Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes lag (D): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 10.6% unemployment. At €1,964/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Convergence Garonne. It lags on walkability as well (C).
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Rions 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.
Each subject compares Rions 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rions.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Only 7.7% of commuters in Rions go to work without a car, fewer than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €24,950 a year per consumption unit, lower than Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and near compared French towns (€25,970). 5.0% of Rions’ working residents had no journey to work at the census. Of those in the labour force, 10.6% are unemployed.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport6%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Rions, 0.3 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 30% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than expected: Rions is below 67% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Gironde: 86.4 years for women, 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 141 deaths in Rions from 2016 to 2025; there were 116, 18% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Rions is Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon, 9.7 mi away. This Gironde town has one family doctor.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Rions · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon
9.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Rions: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Rions is Église paroissiale Saint-Seurin. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2009.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Rions are 15 to 24: 8.3%, fewer than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns
Graduates make up 27% of adults. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, higher than Gironde’s towns (20%) and near compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Rions by age and the one in the middle is 48.2.
48.2median age
RionsGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Rions
Is Rions safe?
Rions has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Rions good?
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Rions expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,964/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Rions grades B− for cost of living.
About Rions
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rions is a commune of 1,470 people in the Communauté de communes Convergence Garonne. 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
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.
