Health is its strong suit — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Vivonne’s overall B puts it #24 of 29 in Vienne. That leaves it better than 63% of compared French towns. Police record more crime here than in most towns (D): an average of 20.5 recorded violent incidents and 14.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,647/m² takes 4.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Vallées du Clain. School results trail most towns: brevet results 5 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Vivonne 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vivonne.
Safety
Crime per resident in Vivonne runs higher than in 90% of compared French towns
2025 saw 132 offenses recorded in Vivonne. With 2,050 jobs for 1,700 working residents, Vivonne draws people in from neighbouring communes. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was other physical violence (2025).
20.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence59
Criminal damage35
Family violence21
Burglary11
Theft from vehicles6
Armed robbery0
Fraud32
Theft without violence31
Drug use31
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
20.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
132
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 2.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Vivonne sees fewer deaths than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 73 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 478 deaths in Vivonne from 2016 to 2025; there were 469, 2% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Vivonne is Polyclinique de Poitiers, 10.7 mi away. Women in Vienne live to 85.8 on average and men to 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Vivonne can choose among 6 GPs.
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Vivonne · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique de Poitiers
10.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Fief de Grimoire
85.8 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Vivonne is rich in protected monuments: 11 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Vivonne is Église Saint-Georges. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A
A home in Vivonne sells for €1,647/m², less than in both Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.94/m² a month, close to Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €8.05/m² a month. The market in Vivonne: 103 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,647/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vivonne€1,647/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,647/m²
100
€9.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.12 to €12.18/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,840
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Vallées du Clain
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Vivonne than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15
Retirement age and beyond: 21% of residents are 65 or older. 11% of residents are 15 to 24, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Vienne’s towns (10%). Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults.
41median age
VivonneVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 120 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−
Vivonne has lower unemployment than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7%
The median disposable income was €25,280 a year per consumption unit, close to both Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970). 4.5% of Vivonne’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot5%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
2,050
jobs based in Vivonne, 1.2 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,280
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 47% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vivonne
Is Vivonne safe?
It grades D for safety, #26 of 29 in Vienne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 35 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vivonne good?
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns and #21 of 26 in Vienne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vivonne expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vivonne grades A for cost of living.
About Vivonne
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Vivonne is a commune of 4,550 people in the Communauté de communes des Vallées du Clain. 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.
