Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 179 people, lies in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Ruffiac is too small for the grades other French towns get. 10% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 36% of the population.
The 2 things Ruffiac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ruffiac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château du Sendat, in La Réunion, 6.9 mi away.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ruffiac.
Retirement age and beyond: 36% of residents are 65 or older. 12% are under 15, below both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Residents of Ruffiac have a median age of 52.9.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Ruffiac | Lot-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The unemployment rate comes to 9.3%. At the census, 2.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
Sales in Ruffiac from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Ruffiac. Best known first.
Nothing in Ruffiac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ruffiac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruffiac | 179 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casteljaloux | 4,755 | 4.4 | C− | B | C− | C+ |
| Marmande | 17,328 | 11 | C+ | B− | D | B− |
| Sainte-Bazeille | 3,171 | 12 | B | B+ | C+ | A− |
| Bazas Gironde | 4,854 | 14 | A− | B− | B− | B+ |
| Tonneins | 9,459 | 14 | C+ | A | D | C |
| La Réole Gironde | 4,487 | 16 | C+ | B+ | D− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ruffiac is a commune of 179 people in the Communauté de communes des Coteaux et Landes de Gascogne. 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 November 4, 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.