There are no grades for Sauveterre-de-Rouergue: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 19% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 46% of residents.
What makes Sauveterre-de-Rouergue stand out
The 3 things Sauveterre-de-Rouergue does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Christophe: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sauveterre-de-Rouergue.
Who lives here
Few people in Sauveterre-de-Rouergue are 15 to 24: 3.2%, fewer than in Aveyron’s towns and across compared French towns
63.4median age
People 65 and over make up 46% of the town, higher than both Aveyron’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 9.9% of the population. Sauveterre-de-Rouergue has a median age of 63.4.
Sauveterre-de-RouergueAveyron medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
46%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Sauveterre-de-Rouergue keeps more of its old housing than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 14th century. Sauveterre-de-Rouergue has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
14th c.
oldest protected part
1999
first monument protected
1998
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Sauveterre-de-Rouergue, 6.7%, runs below Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns
14%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €24,190 a year per consumption unit, about level with Aveyron’s towns (€24,780) and below compared French towns (€25,970). For its 250 residents in work, Sauveterre-de-Rouergue has 200 jobs: 0.8 each. No commute at all: 9.4% of working residents locally at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot12%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Sauveterre-de-Rouergue, 0.8 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,190
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
Sauveterre-de-Rouergue’s median home price is €1,133/m²
€1,133/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.04/m² a month, close to Aveyron’s towns (€9.38/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sauveterre-de-Rouergue recorded 36 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.82/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sauveterre-de-Rouergue€1,133/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aveyron median€1,741/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,133/m²
36
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.99 to €11.71/m² a month)
€7.82/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Sauveterre-de-Rouergue is a commune of 709 people in the Communauté de communes Pays Ségali 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
709 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays Ségali Communauté
Département
Aveyron (12)
Région
Occitanie
Area
9.2 sq mi (23.7 km²)
INSEE code
12262
Sauveterre-de-Rouergue’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
