Cost of living is its weak spot — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 13.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Nanterre grades D overall, better than 11% of compared French towns, and ranks #31 of 33 in Hauts-de-Seine. It lags on safety as well — an average of 9.9 recorded violent incidents and 20.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 68% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Nanterre with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Cathédrale Sainte-Geneviève - Saint-Maurice: Photo: Original téléversé par Spedona sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nanterre.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Incomes in Nanterre run lower than in both Hauts-de-Seine’s towns and compared French towns: a median €24,020 a year per consumption unit
68%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stands at 13.6%. Just over two thirds of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, near Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (64.2%) and higher than compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Nanterre number 97,350, against 44,200 residents in work (2.2 per worker).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport54%
Driving26%
On foot10%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
97,350
jobs based in Nanterre, 2.2 per working resident
13.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D−
The median home in Nanterre sells for €5,275/m², against €5,891/m² in Hauts-de-Seine’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
€5,275/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Nanterre sell for €6,190/m² and apartments for €5,074/m². The estimated advertised rent is €23.80/m² a month, near Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (€24.55/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €22.60/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Nanterre€5,275/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hauts-de-Seine median€5,891/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,190/m²
301
Apartments
€5,074/m²
972
€23.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€17.80 to €31.83/m² a month)
13.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€22.60/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole du Grand Paris
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Nanterre: 14% are 15 to 24, above Hauts-de-Seine’s towns and compared French towns
35.2median age
Children under 15 make up 19%, above Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 13% of residents are 65 or older. 43% of adults hold a degree.
NanterreHauts-de-Seine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP15%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education43%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Hauts-de-Seine 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hauts-de-Seine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Crime per resident in Nanterre runs higher than in 83% of compared French towns
9.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Nanterre comes 32nd of the 33 compared towns in Hauts-de-Seine on the Safety Grade. In all, 2,760 offenses reached the police record locally in 2025. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage981
Family violence408
Other physical violence361
Theft from vehicles317
Vehicle theft304
Burglary190
Sexual violence183
Armed robbery16
Theft without violence1,419
Fraud689
Drug use535
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
2,760
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
88.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the 54 collèges within 5 km, 3.3 points below the expected rate
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its schools’ results rank #19 of 35 in Hauts-de-Seine. Near Nanterre, 93.2% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to both Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments, 1 classé
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
3.4% of its homes were built before 1919, below Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (5.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in Nanterre is Cathédrale Sainte-Geneviève - Saint-Maurice. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. The protected list starts in the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Nanterre records 88 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 73 in Hauts-de-Seine’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Nanterre has 34 family doctors. Average lifespans in Hauts-de-Seine: 87.6 years for women, 83.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 5,342 residents of Nanterre died, against 5,285 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% more.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
34
GPs in Nanterre · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Foch
1.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Foch
87.6 · 83.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hauts-de-Seine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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About Nanterre
Commune in Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France
Nanterre is a commune of 97,783 people in the Métropole du Grand Paris. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Population
97,783 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole du Grand Paris
Département
Hauts-de-Seine (92)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
4.7 sq mi (12.2 km²)
INSEE code
92050
Nanterre’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Nanterre
Is Nanterre safe?
It grades C− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 190 burglaries and 981 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Nanterre good?
They grade C, better than 33% of compared French towns and #19 of 35 in Hauts-de-Seine. 89% of 472 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Frédéric et Irène Joliot Curie in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Nanterre expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Nanterre grades D− for cost of living.
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
