Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 190 people, lies in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
Vivès isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 29% of homes. 37% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Vivès does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vivès as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont sur le Tech, in Céret, 2.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vivès.
Children under 15 make up 13%, lower than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 37% of the population. 36% of adults hold a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Vivès | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.1% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.3% of commuters travelled at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €27,180 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€24,140) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean AmadeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 199 | 94%+6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Déodat de SéveracNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 185 | 95%−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.
Sales in Vivès from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, other places to visit and family days out in and near Vivès. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des instruments de Céret4.9 km south, in Céret
MuseumMusée d'Art moderne de Céret4.8 km south, in Céret
Art galleryMaison du Patrimoine Françoise-Claustre5 km south, in CéretAttractionAttractionPortal de France4.9 km south, in CéretWater parkWater parkTSJ Wake Park4.1 km east, in Saint-Jean-Pla-de-CortsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Vivès is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vivès 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivès | 190 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Céret | 7,521 | 2.8 | C− | C− | C− | C |
| Maureillas-las-Illas | 3,006 | 3.5 | — | C | — | A− |
| Le Boulou | 5,487 | 3.7 | D | C | D | B |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 3,529 | 5.7 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Thuir | 8,243 | 7.1 | C+ | C | C | C |
| Ponteilla | 3,101 | 7.4 | — | C− | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Vivès is a commune of 190 people in the Communauté de communes du Vallespir. 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.