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People aged 65 and over make up 33% of residents. It is a town of 1,210 residents in Aveyron, Occitanie.
Where it does best is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a strength (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its schools fall short: bac results 5.2 points below the expected rate; brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. Incomes are on the low side (C−): 1.6 jobs per working resident; 15.5% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023. Viviez has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Viviez does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Viviez 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.
Viviez has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Viviez as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Blaise, in Aubin, 2.4 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Viviez. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la mine Lucien Mazars4 km southeast, in AubinChurchChurchÉglise Notre-Dame-des-Mines d'Aubin4.1 km southeast, in AubinChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Amans du Fort3.9 km southeast, in AubinMuseumMuseumMusée du Patrimoine Industriel et Minier2.7 km east, in DecazevilleAttractionAttractionBuste de la vierge à l'enfant3.9 km southeast, in AubinPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Viviez.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €833/m², below Aveyron’s towns (€1,741/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Houses were 92% of what sold. From July 2023 to June 2026, 62 homes were sold in Viviez.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €833/m² | 57 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 81% passed the bac pro, of 111 candidates at 2 lycées. At the lycées within 5 km of Viviez, 89.2% passed the bac, below both Aveyron’s towns (96.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 1.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul RamadierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 83 | 80%−8 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent La DécouverteNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 128 | 96%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 33% of the town, above Aveyron’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under-15s account for 13% of the population. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Viviez | Aveyron median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Viviez records 81 deaths per 100 expected, about level with Aveyron’s towns (83) and below compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 141 residents of Viviez died, against 174 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 19% fewer. In Aveyron, women can expect to live 85.1 years and men 80 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
At the census, 9.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Aveyron’s towns (13.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €22,620 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Viviez is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Viviez yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viviez | 1,210 | — | — | A+ | — | B+ |
| Decazeville | 5,020 | 1.5 | C | A | C | C |
| Aubin | 3,444 | 2.3 | B | A+ | A+ | C+ |
| Capdenac-Gare | 4,440 | 7.2 | A | A | C+ | B |
| Figeac Lot | 9,793 | 10 | C+ | B− | D | C+ |
| Villefranche-de-Rouergue | 11,271 | 17 | B+ | A− | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Viviez has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 8.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 11% of compared French towns. 96% of 128 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent La Découverte in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Viviez grades A+ for cost of living.
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Viviez is a commune of 1,210 people in the Communauté de communes Decazeville Communauté. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.