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VivièresAisne

The town has 403 residents and lies in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Is Vivières a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Vivières falls below the line for grades. 14% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Vivières stand out

The one thing Vivières does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de Mazancourt
Château de Mazancourt · Inscrit · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Vivières’ story

Vivières in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vivières, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Vivières before 1900, the earliest Gabriel-Auguste de Mazancourt, in 1725.

  • 1982First protected: Château de Mazancourt
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vivières.

Who lives here

Vivières has fewer young adults than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.7% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 25% of adults. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below both Aisne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). 20% of residents are children under 15.

41median age
VivièresAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vivières
VivièresAisne medianFrance median
Under 1520%18%17%
15–247.7%12%11%
25–4427%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+16%23%22%
No diploma17%31%19%
CAP or BEP28%27%26%
Baccalauréat24%17%18%
Higher education25%18%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Vivières keeps more of its old housing than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 41% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vivières, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1982
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Vivières is better off than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,240 a year per consumption unit

Vivières has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 4.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 10.0%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Aisne’s towns (20.3%).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Vivières, 0.2 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Vivières is €11.86/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Vivières from July 2023 to June 2026: 9 houses and apartments.

€11.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vivières€11.86/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€11.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.79 to €14.38/m² a month)
€9.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Mazancourt and 7 more in and around Vivières

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Vivières. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Vivières

12pages on Vivières

Landmarks

Vivières has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château de Mazancourt: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0

Famous people from Vivières

2 notable people were born in Vivières.

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Vivières’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Aisne →
Villers-CotterêtsCrépy-en-ValoisSoissonsBelleuVilleneuve-Saint-GermainCrouyVillers-CotterêtsCrépy-en-ValoisSoissonsBelleuVilleneuve-Saint-GermainCrouyVivières
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vivières403—————
Villers-Cotterêts10,4893.7DC+CC−
Crépy-en-Valois Oise14,35111B−C−BB−
Soissons28,04611C+C+C−B
Belleu3,65911B−C+A−D−
Villeneuve-Saint-Germain2,61612BB−A−C−
Crouy3,04913B−B−A−C−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Vivières

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Vivières is a commune of 403 people in the Communauté de communes Retz-en-Valois. 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
403 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Retz-en-Valois
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
5.4 sq mi (14 km²)
INSEE code
02822

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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.