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Living in Vif

In Vif, advertised rents for new lettings average €13.71 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 5.8% (2022).

The city covered 28.3 km² in 2026. Population density was 301.4 people per km² in 2023. The city had 7 schools in 2026. There were 140.7 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 19.9 µg/m³ in 2024. The foreign population count was 204 in 2021. In 2024, annual PM2.5 was 9.56 µg/m³. At the start of 2023, Vif had a population of 8,530.

Last checked 2026-09-2433 sources

Population8,530people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,749EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent13.71EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 18% aboveOfficial source · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025
Unemployment rate5.76%country median 11.0% — 48% belowOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime3,803incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 20% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean9.56µg/m³country median 8.5 — 13% aboveOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Pricier rent than 71% of French cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 97% of French cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 72% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Vif.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Vif?

Average net cold rent is about 13.71 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): 13.71 EUR/m²/month · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Vif recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Vif€13.71
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 Fibre19Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan18Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)203 %31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Dwellings3,963 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE8Official
Main residence dwellings3,702 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE8Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)13.71 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6030 Sept 2025"Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251Official

Is Vif 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 40–56%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%
Student33%strong on education, weak on work · range 26–40%
Family52%strong on family, weak on cost · range 45–59%
Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–59%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 823 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 13.71 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

The unemployment rate was 5.76% at the end of 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Vif?

The unemployment rate is about 5.8 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.76 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Vif is 5.8%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability95.07 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)3Official
Gigabit broadband availability95.07 %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)2,749 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr23Official
Unemployment rate5.76 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11Official

What does a salary buy in Vif?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,749 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,196of €2,082 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.€2,082
Rent, 60 m²€13.71/m² · official · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025 · 2025-09-30− €823
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€1,196
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Vif Salary needed to live in Vif

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools7 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.21Official · commune
Primary schools5 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official
Schools7 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official

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; Vif's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents140.7 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence9Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vif 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 Vif?

Police recorded about 3,803 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 citiesVif highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Vif 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
Vif3,803
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,803 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 airportAHZ3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official
Distance to nearest airport33 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Vif?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.6 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: 9.56 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 Vif is 9.6 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 mean19.89 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 reading20.9 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.13Official
PM10 — annual mean17 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 mean9.56 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
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 13.79 · Feb 18.1 · Mar 20.51 · Apr 23.28 · May 26.73 · Jun 36.27 · Jul 32.1 · Aug 34.09 · Sep 28.27 · Oct 24.13 · Nov 19.21 · Dec 14.15 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center16Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -16.44 · Feb -18.49 · Mar -17.1 · Apr -6.38 · May -2.37 · Jun -1.01 · Jul 3.23 · Aug 2.79 · Sep -0.98 · Oct -6.68 · Nov -14.9 · Dec -17.75 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center16Official
Average temperature by monthJan -0.85 · Feb -0.46 · Mar 3.24 · Apr 7.08 · May 10.8 · Jun 15.17 · Jul 17.18 · Aug 16.86 · Sep 12.93 · Oct 9.25 · Nov 3.71 · Dec 0.03 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center16Official
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 40.3% between 2013 and 2024, from 16.0 to 9.6.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Vif?

The published population was 8,530 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area28.3 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte22Official
Foreign residents204 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT117Official
Population density301.4 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte22Official
Population8,530 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10Official

International community in Vif

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
Total8,530100.0%
Français8,32897.6%
Etranger2022.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)15Official

Alternatives for people set on Vif

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Vif from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Vif

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

Grenoble Commuting Zone · 15.3 km away
Rent
13.41 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Claix 7.2 km away
Rent
12 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
Le Pont-de-Claix 7.9 km away
Rent
13.02 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Vizille 8.4 km away
Rent
9.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
Échirolles 10.4 km away
Rent
13.52 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Seyssins 11.2 km away
Rent
12 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
Eybens 12.1 km away
Rent
12 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
Seyssinet-Pariset 14.2 km away
Rent
13.86 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30

Alternative cities in France

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

All France cities
Vendin-le-Vieil8,536 residentsPrivas8,538 residentsLillebonne8,541 residentsUzès8,519 residentsVarces-Allières-et-Risset8,542 residentsLe Plessis-Bouchard8,518 residents

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Is Vif part of Grenoble?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source5

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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 Vif?

The published population was 8,530 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Vif?

Average net cold rent is about 13.71 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 960 EUR a month before utilities. Source: "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025.

Is the air quality good in Vif?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.6 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 Vif?

Police recorded about 3,803 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 Vif?

The unemployment rate is about 5.8 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Vif?

The median gross salary is 2,749 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Vif a good place to live?

Vif 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 Vif part of Grenoble?

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

Which cities are near Vif?

Grenoble, Claix, Le Pont-de-Claix, Vizille, Échirolles are near Vif. 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 Vif?

The official citizenship distribution records 8,328 people (97.6%) 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). Vif, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 06b0c5ce04202715d2c7ed0e167fef53]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/vif/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Vif, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}
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