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Home to 165 people, this town lies in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Rigaud is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 50% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Rigaud does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Rigaud as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Notre-Dame d'Entrevignes, in Sigale, 7.2 mi away.
46% 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 Rigaud.
People 65 and over make up 33% of the town, higher than both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 14% of the population here. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults.
44% women, 56% men
About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Rigaud | Alpes-Maritimes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.5% | 9.1% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.5%, below both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €22,880 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 11.6% of working residents in Rigaud didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Houses were 30% of what sold. House rents are put at about €9.90/m² a month. Rigaud recorded 10 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Rigaud 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 Rigaud 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigaud | 165 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Levens | 5,377 | 15 | B+ | D− | A | A− |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var | 3,431 | 15 | B | D− | B+ | B+ |
| Carros | 13,803 | 17 | C | D− | B− | C |
| Gattières | 4,358 | 18 | B− | D− | B+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Rigaud is a commune of 165 people in the Communauté de communes Alpes d'Azur. 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.