Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, about level with Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (23%) and below compared French towns (30%). Just over a third of residents have reached 65. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 6.9% of the town.

58.3median age

RivesLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median

Lot-et-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

35%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%

CAP or BEP27%

Baccalauréat14%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rives
	Rives	Lot-et-Garonne median	France median
Under 15	7.7%	15%	17%
15–24	6.9%	9.3%	11%
25–44	17%	20%	23%
45–64	33%	26%	26%
65+	35%	29%	22%
No diploma	23%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	27%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	14%	19%	18%
Higher education	23%	23%	30%

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Ages58.3 median age · 35% are 65 or over Households100 households · 1.8 people per household Born abroad12% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Rives?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Rives keeps more of its old housing than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Rives is Maison à empilage de poutres de Lonzaygues. On the Culture ministry’s list, Rives counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Maison à empilage de poutres de Lonzaygues 14th–17th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1950

first monument protected

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Age of homes30% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Rives?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Rives walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 1.2%

The median disposable income was €21,860 a year per consumption unit, below Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€23,455) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs based in Rives number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Unemployment runs at 10.6%.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Rives, 0.4 per working resident

10.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€21,860

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

14%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€21,860 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Rives costs less than in both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.43/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 8 homes were sold in Rives.

€8.43/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rives€8.43/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Lot-et-Garonne median€9.77/m²

€8.43/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.74 to €10.53/m² a month)

€8.20/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€8.43/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Fonrives and 3 more in and around Rives

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Rives. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Fonrivesin town ChurchChurchÉglise Notre-Dame de Villeréal1.8 km south, in Villeréal Art galleryArt galleryEspace Jean Moulin1.8 km south, in Villeréal AttractionAttractionMaison à Empilage4.3 km north, in Beaumontois en Périgord

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rives

12pages on Rives

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 17.1 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing8 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 58.3 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Rives counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Classé

Maison à empilage de poutres de LonzayguesFarm building · 14th–17th c.

Église Saint-Pierre es LiensChurch · 12th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre es Liens: Photo: Jacques MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Rives

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rives yet.

How we find them →

Rives’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Lot-et-Garonne →

LalindeFumelVilleneuve-sur-LotMontayralEymetBiasRives

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Rives	194	—	—	—	—	—
Lalinde Dordogne	2,931	13	A⁻	B⁻	A⁻	C⁺
Fumel	4,690	15	C⁻	A	C⁻	C
Villeneuve-sur-Lot	22,350	17	B⁻	A⁻	C	C⁺
Montayral	2,654	17	B⁺	A	A	B⁻
Eymet Dordogne	2,569	17	A⁻	B⁺	A⁻	B
Bias	2,977	17	A	A⁻	A	B⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Rives

Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Rives is a commune of 194 people in the Communauté de communes des Bastides en Haut Agenais Périgord. 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: 194 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Bastides en Haut Agenais Périgord
Département: Lot-et-Garonne (47)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 4.9 sq mi (12.8 km²)
INSEE code: 47223

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 November 9, 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.