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Some 240 people live in this town, in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saint-Vivien isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Nearly a fifth of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 34% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Vivien does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Vivien as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, in Montcaret, 3 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Vivien is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Vivien.
Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 34% of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Vivien | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 3.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 8.2%. Jobs based in Saint-Vivien number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.4 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Olympe de GougesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 56 | 84%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 12 homes in Saint-Vivien.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Saint-Vivien. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Vivien yet.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Vivien is a commune of 240 people in the Communauté de communes de Montaigne Montravel et Gurson. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vivien | 240 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt | 2,520 | 5.7 | B+ | B | A− | B− |
| Sainte-Foy-la-Grande Gironde | 2,507 | 6.5 | C | A− | D− | D |
| Pineuilh Gironde | 4,490 | 7.1 | B | C+ | C | A+ |
| Castillon-la-Bataille Gironde | 3,344 | 7.5 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Montpon-Ménestérol | 5,866 | 9 | D | B+ | C | D |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle Gironde | 3,167 | 9.9 | B | B | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.