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Population 1,085: a town in Aube, Grand Est.
Walkability is its weak spot (D−) — 1% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,732/m² takes 4.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Seine et Aube. Health is weaker too (C−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Savières has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Savières does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Savières with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Savières has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Savières has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1931.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Savières.
The median disposable income was €27,280 a year per consumption unit, above Aube’s towns (€23,470) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs located in Savières: 150, for 500 residents in work (0.3 each). 2.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Savières: 102 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 83 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 84, 2% more. The nearest emergency department to Savières is Centre hospitalier de Troyes, 10.6 mi away. Average lifespans in Aube: 84.2 years for women, 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.6% of residents. People 65 and over make up 20% of the town, below both Aube’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Savières is 42.2.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Savières | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.96/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Aube’s towns (€10.07/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €7.06/m² a month. Sales in Savières from July 2023 to June 2026: 30 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,732/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Savières has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Savières as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savières | 1,085 | — | — | B− | — | C− |
| Saint-Lyé | 2,956 | 4.3 | A+ | B+ | A | A− |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Luc | 12,648 | 8 | C− | B+ | C+ | D |
| Les Noës-près-Troyes | 3,261 | 8.5 | B | B− | A | B+ |
| Sainte-Savine | 10,289 | 9.2 | C | B− | C | B |
| La Rivière-de-Corps | 3,692 | 9.3 | C+ | C | A | C+ |
| Pont-Sainte-Marie | 5,249 | 9.4 | C− | C+ | C+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Savières has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 5.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Savières grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Savières is a commune of 1,085 people in the Communauté de communes Seine et Aube. 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
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 October 30, 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.