In Rivière-sur-Tarn, 23% of homes are second homes, more than in 94% of compared French towns
7.2% of residents are 15 to 24; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. Rivière-sur-Tarn is home to 1,069 residents in 490 households, by the 2023 Census. Census figures put households in social housing at 3.6% in the town. At 5.1%, the share of households without a car is lower than in 88% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Aveyron median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Rivière-sur-Tarn
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 160 second homes and occasional dwellings in Rivière-sur-Tarn, 23% of its 690 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 99% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
11% of homes are flats, below 84% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
At 5.9%, empty homes sit close to the figure in the typical compared French town. 7.8% of households moved in less than two years ago; 21% have been in their home 30 years or more.
A change of +2% since 2012 leaves Rivière-sur-Tarn behind 63% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +1% for the median Aveyron town, the change came in two steps: −1% from 2012 to 2017, then +2% to 2023.
Half of Rivière-sur-Tarn is over 50.2, older than 84% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Rivière-sur-Tarn 50.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 30% in Rivière-sur-Tarn and 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
38% of households are one person living alone, more than in 60% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Aveyron median and the France median
Living alone · share
Here 23% of households are couples with children, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%. Average household size: 2.1 people. Rivière-sur-Tarn has more single-parent households than 64% of compared French towns, at 11%.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,350 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Living standards centre on €24,350 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 70% of compared French towns: 36%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Rivière-sur-Tarn comes in at 11%. Across Rivière-sur-Tarn, 7% of households are headed by a manager or professional. Households headed by a retired person make up 32% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 69% of compared French towns: 4.4%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The census found that 3.7% of residents are foreign nationals in Rivière-sur-Tarn. The usual figure: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
39% of residents 15 and over are married, below 77% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Put another way, about one in four: 26% of residents 15 and over are single. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 61% of compared French towns, at 27%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Adults with no qualification make up about one in six here (18%). Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,069 to 2,582 people), the 14th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Among its 2 nearest neighbors, 1 are older than Rivière-sur-Tarn
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivière-sur-Tarn | 50.2 | 30% | 23% | 4.4% |
| Millau 22,044 · 7.3 mi | 49.2 | 27% | 9.5% | 8.3% |
| Sévérac d'Aveyron 4,026 · 10.2 mi | 51.1 | 30% | 20% | 4.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Rivière-sur-Tarn
What is the population of Rivière-sur-Tarn?
1,069 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% more than in 2012 (1,052).
How old are Rivière-sur-Tarn’s residents?
The median age is 50.2, older than 84% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Rivière-sur-Tarn?
160, with occasional dwellings: 23% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Rivière-sur-Tarn?
INSEE counts 47 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.4% of residents, and 39 foreign nationals (3.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Rivière-sur-Tarn?
€24,350 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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