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1,430 people live in this town in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is strong on jobs & income as well — 0.8 jobs per working resident; 7.2% unemployment. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes go for a median €1,873/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Haute-Rivoire 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.
The one thing Haute-Rivoire does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Haute-Rivoire 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.
Haute-Rivoire has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Haute-Rivoire as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Symphorien, in Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise, 6.4 mi away.
32% 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 Haute-Rivoire.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 31 homes were sold in Haute-Rivoire. That is the middle of 31 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,666/m² for the median of compared towns in Rhône.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,873/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
189 deaths in Haute-Rivoire between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 154: 23% above. The nearest emergency department to Haute-Rivoire is Hopitaux Nord Ouest de Tarare, 12.2 mi away. In Rhône, women can expect to live 87.1 years and men 81.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
8.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 7.2%. Also worth knowing: at the census, 6.6% of working residents in Haute-Rivoire didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 19%, close to Rhône’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents. Ages in Haute-Rivoire split evenly at 44.8: half are older, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Haute-Rivoire | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Haute-Rivoire 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 Haute-Rivoire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haute-Rivoire | 1,430 | — | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Chazelles-sur-Lyon Loire | 5,543 | 5.4 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
| Panissières Loire | 2,911 | 5.9 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
| Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise | 3,785 | 6.4 | A+ | B | B+ | B− |
| Feurs Loire | 8,367 | 8.5 | A− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Saint-Martin-en-Haut | 3,942 | 8.8 | A+ | C+ | B | A+ |
| Saint-Galmier Loire | 5,829 | 9.3 | A− | C+ | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Haute-Rivoire has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Haute-Rivoire grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Haute-Rivoire is a commune of 1,430 people in the Communauté de communes des Monts du Lyonnais. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.