Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
71 people call this town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie home.
Le Vivier is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 40% of homes here are second homes. Half of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Le Vivier does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Vivier as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont-aqueduc sur l'Agly, in Ansignan, 3.1 mi away.
35% 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 Le Vivier.
Children under 15 count for 1.3% of the people here. People 65 and over make up 50% of the town, higher than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%).
41% women, 59% men
About 70 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Le Vivier | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 1.3% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 10% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 50% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
12.5% of people in the labour force have no job.
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.
Sales in Le Vivier from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €8.97/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Vivier is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Vivier as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Vivier | 71 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prades | 6,148 | 11 | B− | C+ | C | C |
| Ille-sur-Têt | 5,556 | 11 | B− | B− | B | D |
| Millas | 4,417 | 13 | D | C+ | C | D |
| Quillan Aude | 2,978 | 16 | B | A− | B− | C |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall | 2,950 | 16 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Pézilla-la-Rivière | 4,129 | 17 | D | C− | A | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Le Vivier is a commune of 71 people in the Communauté de communes Agly Fenouillèdes. 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) · 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.