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A town of 964 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Rioux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Rioux counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1903.
28% 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 Rioux.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Rioux is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption. On the Culture ministry’s list, Rioux counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. 7.4% of the population is aged 15 to 24, close to Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) and below compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 24% of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Rioux | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €24,760 a year per consumption unit, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Rioux has 100 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.2 per worker. No commute at all: 2.6% of working residents here at the census.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 29 homes were sold in Rioux.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Rioux’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rioux yet.
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Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rioux is a commune of 964 people in the Communauté de communes de Gémozac et de la Saintonge Viticole. 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 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.