Rivolet: 40% of households are couples with children, above 99% of compared French towns
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 3.8% of households have no car in Rivolet. Nearly a quarter of households are headed by a retired person. At 17%, the share of residents aged 65 and over is lower than in 84% of compared French towns. Census day 2023: 585 residents and 240 households locally.
Throughout this page, the Rhône median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Rivolet
A town of families
40% of households are couples with children and 2.1% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower growth than 54% of compared French towns: Rivolet changed by +4% since 2012
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The median Rhône town changed +10% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +3% and the next six +1%.
Rivolet ranks below 77% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 9.3%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Rivolet 44.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Rivolet’s residents are over 44.3, older than in just over half of compared French towns. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households: 2.1%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Rhône median and the France median
Living alone · share
Here 26% of households are one person living alone, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 35%. The benchmark for single-parent households in the typical compared French town: 10%. Households average 2.4 people.
A lower share of flats than 92% of compared French towns, at 7.4%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
By its share of households in social housing (5.9%), Rivolet is below just over four fifths of compared French towns. Second homes are rarer here than in 62% of compared French towns. For flats, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%. Here, 6.5% of homes stand empty.
Half above, half below €28,000 a year in standard of living
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Half of Rivolet’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €28,000 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 71% of compared French towns.
A lower share of households headed by a manual worker than 74% of compared French towns, at 10%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
The share of households headed by a manager or professional tops 57% of compared French towns: 11%. Across the comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 93% of compared French towns: 1.9%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Rhône has 8.2%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 93% of compared French towns. The share of foreign nationals stands at 1%. Elsewhere, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A larger share of married residents than 98% of compared French towns: 53%
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
A quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 18% in Rivolet. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 67% of compared French towns, at 16%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Here 34% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. Set beside that, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 585 to 2,582 people: this is the 16th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Nearby, 2 of 6 towns have older populations than Rivolet
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivolet | 44.3 | 17% | 1.5% | 1.9% |
| Porte des Pierres Dorées 4,185 · 3.8 mi | 41.6 | 18% | 2.6% | 5% |
| Gleizé 8,035 · 5 mi | 43.9 | 24% | 1% | 12% |
| Arnas 4,601 · 5.3 mi | 39.8 | 19% | 1.3% | 6.9% |
| Val d'Oingt 4,117 · 5.4 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 4.9% | 2.8% |
| Pommiers 2,618 · 5.6 mi | 44.9 | 20% | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| Limas 4,750 · 5.6 mi | 42.9 | 21% | 1% | 9.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Rivolet
What is the population of Rivolet?
585 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (564).
How old are Rivolet’s residents?
The median age is 44.3, older than 51% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Rivolet?
4, with occasional dwellings: 1.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Rivolet?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.9% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Rivolet?
€28,000 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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