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Living in Villerest

Villerest is a city in France, with a population of 5,172 at the start of 2023. The unemployment rate was 7.17% at the end of 2022. Annual PM10 was 9.9 µg/m³ in 2024. For Villerest, the foreign population count was 125 in 2021. The city had 4 schools in 2026. There were 116 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 10.7 µg/m³ in 2024.

Cheaper rent than 98% of French cities that publish it and lower unemployment than 89% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Villerest.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Villerest?

Average net cold rent is 7.26 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): 7.26 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr12

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Villerest yet.

Net rent across major citiesVillerest highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Villerest highlighted€26.30Paris€13.26Angers€12.10Amiens€12.08Metz€12.04Dijon€11.80Reims€11.06Le Havre€10.88Perpignan€10.47Le Mans€9.40Besançon€9.06Limoges€7.26Villerestnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct104.4 %31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official
Dwellings2,312 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings2,163 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.26 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.7031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr12Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 436 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.26 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 Villerest?

The unemployment rate is about 7.2 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 7.17 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune8
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Villerest is 7.2%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band18 cities: 0% to under 5%180–5898 cities: 5% to under 10%8985–10Villerest 7.2%832 cities: 10% to under 15%83210–15377 cities: 15% to under 20%37715–2097 cities: 20% to under 25%9720–2515 cities: 25% to under 30%1525–303 cities: 30% to under 35%330–35

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability98.25 %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.3Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,749 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr13Official
Unemployment rate7.17 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune8Official

Public employment service

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

Country-level information
Open the France service overview

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools4 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.11Official · commune

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents116 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence6Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Villerest 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 guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Villerest. 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
Open official information

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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Open the full France section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Villerest.

Climate and air quality

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Villerest annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit15409.9PM10104010.7NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM10 across cities in FranceWhere Villerest lands among 1893 measured cities
annual PM10, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band26–747–8118–9109–10Villerest 9.910310–1117711–1226312–1325413–1432614–1516515–1622716–1711517–1812318–194219–205020–21321–221522–23325–26

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean10.73 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.1Official
PM10 — annual mean9.9 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.1Official

Cities of a similar size in France

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All France cities
Bassens5,175 residentsCoubron5,175 residentsValdoie5,175 residentsLoison-sous-Lens5,169 residentsLa Souterraine5,176 residentsScaër5,178 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 14.8 km² in 2022. Population density was 349.2 people per km² in 2022.

How many people live in Villerest?

The published population was 5,172 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Villerest residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport97.6%Foreign residents 2.4%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area14.82 km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density2Official
Foreign residents125 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT110Official
Population density349.2 people/km²1 Jan 2022A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density2Official
Population5,172 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune7Official

International community in Villerest

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
Total5,172100.0%
Français5,019.33397.0%
Etranger152.6673.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Is Villerest 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 49–67%
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–71%
Student60%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 50–70%
Family52%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–62%
Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–69%
Foreign residents125 people2021Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1
Population5,172 people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.26 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · static.data.gouv.fr
Dwellings2,312 dwellings31 Dec 2023Official source · INSEE
Gigabit broadband availability98.25 %31 Mar 2026Official source · 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.
Median gross salary (regional)2,749 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Common questions

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

How many people live in Villerest?

The published population was 5,172 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Villerest?

Average net cold rent is 7.26 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 508 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

What is the unemployment rate in Villerest?

The unemployment rate is about 7.2 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Villerest?

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

How many foreign residents live in Villerest?

125 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1.

Is Villerest a good place to live?

Villerest 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 Total citizenship group in Villerest?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,172 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 12). Villerest, France: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/villerest/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Villerest, France: rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
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}
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Sources

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  1. 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation. air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-15
  2. A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density insee.fr · checked 2026-07-14
  3. 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. data.arcep.fr · checked 2026-03-31
  4. INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
  5. INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
  6. INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence insee.fr · checked 2026-07-16
  7. INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune insee.fr · checked 2026-07-26
  8. INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune INSEE RP2022 ACT1 · insee.fr · checked 2026-07-26
  9. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), France api.insee.fr · checked 2026-08-30
  10. Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 Nationalité en 2021 · insee.fr · checked 2026-07-15
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  1. RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count. data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-07-16
  2. static.data.gouv.fr static.data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-27
  3. www.insee.fr insee.fr · checked 2026-08-27

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