Riorges grades A− overall: better than 85% of compared French towns, and #16 of 48 in Loire. At the median price of €1,686/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Roannais Agglomération. Its strongest is schools (A−): bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 2.4 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Riorges 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 Riorges.
Schools
Schools around Riorges do better than those of 75% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 86% of 285 candidates passed at the 4 vocational lycées within 5 km. Near Riorges, 94.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near Loire’s towns (93.4%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #15 of 50 in Loire.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
For cost of living, Riorges gets a B+
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.82/m² a month, near Loire’s towns (€10.17/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Behind the median of €1,686/m²: 531 houses and apartments sold in Riorges between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses in Riorges sell for €1,993/m² and apartments for €1,294/m².
€1,686/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Riorges€1,686/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire median€2,075/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,993/m²
310
Apartments
€1,294/m²
221
€9.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.66 to €12.58/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,630
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Roannais Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Riorges are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in both Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for 29% of residents. The middle age in Riorges is 48.7. 28% of adults hold a degree, in line with Loire’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%).
48.7median age
RiorgesLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Riorges run lower than in 69% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,394 deaths in Riorges from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,193, 14% fewer. Adjusted for age and care homes, Riorges records 81 deaths per 100 expected, about level with Loire’s towns (82) and below compared French towns (88). The town has 7 family doctors. At birth, a girl in Loire can expect 85.6 years and a boy 80.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Riorges · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Medico Chirurgicale de Renaison
1.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Roanne
85.6 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More people in Riorges are out of work than in Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 11.3%
Riorges holds 4,100 jobs; 4,250 of its residents are in work, so 1 jobs each. 2.5% of Riorges’ working residents had no journey to work at the census. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,200 a year per consumption unit.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Bicycle4%
On foot4%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
4,100
jobs based in Riorges, 1 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 67% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 2016
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 2016, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. Also worth knowing: 4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Loire’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
2007
first monument protected
2016
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Riorges ranks below 52% of compared French towns for crime per resident
In 2025, 250 offenses were recorded in Riorges. Violence against people averaged 6 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 14.9. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage82
Burglary59
Family violence41
Other physical violence29
Theft from vehicles16
Sexual violence14
Vehicle theft9
Fraud81
Theft without violence69
Drug use13
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.
6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
250
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Beaulieu and 4 more in and around Riorges
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Riorges. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Riorges
Is Riorges safe?
It grades B− for safety, #25 of 48 in Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 59 burglaries and 82 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Riorges good?
They grade A−, better than 75% of compared French towns and #15 of 50 in Loire. 97% of 292 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Hippolyte Carnot in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Riorges expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,686/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Riorges grades B+ for cost of living.
About Riorges
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Riorges is a commune of 11,139 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Roannais Agglomération. 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.
