Households here earn well (A−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.9% unemployment. At €1,746/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine d'Arras. Its lowest grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C+).
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Rivière has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Rivière 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 Rivière.
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Rivière sees 108 deaths per 100 expected, against 115 in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 120 residents of Rivière died, against 111 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. Life expectancy in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: the town has one family doctor.
+8%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted108
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Rivière · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Arras
5.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Arras
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Rivière is better off than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,640 a year per consumption unit
5.9% of the labour force were unemployed, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Public transport took 6.6% of Rivière’s working residents to work at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport7%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Rivière, 0.3 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 37% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Rivière: 29% were built before 1919, more than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Rivière counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Rivière is a graduates’ town: 43% hold a degree, more than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
23% of residents have reached 65. The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of Rivière by age and the one in the middle is 47.2.
47.2median age
RivièrePas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education43%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Château de Grosville: Photo: Friedrich Tellberg · CC BY 3.0 · Bassin des Fontaines, dit « Carré des Sources »: Photo: Original téléversé par Pir6mon sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Rivière
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rivière yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Rivière
Is Rivière safe?
Rivière has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Rivière expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,746/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Rivière grades B+ for cost of living.
About Rivière
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Rivière is a commune of 1,123 people in the Communauté urbaine d'Arras. 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.
