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The town has 82 residents and lies in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.01

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

10%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Sauvagny a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Sauvagny falls below the line for grades.

Église Saint-Germain · Classé · Photo: Tabl-trai · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sauvagny’s story

Sauvagny in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Sauvagny counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.

54% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1930First protected: Église Saint-Germain
2023Most recently protected: Château de la Vareinne

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sauvagny.

History

Old homes shape Sauvagny: 54% were built before 1919, more than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Sauvagny is Église Saint-Germain. On the Culture ministry’s list, Sauvagny counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Germain 12th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1930

first monument protected

Full pageSauvagny’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes54% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Sauvagny?”

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

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

Under 15: 15% of residents. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, lower than Allier’s towns (30%) and near compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town.

48median age

SauvagnyAllier medianFrance median

Allier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%

CAP or BEP22%

Baccalauréat25%

Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Sauvagny
	Sauvagny	Allier median	France median
Under 15	15%	14%	17%
15–24	11%	9.3%	11%
25–44	17%	19%	23%
45–64	34%	27%	26%
65+	23%	30%	22%
No diploma	13%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	22%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	25%	17%	18%
Higher education	30%	22%	30%

Full pageSauvagny’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages48 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households40 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad6.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Sauvagny?”

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

Work & commute

Sauvagny has lower unemployment than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 4.9%

No commute at all: 25.6% of working residents in Sauvagny at the census.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving64%

On foot8%

Public transport3%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Sauvagny, 0.5 per working resident

4.9%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

26%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageSauvagny’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here0.5 per working resident Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Schools

75.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 10 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest collège is 3 mi off. General-bac pupils go 11.4 mi to the nearest lycée.

75.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Sauvagny75.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Émile GuillauminNearest collègeCollège	Collège	44	75%−10 pts

75.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −10 pts against the expected rate

3 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageSauvagny’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges75.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Sauvagny costs less than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.01/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €7.26/m² a month.

€8.01/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sauvagny€8.01/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Allier median€9.45/m²

€8.01/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.52 to €9.84/m² a month)

€7.26/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageSauvagny’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.01/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de la Varenne and 5 more in and around Sauvagny

Heritage in and near Sauvagny. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Varennein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Petit Bois4.8 km northeast, in Cosne-d'Allier ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Neuville3.1 km southeast, in Villefranche-d'Allier ChâteauChâteauFerme-château de Saint-Mœurs3.9 km south, in Villefranche-d'Allier ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Brosse-Raquin4.5 km east, in Tortezais ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grand-Champ4.8 km southwest, in Bizeneuille

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Everything we know about Sauvagny

13pages on Sauvagny

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.3 mi away HousingWork & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Sauvagny counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Inscrit

Château de la VareinneChâteau · 14th–19th c.

Église Saint-GermainChurch · 12th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Germain: Photo: Tabl-trai · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Sauvagny

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sauvagny yet.

How we find them →

Sauvagny’s neighbors

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

All towns in Allier →

DésertinesCommentryMontluçonDomératPrémilhatHurielSauvagny

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sauvagny	82	—	—	—	—	—
Désertines	4,259	10	B	A⁻	A⁻	B⁻
Commentry	6,017	11	B⁺	A	B	D
Montluçon	33,147	12	C	A	D	C
Domérat	8,622	13	B	A	A	C⁺
Prémilhat	2,540	14	—	A	—	C⁻
Huriel	2,536	16	—	A⁺	—	C

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

About Sauvagny

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Sauvagny is a commune of 82 people in the Communauté de communes Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté. 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: 82 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté
Département: Allier (03)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 7.5 sq mi (19.4 km²)
INSEE code: 03269

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.