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A town of 150 in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Rix is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Rix does most differently from other towns.
Rix has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
28% 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 Rix.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 47% of residents. 6.8% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 14% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Rix | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 4.1% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 47% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Rix has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per resident in work, Rix counts 0.5 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers). Unemployment stood at 8.0%, lower than both Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 6.2% of working residents in Rix didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Rix, 91.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Nièvre’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Giroud de VilletteNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 69 | 87%+3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Romain RollandNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 86 | 91%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Rix.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Rix. Best known first.
ChurchÉglise Saint-Martin de Clamecy3.7 km northeast, in ClamecyMuseumMuseumMusée d'art et d'histoire Romain-Rolland3.8 km northeast, in ClamecyChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais d'Ouagne3.6 km south, in OuagneMuseumMuseumEcomusée de la Lavandière3.8 km north, in ClamecyMuseumMuseumEcomusée du Flottage du bois4.1 km northeast, in ClamecyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villaine3.3 km west, in BreugnonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Rix has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rix yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Rix is a commune of 150 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Nivernais-Val d'Yonne. 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.