Where it does best is health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 42% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Cost of living is another plus (A+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is hard to get around without a car (C): 51% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. 17% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Riotord 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 Riotord 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 Riotord.
HealthHealth A+
Allowing for age and care homes, Riotord sees fewer deaths than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 58 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Riotord. Average lifespans in Haute-Loire: 85.7 years for women, 80 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 208 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 157: 33% above. The nearest emergency department to Riotord is Centre hospitalier de Firminy, 12 mi away.
−42%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw133
Adjusted58
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Riotord · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Firminy
12 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Firminy
85.7 · 80
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Fewer people in Riotord are out of work than in Haute-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.2%
6.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Riotord counts 0.9 jobs (450 jobs, 500 workers). Households’ median disposable income: €25,040 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
450
jobs based in Riotord, 0.9 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 31% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Riotord hold a degree than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 18%
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.9% of the town, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 14% of residents. Over-65s are 27% of the population.
49.2median age
RiotordHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Riotord: 26% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Riotord, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Riotord has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Violence against people averaged 3.8 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 3.7. Of the graded crimes in Riotord, sexual violence came up most often (2025).
3.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Sexual violence0
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
Theft from vehicles0
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
3.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
100.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, burglary and criminal damage go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 100.0% of the index here.
Nearby attractions
Arboretum de l'Hermet and 2 more in and around Riotord
Heritage and gardens in and near Riotord. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Riotord
Is Riotord safe?
Riotord has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Riotord expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,185/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Riotord grades A+ for cost of living.
About Riotord
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Riotord is a commune of 1,195 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Pays du Velay 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
1,195 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Haut Pays du Velay Communauté
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.
