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.
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
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
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
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
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.
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
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 type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€593/m²
37
€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
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
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.
