Rioux

Rioux
Romanesque church
Location of Rioux
Rioux
Rioux
Coordinates: 45°38′09″N 0°42′37″W / 45.6358°N 0.7103°W / 45.6358; -0.7103
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementSaintes
CantonThénac
IntercommunalityGémozac et Saintonge Viticole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Philippe Soulisse
Area
1
18.98 km2 (7.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
977
  Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17298 /17460
Elevation24–56 m (79–184 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rioux (French pronunciation: [ʁiju]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is best known for its Romanesque church, particularly its fine corbel table.