Viarmes grades C+ overall: better than 45% of compared French towns, and #8 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. Its weakest subject is schools (D): bac results 5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 6.2 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,189/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Carnelle Pays-de-France. Its strongest is walkability (A): 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 20% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Viarmes 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Viarmes is easier to get around on foot than 93% of compared French towns
19.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Val-d'Oise’s towns (38.0%) but above compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €30,950 a year per consumption unit. Viarmes has 950 jobs for 2,600 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
Public transport16%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
950
jobs based in Viarmes, 0.4 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,950
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 93% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than Viarmes’ ages would predict, 70 per 100 expected, under Val-d'Oise’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Viarmes sits below both Val-d'Oise’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 516 residents of Viarmes died, against 468 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−30%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw110
Adjusted70
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Viarmes · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Novo site Beaumont Ex Carnelle Porte de L Oise
3.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Novo site Beaumont Ex Carnelle Porte de L Oise
85.9 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-d'Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Viarmes keeps more of its old housing than Val-d'Oise or compared French towns: 12% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Viarmes above both Val-d'Oise’s towns (4.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Viarmes: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Viarmes is Réseau d'adduction d'eau de l'abbaye de Royaumont, dénommé Fontaine aux Moines.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
12% of residents are 15 to 24 and 20% are 65 or over, against 12% and 15% in the median compared commune of Val-d'Oise. 36% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Val-d'Oise 38%, France 30%).
42.8median age
ViarmesVal-d'Oise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Viarmes has more crime per resident than 58% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 125 offenses in the graded categories in Viarmes in 2025.
8.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary28
Criminal damage22
Family violence20
Vehicle theft20
Other physical violence19
Theft from vehicles10
Sexual violence6
Armed robbery0
Fraud27
Theft without violence26
Drug use12
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.
8.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
125
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Viarmes
Is Viarmes safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #30 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 28 burglaries and 22 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Viarmes good?
They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns and #64 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Viarmes expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,189/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Viarmes grades C− for cost of living.
About Viarmes
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Viarmes is a commune of 5,558 people in the Communauté de communes Carnelle Pays-de-France. 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
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.
