Living in Râmnicu Vâlcea
Râmnicu Vâlcea had 93,151 residents in December 2021 and is a city in Romania. Registered unemployed accounted for 0.7% of residents at the end of 2025.
Which Romania-wide rules apply when you move to Râmnicu Vâlcea?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Râmnicu Vâlcea. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 7.61 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Digi Fiber 10001Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 5 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Digi mobile plan2Official · national market |
| Residential dwellings | 39,000 count | 31 Dec 2021 | migrationfit.com8Official |
| Residential property price per m² | 850 EUR/m² | 31 Dec 2024 | migrationfit.com8Official |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Râmnicu Vâlcea. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
National Agency for Employment — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Râmnicu Vâlcea. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 28 count (K-12) | 31 Dec 2024 | migrationfit.com8Official |
School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 18, and public school is free. How to enrol a child (edu.ro).
A country-wide rule for Romania; Râmnicu Vâlcea's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Râmnicu Vâlcea. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Integration Programme for beneficiaries of international protection and other eligible foreigners — Integration course
General Inspectorate for Immigration
For refugees, persons with subsidiary protection, other eligible foreigners.
Piloting integration — regional integration-centre route — Welcome Program
General Inspectorate for Immigration
For beneficiaries of protection, other foreigners with a right of residence.
Climate and air quality
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Râmnicu Vâlcea 14.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 17.3 µg/m³country median 22.6 | 31 Dec 2012 | Eurostat5Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 18 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — RO PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AG-7)3Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 14 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — RO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station AG-7)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 4.4 · Feb 7.2 · Mar 12.4 · Apr 18.3 · May 23.4 · Jun 27.2 · Jul 29.4 · Aug 29.5 · Sep 24.1 · Oct 17.8 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 5.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Ramnicu_Valcea11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -4 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 6.4 · May 11 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 16.3 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 11.8 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 2.4 · Dec -2.2 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Ramnicu_Valcea11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.4 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 6.2 · Apr 11.7 · May 16.7 · Jun 20.5 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 22.1 · Sep 16.9 · Oct 11.4 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 0.9 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Ramnicu_Valcea11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 38.7 · Feb 30.3 · Mar 39.9 · Apr 57.4 · May 82 · Jun 100.7 · Jul 83.7 · Aug 77.7 · Sep 58.3 · Oct 58.6 · Nov 49.1 · Dec 51.4 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Ramnicu_Valcea11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 90.1 · Feb 111.3 · Mar 157.3 · Apr 185.9 · May 233.8 · Jun 260.1 · Jul 289.1 · Aug 274.2 · Sep 201.8 · Oct 156 · Nov 96.4 · Dec 72.7 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Ramnicu_Valcea11Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Romania: Timișoara ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Kecskemét (Hungary) ±0.7 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.4 °C, Petržalka (Slovakia) ±1.3 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±2.6 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±2.6 °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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 85.25 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat GISCO, European Commission6Official |
| City area | 89.5 km² | 31 Dec 2022 | migrationfit.com8Official |
| Population density | 1,046 per km2 | 31 Dec 2022 | migrationfit.com8Official |
| Population | 93,151 people | 1 Dec 2021 | INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality7Official |
| Registered unemployed, share of residents | 0.68 % | 31 Dec 2025 | ANOFM — registered unemployed by county and locality, 31 December 202512Independent |
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat personal income tax rate | 10 % | 27 Aug 2026 | migrationfit.com8Official |
| Local tax rate | 0.1 percent of property value | 27 Aug 2026 | migrationfit.com8Official |
| Official handoff information | https://igi.mai.gov.ro/ URL | 27 Aug 2026 | migrationfit.com8Official |
| Digital nomad visa eligibility | true | 31 Dec 2025 | migrationfit.com8Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Râmnicu Vâlcea 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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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
Is the air quality good in Râmnicu Vâlcea?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: EEA air quality statistics — RO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station AG-7).
How many people live in Râmnicu Vâlcea?
The published population is 93,151 people. Source: INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality.
Is Râmnicu Vâlcea a good place to live?
ImmigrationDB does not yet have enough current, multi-domain evidence and internal comparison context to answer that reliably. This stable data record remains available while the missing evidence is collected.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania: population, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 30dbb4fefd8c1fe05b3dc8260ce467cd]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/ramnicu-valcea/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- Digi Fiber 1000 digi.ro · checked 2026-09-15
- Digi mobile plan digi.ro · checked 2026-09-15
- EEA air quality statistics — RO PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AG-7) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
- EEA air quality statistics — RO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station AG-7) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
- Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
- Eurostat GISCO, European Commission gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
- INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality INS · recensamantromania.ro · checked 2026-07-26
- migrationfit.com migrationfit.com · checked 2026-06-14
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Show 2 more sources
- WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Ramnicu_Valcea WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
- ANOFM — registered unemployed by county and locality, 31 December 2025 ANOFM · anofm.ro · checked 2026-07-26
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