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Rives-de-BoutonneCharente-Maritime

It is a town of 419 residents in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Rives-de-Boutonne a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Rives-de-Boutonne falls below the line for grades. 15% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Rives-de-Boutonne stand out

The one thing Rives-de-Boutonne does most differently from other towns.

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Prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Oulmes
Prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Oulmes · Classé · Photo: KiwiNeko14 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rives-de-Boutonne’s story

Rives-de-Boutonne in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Rives-de-Boutonne counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1980First protected: Prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Oulmes
  • 1984Most recently protected: Église Notre-Dame
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rives-de-Boutonne.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Rives-de-Boutonne than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 24% of adults

28% of residents are 65 or over, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) but above compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.3% of residents.

49median age
Rives-de-BoutonneCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rives-de-Boutonne
Rives-de-BoutonneCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1514%12%17%
15–249.3%7.6%11%
25–4421%17%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+28%36%22%
No diploma20%19%19%
CAP or BEP34%29%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education24%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Rives-de-Boutonne: 37% were built before 1919, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns

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 Rives-de-Boutonne is Église Notre-Dame.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1980
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Rives-de-Boutonne run lower than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €24,240 a year per consumption unit

Rives-de-Boutonne has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 6.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The unemployment rate here is 10.4%.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Bicycle5%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Rives-de-Boutonne, 0.3 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Rives-de-Boutonne than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 74.0%

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 7.4 mi away. The closest collège is 3 mi off.

74.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Rives-de-Boutonne74.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de l'Ouche des CarmesNearest collègeCollègeCollège4674%−6 pts
74.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate
3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Rives-de-Boutonne than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.75/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

22 houses and apartments changed hands in Rives-de-Boutonne from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.75/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rives-de-Boutonne€9.75/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€9.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.48 to €12.72/m² a month)
€7.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Oulmes and 3 more in and around Rives-de-Boutonne

Heritage and museums in and near Rives-de-Boutonne. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rives-de-Boutonne

13pages on Rives-de-Boutonne

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Rives-de-Boutonne counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: KiwiNeko14 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Oulmes: Photo: KiwiNeko14 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Rives-de-Boutonne

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rives-de-Boutonne yet.

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Rives-de-Boutonne’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Saint-Jean-d'AngélyFrontenay-Rohan-RohanMauzé-sur-le-MignonSurgèresCelles-sur-BelleSaint-Jean-d'AngélyFrontenay-Rohan-RohanMauzé-sur-le-MignonSurgèresCelles-sur-BelleRives-de-Boutonne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rives-de-Boutonne419—————
Saint-Jean-d'Angély6,7847.6C−BD−C−
Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan Deux-Sèvres2,96717A−B+B+C+
Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon Deux-Sèvres2,94117A+A−AB
Surgères6,89717C−C+DC+
Celles-sur-Belle Deux-Sèvres3,82918AAA+C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Rives-de-Boutonne

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Rives-de-Boutonne is a commune of 419 people in the Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté. 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

Population
419 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
8.2 sq mi (21.2 km²)
INSEE code
17268

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 9, 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.