per 100,000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence7Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Valserhône 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 Valserhône?
Police recorded about 5,841 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 | 5,841 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 Valserhône. 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
Annual NO₂ was 4.25 µg/m³ in 2024.
Is the air quality good in Valserhône?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)3
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
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.
Valserhône 7.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 4.25 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 | 5.1 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 |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency (EEA)3Official · nearest-station reading |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Valserhône?
The published population was 16,712 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8
By nationality
National passport85.5%Foreign residents14.5%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 62.53 km² | 31 Dec 2026 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte16Official |
| Foreign residents | 2,416 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT112Official |
| Population density | 267.3 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte16Official |
| Population | 16,712 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8Official |
International community in Valserhône
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 | 16,712 | 100.0% |
| Français | 14,037.528 | 84.0% |
| Etranger | 2,674.472 | 16.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10
Alternatives for people set on Valserhône
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.
Sartrouville as a Valserhône alternative in the same country
Better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 16,712 Valserhône+216%
- Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €17.31/m² Valserhôneno percentage
- Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 14.6% Valserhône−28%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,749 Valserhône+21%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 5,841 Valserhône−22%
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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 Valserhône?
The published population was 16,712 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.
How much does it cost to rent in Valserhône?
Average net cold rent is 17.31 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,212 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.
Is the air quality good in Valserhône?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).
How safe is Valserhône?
Police recorded about 5,841 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 Valserhône?
The unemployment rate is about 14.6 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around Valserhône?
The median gross salary is 2,749 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is Valserhône a good place to live?
Valserhône 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.
How many people are in the Français citizenship group in Valserhône?
The official citizenship distribution records 14,037.528 people (84.0%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Valserhône, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 72728314744cb58fd77dcc5618a7cc4c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/valserhone/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026) static.data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-09-23
- European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
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- Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 Nationalité en 2021 · insee.fr · checked 2026-07-15
- Orange 100GB mobile plan boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
- Orange Livebox Fibre boutique.orange.fr · checked 2026-09-15
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