Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Roche-Rigault.
History
La Roche-Rigault keeps more of its old housing than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, La Roche-Rigault counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Dolmen dit La Pierre-Levée de Maisonneuve. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in La Roche-Rigault than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: 21% of adults
15% are under 15, below both Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.7% of the town. Typical age in La Roche-Rigault: 47.4, the median.
47.4median age
La Roche-RigaultVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP41%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Only 4.3% of commuters in La Roche-Rigault go to work without a car, fewer than in both Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
The unemployment rate comes to 11.4%. Jobs located in La Roche-Rigault: 100, for 250 residents in work (0.4 each). The median disposable income was €24,600 a year per consumption unit, below Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in La Roche-Rigault, 0.4 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Roche-Rigault
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Roche-Rigault is a commune of 565 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Loudunais. 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.
