Ria-Sirach has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 14.7% unemployment. At the median price of €1,662/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Conflent-Canigó. Its strongest is schools (A): bac results 2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Ria-Sirach 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 Ria-Sirach.
Schools
90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
96.8% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Ria-Sirach, above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (94.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
99%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Ria-Sirach’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 79% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Ria-Sirach’s deaths ran at 100 per 100 expected, above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (96) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Ria-Sirach · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Saint Michel
26.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Saint Jean Perpignan
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pyrénées-Orientales, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ria-Sirach has fewer young adults than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 8.1% are 15 to 24
Ria-Sirach sits below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Those 65 and older account for 30% of residents.
50.3median age
Ria-SirachPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Money is tighter in Ria-Sirach than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,170 a year per consumption unit
That puts Ria-Sirach below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€24,140) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 14.7%.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Ria-Sirach, 0.4 per working resident
14.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,170
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 71% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ria-Sirach than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.49/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Ria-Sirach is below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€11.84/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,662/m², comes from 62 sales of houses and apartments in Ria-Sirach from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,662/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ria-Sirach€1,662/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€2,444/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,688/m²
61
€8.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.90 to €10.45/m² a month)
5.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€21,980
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Conflent-Canigó
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Ria-Sirach keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Orientales or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Ria-Sirach comes above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (5.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Ria-Sirach, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ria-Sirach
Is Ria-Sirach safe?
Ria-Sirach 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 14 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Ria-Sirach good?
They grade A, better than 88% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 171 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Charles Renouvier in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ria-Sirach expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,662/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ria-Sirach grades B+ for cost of living.
About Ria-Sirach
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Ria-Sirach is a commune of 1,264 people in the Communauté de communes Conflent-Canigó. 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.
