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Population 1,192: a town in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also does well on health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is jobs & income — 0.7 jobs per working resident; 21.8% unemployment. Walkability is weaker too: 37% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Vite 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 one thing Saint-Vite does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Vite 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.
Saint-Vite has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Saint-Vite has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 2007.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Vite.
Median disposable income is €21,150 a year for each consumption unit. 4.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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 middle sale price: €1,183/m², below both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€1,491/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €7.86/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 40 homes in Saint-Vite.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,183/m² | 40 |
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.
At birth, a girl in Lot-et-Garonne can expect 85.3 years and a boy 80.1 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 104 deaths in Saint-Vite between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 134: 23% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Vite is Ch Villeneuve Pole de Sante du Villeneuvois, 10.4 mi away.
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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Children under 15 make up nearly a fifth of residents. 27% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (29%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 10% of residents.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Vite | Lot-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 12% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 1.1 mi off. Near Saint-Vite, 93.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and below Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (95.5%). At the general lycée, 97% of 118 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Kléber ThoueillesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 67 | 91%+7 pts |
| Lycée Marguerite FilholNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 118 | 97%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century. Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a tenth of the total, between Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Saint-Vite. Best known first.
Saint-Vite has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Lapoujade: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Vite 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vite | 1,192 | — | — | A− | — | A− |
| Montayral | 2,654 | 2 | B+ | A | A | B− |
| Fumel | 4,690 | 2.4 | C− | A | C− | C |
| Villeneuve-sur-Lot | 22,350 | 12 | B− | A− | C | C+ |
| Prayssac Lot | 2,519 | 13 | C | B− | C | B+ |
| Pujols | 3,769 | 13 | B+ | B | A | B− |
| Bias | 2,977 | 13 | A | A− | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Vite has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 13.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 35% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Vite grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Vite is a commune of 1,192 people in the Communauté de communes Fumel Vallée du Lot. 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.