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Population 2,582: a town in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire.
Crime is low: an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The drawback is jobs & income — 0.6 jobs per working resident; 8.0% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car: 55% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €1,714/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, ranking #11 of 52 in Maine-et-Loire. It comes out better than 93% of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 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 Vivy does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vivy 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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Vivy has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.
16% 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 Vivy.
Of the graded crimes in Vivy, family violence came up most often (2025). In all, 36 offenses reached the police record here in 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 other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 24.6% 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.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,714/m², comes from 83 sales of houses and apartments in Vivy from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 83 homes were sold here. Among the homes sold, 96% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,747/m² | 80 |
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.
From 2016 to 2025, 176 residents of Vivy died, against 226 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 22% fewer. Adjusted mortality here: 78 deaths for every 100 expected. 2 GPs practise in the town. Also worth knowing: at birth, a girl in Maine-et-Loire can expect 86.4 years and a boy 81.1 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A.
The median disposable income was €24,320 a year per consumption unit, below both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€25,450) and compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 8.0%. 3.3% of Vivy’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 16% of the total, about level with Maine-et-Loire’s towns (17%) and above compared French towns (7.4%). The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The under-15s are 20% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, below both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Vivy in two is 43.4.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Maine-et-Loire 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Vivy | Maine-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Maine-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage in and near Vivy. Best known first.
Vivy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vivy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivy | 2,582 | — | A | A− | A | A− |
| Allonnes | 2,911 | 3.9 | B+ | A− | B+ | C |
| Saumur | 26,241 | 4.7 | B− | B | D | B |
| Longué-Jumelles | 6,564 | 5 | A | A | C+ | A− |
| Gennes-Val-de-Loire | 8,429 | 8.2 | B− | B+ | B | B+ |
| Bellevigne-les-Châteaux | 3,435 | 8.8 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Bourgueil Indre-et-Loire | 3,631 | 11 | A | A− | C+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #16 of 52 in Maine-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 12 acts of criminal damage.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,714/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vivy grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Vivy is a commune of 2,582 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire. 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.