Older than 97% of compared French towns: half of Rioux-Martin is over 57.8
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Rioux-Martin is home to 231 residents in 120 households, by the 2023 Census. In Rioux-Martin, 4% of households have no car. 44% of households are headed by a retired person, against 32% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Charente 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 Rioux-Martin
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 36 second homes and occasional dwellings in Rioux-Martin, 20% of its 180 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 97% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Rioux-Martin’s residents are under 57.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Rioux-Martin (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 15% of residents, against 4.8% for the median compared commune in Charente. 14% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Empty homes
The census found 24 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
More second homes than 93% of compared French towns: 20%
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
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town. The census found that 14% of homes stand empty in Rioux-Martin.
A −2% change since 2012: slower than 77% 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
The first five years brought −1%; the six to 2023, −1%.
Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns: 5.9%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Rioux-Martin 57.8. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 22%; Rioux-Martin has 33%. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of couples with children than 77% of compared French towns, at 19%
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 Charente median and the France median
Living alone · share
One-person households make up 33%, against 35% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 13: 8% of households are single parents.
At the median, €22,960 a year to live on
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.
At €22,960 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 82% of compared French towns.
16% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 61% of compared French towns
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
Compared with 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 8% of households are headed by a manager or professional here. For comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
15% of residents are immigrants, more than in 86% of compared French towns
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.
In Rioux-Martin, 14% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 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.
In Rioux-Martin, 56% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 99% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Rioux-Martin has 17%. Set beside that, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
In Rioux-Martin, 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 52% of compared French towns
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
Locally, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 231 to 2,582 people, the 5th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Rioux-Martin is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rioux-Martin | 57.8 | 33% | 20% | 15% |
| La Roche-Chalais 3,060 · 7.1 mi | 51.6 | 32% | 7.2% | 6.4% |
| Coutras 8,678 · 15.5 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 2.2% | 4.4% |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle 3,167 · 16.2 mi | 52.3 | 32% | 1.5% | 5.1% |
| Ribérac 3,734 · 16.3 mi | 56.6 | 37% | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire 4,726 · 17.4 mi | 52.1 | 32% | 2.4% | 4.3% |
| Montpon-Ménestérol 5,866 · 17.9 mi | 56.2 | 35% | 3.5% | 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 Rioux-Martin
What is the population of Rioux-Martin?
231 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (235).
How old are Rioux-Martin’s residents?
The median age is 57.8, older than 97% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Rioux-Martin?
36, with occasional dwellings: 20% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Rioux-Martin?
INSEE counts 35 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 15% of residents, and 33 foreign nationals (14%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Rioux-Martin?
€22,960 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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