Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 539 in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Ruch is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Ruch has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.
38% 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 Ruch.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. Ruch has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Under-15s account for 16% of the population. Ruch has a median age of 47.6 years. The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, close to both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%).
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Ruch | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 6.7%. Ruch has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
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, 12 homes were sold in Ruch.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Ruch. Best known first.
Ruch has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Vaure: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ruch yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruch | 539 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castillon-la-Bataille | 3,344 | 5.5 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Saint-Quentin-de-Baron | 2,713 | 13 | — | C− | — | B− |
| Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt Dordogne | 2,520 | 13 | B+ | B | A− | B− |
| La Réole | 4,487 | 13 | C+ | B+ | D− | C |
| Sainte-Foy-la-Grande | 2,507 | 13 | C | A− | D− | D |
| Libourne | 25,036 | 14 | C− | C− | D− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ruch is a commune of 539 people in the Communauté de communes Castillon/Pujols. 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.