Living in Vire Normandie

In Vire Normandie, advertised rents for new lettings average €8.26 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 10.3% (2022).

Gigabit broadband availability was 93% in March 2026. The unemployment rate was 10.3% at the end of 2022. Vire Normandie had a population of 17,457 at the start of 2023. In 2021, the foreign population was 404.

Last checked 2026-09-2413 sources

Population17,457people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune

Median gross salary (region)2,606EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr

Average net rent8.26EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 29% belowOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr

Unemployment rate10.33%country median 11.0% — 6% belowOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune

Recorded crime4,898incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 3% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Vire Normandie?

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 Vire Normandie.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Vire Normandie?

Average net cold rent is 8.26 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): 8.26 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr¹²

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Net rent across major citiesVire Normandie highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30

Nice€20.43

Lyon€16.57

Marseille€16.30

Toulouse€13.98

Vire Normandie€8.26

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Bordeaux€15.99

Lille€15.76

Strasbourg€15.57

Montpellier€15.49

Rennes€14.87

Nantes€14.50

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	42.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Livebox Fibre¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange 100GB mobile plan⁹Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)	1,134 %	31 Dec 2023	INSEE³Official
Dwellings	9,998 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁴Official
Main residence dwellings	8,574 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁴Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.26 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60	31 Dec 2025	static.data.gouv.fr¹²Official

Is Vire Normandie 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 39–57%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%

Student62%strong on education, weak on work · range 55–69%

Family56%strong on family, weak on cost · range 48–64%

Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–62%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 496 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.26 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 Vire Normandie?

The unemployment rate is about 10.3 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 10.33 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁶

Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Vire Normandie is 10.3%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

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Vire Normandie 10.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	93.01 %	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.²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,606 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	www.insee.fr¹³Official
Unemployment rate	10.33 %country median 11.0%	31 Dec 2022	INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Vire Normandie?

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

Left over each month€1,429of €1,987 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.	€1,987
Rent, 60 m²€8.26/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31	− €496
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	€1,429

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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

France Travail — Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	7 schools	31 Dec 2025	INSEE³Official

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; Vire Normandie's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Vire Normandie?

Police recorded about 4,898 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)¹

Recorded crime across major citiesVire Normandie highlighted among comparable cities

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

Vire Normandie4,898

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,898 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)¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Population and city profile

How many people live in Vire Normandie?

The published population was 17,457 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁵

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	138.5 km²	31 Dec 2026	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte¹¹Official
Foreign residents	404 people	2021	Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1⁸Official
Population density	126 people/km²	31 Dec 2023	Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte¹¹Official
Population	17,457 people	1 Jan 2023	INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune⁵Official

International community in Vire Normandie

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	17,457	100.0%
Français	16,952.53	97.1%
Etranger	504.47	2.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Alternatives for people set on Vire Normandie

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 Vire Normandie alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 17,457 Vire Normandie+202%
Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,606 Vire Normandie+27%
Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €8.26/m² Vire Normandieno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 4,898 Vire Normandie−6%
Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 10.3% Vire Normandiesame level

Full comparison More about Sartrouville

Alternative cities in France

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

All France cities

Avion17,435 residents Chamalières17,509 residents L'Isle-d'Abeau17,515 residents Yutz17,391 residents Villeneuve-Loubet17,548 residents Lattes17,351 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vire Normandie when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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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 Vire Normandie?

The published population was 17,457 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Vire Normandie?

Average net cold rent is 8.26 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 578 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

How safe is Vire Normandie?

What is the unemployment rate in Vire Normandie?

The unemployment rate is about 10.3 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Vire Normandie?

The median gross salary is 2,606 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Vire Normandie?

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

Is Vire Normandie a good place to live?

Vire Normandie 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 Vire Normandie?

The official citizenship distribution records 16,952.53 people (97.1%) 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). Vire Normandie, France: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ecbf092ea7134ec1c161396d6c2c0d4f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/vire-normandie/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Vire Normandie, France: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {ecbf092ea7134ec1c161396d6c2c0d4f},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/vire-normandie/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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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
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INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
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INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune insee.fr · checked 2026-07-26
INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune INSEE RP2022 ACT1 · insee.fr · checked 2026-07-26
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), France api.insee.fr · checked 2026-08-30
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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Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte Séries historiques en 2023 · insee.fr · checked 2026-09-24
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