Demographic and economic indicators

Since 1990, Vannes has undergone a period of high-growth in terms of population

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Number of inhabitants

Town	58,000 (estimation of the total population in 2004), 53,900 without double counting in 2004
Rise 1990/1999:	+13.4% the highest rate of growth of all towns in the West of France
Rise 1999/2004:	+4% (INSEE 2004) the highest rate of growth of large and medium-sized towns in Brittany

Agglomération	around 136,500 in 24 districts (estimation 2005) environ
Rise 1990/1999:	+ 15,1 %
Rise 1999/2005:	+ 16 %
Prospects for future growth	+ 21 % between 2005 and 2015 i.e. 165,000 people

Pays de Vannes arena	181 434 (Insee 2002)
Prospects for future growth :	+28%, between 2000 and 2020 (INSEE 2004) i.e. almost 230,000 people in the Pays de Vannes area in 2020

         


Profile of newcomers to Vannes

53% come to Vannes to work, 26% to study and 12% to retire. The employment pool in Vannes is one of the youngest in Brittany.  

 

 

Youth index

(ratio of under 20s to over 60s):
Significantly greater than the national average: 1.29 as compared with 1.15.

Number of students
6,197, up 14% in 5 years
Vannes is home to the third biggest Breton university:   The Université de Bretagne-Sud

Income
The inhabitants of the Pays de Vannes area have the highest net income per inhabitant of all the areas in Brittany (Insee 2002)

According to an IFOP survey published in 2000,
48% of Bretons would choose Vannes if they were going to move

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