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Living in Villeneuve-d'Ascq

In Villeneuve-d'Ascq, rent averages €14.33 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 15.4% (2022).

Annual PM2.5 was 10.6 µg/m³ in 2024. Villeneuve-d'Ascq, a city in France, had a population of 62,868 at the start of 2023. Gigabit broadband availability was 96.7% in March 2026. The city covered 27.5 km² in 2026. Population density was 2,289.4 people per km² in 2023. Annual NO₂ was 21.5 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 16 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 15.4% at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-2423 sources

Population62,868people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,579EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent14.33EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 24% aboveOfficial source · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025
Unemployment rate15.38%country median 11.0% — 40% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime7,698incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 62% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean10.57µg/m³country median 8.5 — 25% 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 74% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 80% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 92% of French cities that publish it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Villeneuve-d'Ascq?

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 Villeneuve-d'Ascq?

Average net cold rent is about 14.33 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): 14.33 EUR/m²/month · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Villeneuve-d'Ascq recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesVilleneuve-d'Ascq highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Villeneuve-d'Ascq highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Villeneuve-d'Ascq€14.33
Toulouse€13.98
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
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct1,144 %31 Dec 2023INSEE8Official
Dwellings30,884 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE9Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings28,744 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE9Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)14.33 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6030 Sept 2025"Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251Official

Is Villeneuve-d'Ascq 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 worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–55%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%
Student43%strong on education, weak on safety · range 36–50%
Family51%strong on family, weak on cost · range 44–58%
Retirement43%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 34–52%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 860 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 14.33 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 Villeneuve-d'Ascq?

The unemployment rate is about 15.4 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 15.38 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Villeneuve-d'Ascq is 15.4%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability96.5 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)3Official
Gigabit broadband availability96.72 %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.7Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,579 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr23Official
Unemployment rate15.38 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11Official

What does a salary buy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,579 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,045of €1,967 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.€1,967
Rent, 60 m²€14.33/m² · official · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025 · 2025-09-30− €860
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€1,045
Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary School Count45 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official
School Count65 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; Villeneuve-d'Ascq's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents359 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20115Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Villeneuve-d'Ascq 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 residents359 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Villeneuve-d'Ascq?

Police recorded about 7,698 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 citiesVilleneuve-d'Ascq highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Villeneuve-d'Ascq 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
Villeneuve-d'Ascq7,698
Nice7,577
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,698 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
Destinations from nearest airport30 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights17Official
Nearest airportLIL3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official
Distance to nearest airport7 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Villeneuve-d'Ascq. 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

DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

FrenchIn Person, Online
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Villeneuve-d'Ascq.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Villeneuve-d'Ascq?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10.6 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: 10.57 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 Villeneuve-d'Ascq is 10.6 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 mean21.48 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 reading8.1 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 mean16 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 mean10.57 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 6.6 · Feb 7.5 · Mar 11.2 · Apr 15 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LILLE-LESQUIN22Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.7 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 3.8 · Apr 5.9 · May 9.3 · Jun 12.1 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 14 · Sep 11.4 · Oct 8.4 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 2.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LILLE-LESQUIN22Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4.1 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 10.5 · May 13.8 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 15.8 · Oct 11.9 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LILLE-LESQUIN22Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 58.2 · Feb 50.8 · Mar 52.1 · Apr 45.3 · May 61.6 · Jun 63.7 · Jul 67.8 · Aug 71.3 · Sep 56.8 · Oct 64.1 · Nov 75 · Dec 73.3 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LILLE-LESQUIN22Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 62 · Feb 73 · Mar 127 · Apr 175 · May 195 · Jun 201 · Jul 209 · Aug 196 · Sep 155 · Oct 115 · Nov 61 · Dec 52 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LILLE-LESQUIN22Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2014–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 47.2% between 2014 and 2024, from 20.0 to 10.6.

Similar climate. In France: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Ghent (Belgium) ±0.3 °C, Leuven (Belgium) ±0.5 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±0.9 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Dusseldorf (Germany) ±0.7 °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 Villeneuve-d'Ascq?

The published population was 62,868 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 area27.46 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte21Official
Foreign residents6,709 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT116Official
Population density2,289 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte21Official
Population62,868 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10Official

International community in Villeneuve-d'Ascq

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
Total62,868100.0%
Français55,326.43188.0%
Etranger7,541.56912.0%

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 Villeneuve-d'Ascq

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.

Quimper as a Villeneuve-d'Ascq alternative in the same country

Better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,365.7 Quimper vs 359.0 Villeneuve-d'Ascq+280%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,072 Quimper vs 7,698 Villeneuve-d'Ascq−34%
  • Rent: €10.69/m² Quimper vs €14.33/m² Villeneuve-d'Ascqno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.9 µg/m³ Quimper vs 10.6 µg/m³ Villeneuve-d'Ascq−35%
  • Unemployment: 12.7% Quimper vs 15.4% Villeneuve-d'Ascq−17%
  • Nearest airport: 6.0 km Quimper vs 7.0 km Villeneuve-d'Ascq−14%
  • Residents: 64,385 Quimper vs 62,868 Villeneuve-d'Ascq+2%

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Is Villeneuve-d'Ascq part of Lille?

Villeneuve-d'Ascq is in the published commuting zone of Lille; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Lille city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source6

Common questions

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

How many people live in Villeneuve-d'Ascq?

The published population was 62,868 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Villeneuve-d'Ascq?

Average net cold rent is about 14.33 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,003 EUR a month before utilities. Source: "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025.

Is the air quality good in Villeneuve-d'Ascq?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10.6 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 Villeneuve-d'Ascq?

Police recorded about 7,698 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 Villeneuve-d'Ascq?

The unemployment rate is about 15.4 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Villeneuve-d'Ascq?

The median gross salary is 2,579 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Villeneuve-d'Ascq a good place to live?

Villeneuve-d'Ascq 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 Villeneuve-d'Ascq part of Lille?

Villeneuve-d'Ascq is in the published commuting zone of Lille; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Villeneuve-d'Ascq?

The official citizenship distribution records 62,868 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0414c65e82238f8d4d44cfff45cdb56c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/villeneuve-d-ascq/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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