Only 1.8% of homes are flats in La Roche-Rigault
25% of households are headed by a manual worker, against 14% in the typical compared French town. Census figures put households without a car at 5.9% in La Roche-Rigault. Lower than in 86% of compared French towns: 5.1% of households rent social housing (HLM). At the 2023 Census La Roche-Rigault was home to 565 people in 260 households.
Throughout this page, the Vienne 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 La Roche-Rigault
Empty homes
The census found 49 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
La Roche-Rigault’s population changed by +5% since 2012, more than in 51% of compared French towns
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 Vienne town changed +4% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +3% and the next six +2%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 8.7%, a lower share than 86% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Roche-Rigault 47.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of La Roche-Rigault’s residents are over 47.4, older than in 71% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 65 and over come to 22% in the town, about two in ten.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
La Roche-Rigault sits below 82% of compared French towns for one-person households (29%)
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 Vienne median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, a quarter of households are couples with children; in La Roche-Rigault, 27%. Meanwhile, 7.7% of households are single parents, a lower share than in 83% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.2 people each.
Empty homes make up 14% in La Roche-Rigault, more than in 95% of compared French towns
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
Car-free households: one in 17, where the median compared French town has 11%. Higher than in 88% of compared French towns: 9.8% of homes are second homes. On average, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 12% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 27%.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €24,600 a year
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.
At €24,600 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 65% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 5.8% in La Roche-Rigault, less than in 79% of compared French towns
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
31% of households are headed by a retired person (typical compared French town: 32%). Households headed by a manager or professional: 9.4% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In La Roche-Rigault, 3.4% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 79% of compared French towns
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.
2.8% of residents are foreign nationals, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 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.
Fewer single residents than 99% of compared French towns: 17%
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
The census found that 44% of residents 15 and over are married in La Roche-Rigault. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
21% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 83% of compared French towns
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
The share of adults with no qualification trails 60% of compared French towns: 17%. Set beside that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 15th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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).
No nearby town is as young as La Roche-Rigault
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roche-Rigault | 47.4 | 22% | 9.8% | 3.4% |
| Loudun 6,839 · 5 mi | 52.2 | 32% | 3.2% | 4.9% |
| Chinon 8,144 · 14.2 mi | 49.2 | 29% | 5.6% | 5.1% |
| Beaumont-en-Véron 2,717 · 15.8 mi | 50.9 | 25% | 5.5% | 3.1% |
| Thuré 2,765 · 17.2 mi | 50 | 27% | 3.7% | 2.4% |
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 La Roche-Rigault
What is the population of La Roche-Rigault?
565 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (538).
How old are La Roche-Rigault’s residents?
The median age is 47.4, older than 71% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Roche-Rigault?
33, with occasional dwellings: 9.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Roche-Rigault?
INSEE counts 19 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.4% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (2.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Roche-Rigault?
€24,600 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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