Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 482 residents in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Rivarennes out for now. 14% of its homes are second homes. 34% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Rivarennes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Rivarennes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
34% 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 Rivarennes.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.3% of the town, below Indre’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 14% of adults. At 58.1, the median resident of Rivarennes sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Rivarennes | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.5% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Rivarennes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 3.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Rivarennes has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Median disposable income comes to €24,060 a year per consumption unit.
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.
18 houses and apartments changed hands in Rivarennes from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rivarennes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Denis: Photo: Jean FAUCHEUX · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rivarennes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivarennes | 482 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse | 4,786 | 6.9 | C+ | A | D | D |
| Le Blanc | 6,164 | 15 | B− | A+ | D | B− |
| Villedieu-sur-Indre | 2,583 | 17 | — | A | — | C− |
| Saint-Maur | 3,537 | 17 | B | A− | B− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Rivarennes is a commune of 482 people in the Communauté de communes Brenne - Val de Creuse. 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.