Living in Vannes
In Vannes, rent averages €14.05 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 12.2% (2022).
Population density was 1,727.2 people per km² in 2023. The unemployment rate was 12.2% at the end of 2022. In 2024, annual PM2.5 was 7.85 µg/m³. The city covered 32.3 km² in 2026.
Pricier rent than 73% of French cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 69% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 71% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Vannes?
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 Vannes?
Average net cold rent is about 14.05 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): 14.05 EUR/m²/month · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Livebox Fibre21Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan20Official · national market |
| G02 Vacancy Rate Pct | 3,162 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE9Official |
| Dwellings | 36,252 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE10Official |
| G05 Main Residential Dwellings | 30,098 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE10Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 14.05 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 30 Sept 2025 | "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251Official |
Is Vannes 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 843 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 14.05 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 Vannes?
The unemployment rate is about 12.2 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 12.15 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune13
Vannes 12.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 96.62 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)3Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 96.62 % | 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.8Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,570 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr25Official |
| Unemployment rate | 12.15 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune13Official |
Unemployment rate fell 26.2% between 2013 and 2022, from 16.5% to 12.2%.
What does a salary buy in Vannes?
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. | €1,961 |
| Rent, 60 m²€14.05/m² · official · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025 · 2025-09-30 | − €843 |
| 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 | €1,054 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Vannes. 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 Vannes. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary School Count | 28 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)16Official |
| School Count | 61 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)16Official |
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; Vannes's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 1,985 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2011 | DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20115Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vannes 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 Vannes?
Police recorded about 5,600 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 5,600 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)4Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Vannes. 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 8.22 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 12.3 µg/m³ in 2024.
Is the air quality good in Vannes?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.8 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: 7.85 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
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.
Vannes 7.9
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 8.22 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.2Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 23 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.15Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 12.28 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.2Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7.85 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.2Official |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | Jan 14.22 · Feb 17.03 · Mar 20.85 · Apr 23.63 · May 27.67 · Jun 32.76 · Jul 34.23 · Aug 36.77 · Sep 30.43 · Oct 26.91 · Nov 19.27 · Dec 15.21 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center18Official |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | Jan -7.5 · Feb -6.45 · Mar -3.31 · Apr -1.41 · May 2.18 · Jun 5.46 · Jul 9.81 · Aug 9.64 · Sep 6.45 · Oct 1.66 · Nov -2.92 · Dec -4.21 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center18Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 6.65 · Feb 6.48 · Mar 8.3 · Apr 10.83 · May 13.82 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.25 · Aug 19.11 · Sep 16.91 · Oct 13.77 · Nov 10.09 · Dec 7.18 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center18Official |
Annual PM2.5 rose 12.1% between 2015 and 2024, from 7.0 to 7.8.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Vannes?
The published population was 55,790 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Vannes (commune 56260)11
By nationality
National passport94.1%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 32.3 km² | 31 Dec 2026 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte24Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 6.3 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Eurostat6Official |
| Foreign residents | 3,269 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT119Official |
| Population density | 1,727 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte24Official |
| Population | 55,790 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Vannes (commune 56260)11Official |
Population rose 6.2% between 2010 and 2023, from 52,515 to 55,790.
Foreign residents rose 67.1% between 2010 and 2022, from 2,069 to 3,458.
International community in Vannes
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 | 55,790 | 100.0% |
| Français | 52,102.632 | 93.4% |
| Etranger | 3,687.368 | 6.6% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)17Official |
Alternatives for people set on Vannes
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.
Grand-Champ as a Vannes alternative in the same region
13 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,475 Grand-Champ vs 5,600 Vannes−56%
- Unemployment: 5.7% Grand-Champ vs 12.2% Vannes−53%
- Rent: €5.39/m² (2021) Grand-Champ vs €14.05/m² (2025) Vannesno percentage
- Residents: 5,929 Grand-Champ vs 55,790 Vannes−89%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,570 Grand-Champ vs €2,570 Vannessame level
- Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Grand-Champ vs 7.8 µg/m³ Vannessame level
La Roche-sur-Yon as a Vannes alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 149 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Rent: €11.81/m² La Roche-sur-Yon vs €14.05/m² Vannes−16%
- Nearest airport: 5.0 km La Roche-sur-Yon vs 8.0 km Vannes−38%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,553.6 La Roche-sur-Yon vs 1,984.5 Vannes−22%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,159 La Roche-sur-Yon vs 5,600 Vannes+10%
- Annual PM2.5: 7.5 µg/m³ La Roche-sur-Yon vs 7.8 µg/m³ Vannes−5%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,620 La Roche-sur-Yon vs €2,570 Vannessame level
- Residents: 54,849 La Roche-sur-Yon vs 55,790 Vannes−2%
Cities near Vannes
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 5.83 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-01-01
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- 5.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-01-01
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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 Vannes?
The published population was 55,790 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Vannes (commune 56260).
How much does it cost to rent in Vannes?
Average net cold rent is about 14.05 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 984 EUR a month before utilities. Source: "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025.
Is the air quality good in Vannes?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.8 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 Vannes?
Police recorded about 5,600 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 Vannes?
The unemployment rate is about 12.2 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around Vannes?
The median gross salary is 2,570 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is Vannes a good place to live?
Vannes 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 Vannes?
Saint-Avé, Séné, Arradon, Plescop, Ploeren are near Vannes. 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 Vannes?
The official citizenship distribution records 55,790 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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