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A town in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 657 people.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Le Vigeant out for now. 26% of homes here are second homes. The median sale price is €957/m². Over-65s are 37% of the population.
The 3 things Le Vigeant does most differently from other towns.
Le Vigeant has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
33% 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 Vigeant.
Among adults, 16% have a degree. 7.6% are under 15, below both Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population.
44% women, 56% men
About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Le Vigeant | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.6% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
350 jobs are based in Le Vigeant, for 250 working residents (1.5 per worker). The median disposable income was €22,390 a year per consumption unit, below Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 8.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 43 homes in Le Vigeant. Of the homes sold, 98% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €959/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Le Vigeant has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Vigeant 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 Vigeant | 657 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Confolens Charente | 2,730 | 14 | B | A | C+ | D− |
| Montmorillon | 5,821 | 17 | B | A | C | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Le Vigeant is a commune of 657 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
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 October 30, 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.