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Over-65s are 30% of the population. Some 1,069 people live in this town, in Aveyron, Occitanie.
Rivière-sur-Tarn’s best grade is for cost of living (A−) — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 33% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a weak point (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are on the low side: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 9.2% unemployment. Holiday and other second homes account for 23% of homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Rivière-sur-Tarn has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Rivière-sur-Tarn does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Rivière-sur-Tarn 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.
Rivière-sur-Tarn has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Rivière-sur-Tarn has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1998.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rivière-sur-Tarn.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 96% of sales, apartments for the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 24 homes in Rivière-sur-Tarn.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Rivière-sur-Tarn. Adjusted for age and care homes, Rivière-sur-Tarn records 97 deaths per 100 expected, above Aveyron’s towns (83) and compared French towns (88) alike. From 2016 to 2025, 250 residents of Rivière-sur-Tarn died, against 164 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 52% more. The nearest emergency department to Rivière-sur-Tarn is Centre hospitalier Communal de Millau, 8.3 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
30% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Aveyron’s towns (30%) and above compared French towns (22%). Rivière-sur-Tarn has a median age of 50.2 years. Degrees are held by 27% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Rivière-sur-Tarn | Aveyron median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Rivière-sur-Tarn has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €24,350 a year per consumption unit, near Aveyron’s towns (€24,780) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate comes to 9.2%. 6.6% of Rivière-sur-Tarn’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Rivière-sur-Tarn. Best known first.
Rivière-sur-Tarn has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Peyrelade: Photo: Henk Monster · CC BY 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Rivière-sur-Tarn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivière-sur-Tarn | 1,069 | — | — | A− | — | C |
| Millau | 22,044 | 7.3 | A− | B | B− | B+ |
| Sévérac d'Aveyron | 4,026 | 10 | A+ | A | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Rivière-sur-Tarn has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 10.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Rivière-sur-Tarn is a commune of 1,069 people in the Communauté de communes de Millau Grands Causses. 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.