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Some 4,150 people live in this town, in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire.
At A− overall, Vieillevigne ranks #25 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. That leaves it better than 80% of compared French towns. It is strong on safety as well (B+) — an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 12 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C): 55% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Residents’ health trails most towns (C+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,122/m² takes 5.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Vieillevigne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vieillevigne 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Vieillevigne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir de la Petite-Roche, in Montréverd, 3.1 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vieillevigne.
Over 2025, Vieillevigne logged 37 recorded offenses. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 12.9% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
6.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €26,060 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.05/m² a month, lower than both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (€12.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €9.37/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 134 homes in Vieillevigne.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,121/m² | 133 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Vieillevigne. Life expectancy at birth in Loire-Atlantique is 86.2 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 465 residents of Vieillevigne died, against 386 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% more.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Children under 15 make up 20%, about level with Loire-Atlantique’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Vieillevigne has a median age of 41.3.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Vieillevigne | Loire-Atlantique median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire-Atlantique median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Vieillevigne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Vieillevigne.
Stanislas Baudry: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Alcime-Armand-Pierre-Henri Gouraud: Le Nouvelliste du Morbihan, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieillevigne | 4,150 | — | A− | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| La Planche | 2,810 | 3.2 | — | B− | — | B− |
| Saint-Philbert-de-Bouaine Vendée | 3,653 | 4.4 | A− | B− | A | C+ |
| Rocheservière Vendée | 3,594 | 4.4 | A | B | B+ | C+ |
| Montréverd Vendée | 3,857 | 4.4 | — | B | — | B+ |
| L'Herbergement Vendée | 3,482 | 4.9 | — | B | — | C− |
| Montaigu-Vendée Vendée | 21,134 | 5.6 | A+ | C | A− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #32 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 14 acts of criminal damage.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vieillevigne grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Vieillevigne is a commune of 4,150 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo. 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 9, 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.