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Saint-SauvierAllier

320 people live in this town in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Saint-Sauvier a good place to live?

There are no grades for Saint-Sauvier: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 22% of its housing. Homes change hands at a median €593/m². People aged 65 and over make up just over a third of residents.

What makes Saint-Sauvier stand out

The 3 things Saint-Sauvier does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle Saint-Rémy
Chapelle Saint-Rémy · Inscrit · Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Sauvier’s story

Saint-Sauvier in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Sauvier; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.

51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Saint-Sauvier before 1900, the earliest Michel Sartin, in 1802.

  • 1993First protected: Chapelle Saint-Rémy
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Sauvier.

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Sauvier are 15 to 24: 4.5%, fewer than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town. Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Allier’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Saint-Sauvier: 52.8, the median.

52.8median age
Saint-SauvierAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Sauvier
Saint-SauvierAllier medianFrance median
Under 1513%14%17%
15–244.5%9.3%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+34%30%22%
No diploma21%24%19%
CAP or BEP30%29%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education24%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Saint-Sauvier keeps more of its old housing than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 51% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Sauvier; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 17th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1993
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Saint-Sauvier has higher unemployment than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 19.0%

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €22,690 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Saint-Sauvier number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.3 per worker). 6.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Sauvier, 0.3 per working resident
19.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Saint-Sauvier costs less than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.30/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 37 homes were sold in Saint-Sauvier. That is the middle of 37 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,320/m² for the median of compared towns in Allier.

€593/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Sauvier€593/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Allier median€1,320/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€593/m²37
€7.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.73 to €9.32/m² a month)
€6.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Sauvier

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Landmarks

Saint-Sauvier has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Chapelle Saint-Rémy: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Saint-Sauvier

2 notable people were born in Saint-Sauvier.

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Saint-Sauvier’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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HurielDomératPrémilhatMontluçonDésertinesHurielDomératPrémilhatMontluçonDésertinesSaint-Sauvier
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Sauvier320—————
Huriel2,5367.7—A+—C
Domérat8,62211BAAC+
Prémilhat2,54012—A—C−
Montluçon33,14713CADC
Désertines4,25914BA−A−B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Sauvier

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Saint-Sauvier is a commune of 320 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Huriel. 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

Population
320 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays d'Huriel
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
12.2 sq mi (31.7 km²)
INSEE code
03259

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.