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Living in Wissous

In Wissous, advertised rents for new lettings average €19.57 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 7.4% (2022).

There were 42 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. The unemployment rate was 7.39% at the end of 2022. For Wissous, the foreign population count was 608 in 2021. The population of Wissous, in France, was 7,151 at the start of 2023. The city had 4 schools in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2431 sources

Population7,151people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)3,317EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent19.57EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 69% aboveOfficial source · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025
Unemployment rate7.39%country median 11.0% — 33% belowOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime5,289incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 12% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean10.16µg/m³country median 8.5 — 20% 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 93% of French cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 87% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 63% of French cities that publish it.

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

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 Wissous.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Wissous?

Average net cold rent is about 19.57 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): 19.57 EUR/m²/month · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251
What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month
Wissous recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€91
Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesWissous highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Wissous highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Wissous€19.57
Lyon€16.57
Nantes€14.50
Toulouse€13.98
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Marseille€16.30
Bordeaux€15.99
Lille€15.76
Strasbourg€15.57
Montpellier€15.49
Rennes€14.87
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited42.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange Livebox Fibre17Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan16Official · national market
Monthly transport pass90.8 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Forfait Navigo Mois - Ile-de-France Mobilites4Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)175.4 %31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Dwellings3,387 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE8Official
Main residence dwellings3,147 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE8Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)19.57 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6030 Sept 2025"Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251Official

Is Wissous 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 worker46%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 38–54%
Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–59%
Student22%strong on legal route, weak on housing · range 15–29%
Family35%strong on family, weak on cost · range 28–42%
Retirement38%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 29–47%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 1,174 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 19.57 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 Wissous?

The unemployment rate is about 7.4 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 7.39 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Wissous is 7.4%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability99.49 %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)3,317 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr22Official
Unemployment rate7.39 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11Official

What does a salary buy in Wissous?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,317 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,138of €2,466 take-home
  • Rent
  • Transport
  • 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.€2,466
Rent, 60 m²€19.57/m² · official · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025 · 2025-09-30− €1,174
Public transport pass€91 · official · Forfait Navigo Mois - Ile-de-France Mobilites · 2026-09-30− €91
Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city—
Internet€43 · official · Orange Livebox Fibre · 2026-09-30− €43
Mobile plan€20 · official · Orange 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €20
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€1,138
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Wissous Salary needed to live in Wissous

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Wissous. 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 Wissous. 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.18Official · commune
Primary schools1 schools31 Dec 2025INSEE7Official

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; Wissous's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents41.95 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence9Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Wissous 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 Wissous?

Police recorded about 5,289 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)3

Recorded crime across major citiesWissous highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Wissous 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
Wissous5,289
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,289 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)3Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 10.2 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 24.3 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 16.9 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Wissous?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10.2 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: 10.16 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 Wissous is 10.2 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 mean24.31 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 reading24.44 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 mean16.85 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 mean10.16 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 7.2 · Feb 8.5 · Mar 12.5 · Apr 16.2 · May 19.8 · Jun 23.2 · Jul 25.8 · Aug 25.7 · Sep 21.5 · Oct 16.4 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 7.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ORLY20Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 2.1 · Feb 2 · Mar 4.2 · Apr 6.4 · May 9.9 · Jun 13.1 · Jul 15 · Aug 14.6 · Sep 11.5 · Oct 8.7 · Nov 5 · Dec 2.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ORLY20Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4.7 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 8.3 · Apr 11.3 · May 14.8 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 20.4 · Aug 20.2 · Sep 16.5 · Oct 12.6 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 5.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ORLY20Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 46.8 · Feb 42.6 · Mar 44.4 · Apr 44.5 · May 63 · Jun 56.1 · Jul 52.9 · Aug 57.9 · Sep 47.4 · Oct 52.8 · Nov 53.4 · Dec 60.4 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ORLY20Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 59 · Feb 83 · Mar 134 · Apr 177 · May 201 · Jun 203 · Jul 222 · Aug 215 · Sep 174 · Oct 118 · Nov 69 · Dec 56 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PARIS-MONTSOURIS21Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In France: Argenteuil ±0.1 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Slough (United Kingdom) ±0.9 °C, Frankfurt (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Ginsheim-Gustavsburg (Germany) ±1.2 °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

The city covered 9.1 km² in 2026. Population density was 785 people per km² in 2023.

How many people live in Wissous?

The published population was 7,151 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 area9.11 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte19Official
Foreign residents608 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT114Official
Population density785 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte19Official
Population7,151 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10Official

International community in Wissous

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
Total7,151100.0%
Français6,334.44888.6%
Etranger816.55211.4%

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

Alternatives for people set on Wissous

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

Cities near Wissous

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

Paris Commuting Zone · 14.1 km away
Rent
26.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-01-01
Rungis 2.6 km away
Rent
19.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Morangis 2.8 km away
Rent
17.84 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Chilly-Mazarin 3.0 km away
Rent
17.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Fresnes 3.1 km away
Rent
19.76 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Antony 3.4 km away
Rent
22.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Massy 3.7 km away
Rent
20.08 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30

Alternative cities in France

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

All France cities
Ugine7,154 residentsTrégunc7,148 residentsEckbolsheim7,157 residentsBalaruc-les-Bains7,139 residentsSaint-Ismier7,165 residentsÉgly7,166 residents

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Is Wissous part of Creil?

Wissous is in the published commuting zone of Creil; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Creil 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 Wissous?

The published population was 7,151 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Wissous?

Average net cold rent is about 19.57 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,370 EUR a month before utilities. Source: "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025.

Is the air quality good in Wissous?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10.2 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 Wissous?

Police recorded about 5,289 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 Wissous?

The unemployment rate is about 7.4 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Wissous?

The median gross salary is 3,317 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Wissous a good place to live?

Wissous 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 Wissous part of Creil?

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

Which cities are near Wissous?

Paris, Rungis, Morangis, Chilly-Mazarin, Fresnes are near Wissous. 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 Wissous?

The official citizenship distribution records 6,334.448 people (88.6%) 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). Wissous, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e79e5af3419bafad0c88eb6b2c0c8d5d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/wissous/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Wissous, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}
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