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VivoinSarthe

In Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, this town has 892 residents.

Population

892

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.24

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,080

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Vivoin a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Vivoin has none.

Église · Classé · Photo: Christophe Bazile · CC BY-SA 3.0

Vivoin’s story

Vivoin in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vivoin counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Vivoin before 1900, the earliest Gilles René Héliand, in 1736.

1927First protected: école de filles
1998Most recently protected: Manoir de Mirebeau

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vivoin.

History

Old homes shape Vivoin: 20% were built before 1919, more than in Sarthe’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vivoin counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit3

11th c.

oldest protected part

1840

first monument protected

Full pageVivoin’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes20% built before 1919 · Older homes Map4 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Vivoin?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Fewer people in Vivoin hold a degree than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 20%

Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town. Those 65 and older account for 24% of residents. 18% are under 15, higher than Sarthe’s towns (17%) and near compared French towns (17%).

45.9median age

VivoinSarthe medianFrance median

Sarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

24%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%

CAP or BEP36%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vivoin
	Vivoin	Sarthe median	France median
Under 15	18%	17%	17%
15–24	11%	9.9%	11%
25–44	20%	20%	23%
45–64	27%	26%	26%
65+	24%	26%	22%
No diploma	23%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	36%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	16%	18%
Higher education	20%	22%	30%

Full pageVivoin’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages45.9 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households390 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad1.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Vivoin?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Only 7.7% of commuters in Vivoin go to work without a car, fewer than in Sarthe’s towns and across compared French towns

Jobs located in Vivoin: 250, for 350 residents in work (0.7 each). The median disposable income was €26,080 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Sarthe’s towns (€24,770). The jobless rate is 8.1%.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%

Public transport4%

On foot3%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle1%

250

jobs based in Vivoin, 0.7 per working resident

8.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,080

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageVivoin’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here250 jobs based here · 0.7 per working resident Median income€26,080 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 1.2 mi to the nearest one.

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Vivoin91.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Albert MaignanNearest collègeCollège	Collège	47	91%+4 pts

91.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate

1.2 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageVivoin’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges91.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Vivoin costs less than in Sarthe’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.24/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 28 homes in Vivoin.

€8.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vivoin€8.24/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Sarthe median€9.64/m²

€8.24/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.41 to €10.60/m² a month)

€6.81/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageVivoin’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.24/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Prieuré de Vivoin and 3 more in and around Vivoin

Heritage in and near Vivoin. Best known first.

All attractions →

AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré de Vivoinin town ChâteauChâteauManoir de Mirebeauin town ChâteauChâteauManoir de la Bussonnière4.1 km southwest, in Maresché ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaumont2.4 km southwest, in Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vivoin

13pages on Vivoin

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.7 mi away Housing28 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute250 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45.9 History4 historic monuments Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vivoin counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

école de fillesSchool · 11th c.

Inscrit

Manoir de MirebeauManor house · 14th c.

Photo credits

école de filles: Photo: St.V. alias OldLion · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Vivoin

2 notable people were born in Vivoin.

Their page →

Gilles René HéliandFrench politician (1736-1789)

Louis RoyerFrench member of the Résistance (1897-1945)

Vivoin’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Sarthe →

Fresnay-sur-SartheLa BazogeLa MilesseSaint-SaturninMamersSavigné-l'ÉvêqueVivoin

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Vivoin	892	—	—	—	—	—
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe	2,928	5.2	B⁺	A⁺	B	B⁺
La Bazoge	3,796	9.6	A⁺	A⁻	A⁺	A⁻
La Milesse	2,617	12	—	B	—	B⁺
Saint-Saturnin	2,774	12	A⁻	B⁻	D	A⁺
Mamers	4,996	13	B	A	C	C
Savigné-l'Évêque	4,031	13	A⁺	A⁻	A	B⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Vivoin

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Vivoin is a commune of 892 people in the Communauté de communes Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles. 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

Population: 892 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles
Département: Sarthe (72)
Région: Pays de la Loire
Area: 7.1 sq mi (18.3 km²)
INSEE code: 72380

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.