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A town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, home to 698 people.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Rigarda out for now. 13% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Rigarda does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Rigarda as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Vinça, 1.1 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rigarda.
Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, higher than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Rigarda | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
11.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 2.7% of working residents in Rigarda at the census. Households’ median disposable income: €24,740 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Houses were 96% of what sold. The market in Rigarda: 27 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Rigarda. Best known first.
Nothing in Rigarda is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Rigarda.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigarda | 698 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ille-sur-Têt | 5,556 | 5.4 | B− | B− | B | D |
| Prades | 6,148 | 5.5 | B− | C+ | C | C |
| Millas | 4,417 | 9.4 | D | C+ | C | D |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall | 2,950 | 11 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Thuir | 8,243 | 11 | C+ | C | C | C |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 3,529 | 13 | D | C+ | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Rigarda is a commune of 698 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
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.