Civaux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Civaux 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.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Civaux has a lower adjusted death rate than 79% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Civaux. Adjusted for age and care homes, Civaux records 77 deaths per 100 expected, close to Vienne’s towns (80) and below compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 184 residents of Civaux died, against 162 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% more. The nearest emergency department to Civaux is Chu de Poitiers site de Montmorillon, 9.6 mi away.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Civaux · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu de Poitiers site de Montmorillon
15.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu la Miletrie
85.8 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in Civaux is Cimetière gallo-romain. Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total, higher than both Vienne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in Civaux are under 15, more than in Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.8% of the town, lower than both Vienne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 21% of residents have reached 65. Among adults, 26% have a degree.
39.8median age
CivauxVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Money is tighter in Civaux than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €24,650 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 7.8%, about level with Vienne’s towns (8.0%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). Civaux holds 1,800 jobs; 550 of its residents are in work, so 3.4 jobs each. At the census, 8.4% of commuters got to work without a car.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,800
jobs based in Civaux, 3.4 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 49% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Civaux
Is Civaux safe?
Civaux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Civaux expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,287/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Civaux grades A for cost of living.
About Civaux
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Civaux is a commune of 1,210 people in the Communauté de communes Vienne et Gartempe. 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
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.
