Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 150 in Ariège, Occitanie.
Viviès is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Viviès: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Viviès.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Viviès is Château de Gargas.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Aged 15 to 24: 12% of residents. 23% of adults hold a degree, below both Ariège’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). At 39.5, the median resident of Viviès sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Viviès | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Ariège’s towns (13.5%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €22,340 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 6.8% of working residents in Viviès didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Viviès from July 2023 to June 2026: 4 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Viviès. Best known first.
Viviès has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Gargas: Photo: Lucas Destrem · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Viviès as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viviès | 150 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mirepoix | 3,172 | 4.9 | B− | B− | B | C |
| La Tour-du-Crieu | 3,230 | 7.1 | A− | C | A+ | A− |
| Varilhes | 3,487 | 7.8 | A | B+ | B+ | A |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga | 2,851 | 8.2 | B+ | B | B+ | B |
| Pamiers | 16,473 | 9.3 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Lavelanet | 5,987 | 9.6 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Viviès is a commune of 150 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mirepoix. 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
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 October 30, 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.