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A town of 746 in Aveyron, Occitanie.

Is Savignac a good place to live?

Savignac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Château de la Pèze
Château de la Pèze · Inscrit · Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0
Savignac’s story

Savignac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Savignac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1994First protected: Château de la Pèze
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Savignac.

History

Old homes shape Savignac: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns

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

For Savignac, that is above both Aveyron’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Savignac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1994
first monument protected
17%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

9.1% of residents are 15 to 24 and 23% are 65 or over, against 8.9% and 30% in the median compared commune of Aveyron. 31% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Aveyron 29%, France 30%).

45.5median age
SavignacAveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Savignac
SavignacAveyron medianFrance median
Under 1518%14%17%
15–249.1%8.9%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+23%30%22%
No diploma13%19%19%
CAP or BEP27%26%26%
Baccalauréat23%20%18%
Higher education31%29%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Savignac, 5.8%, runs below Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns

Savignac sits below both Aveyron’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Savignac has 300 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.9 per worker. At the census, 3.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Savignac, 0.9 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
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 Savignac costs less than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.06/m² a month

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

That puts Savignac below both Aveyron’s towns (€9.38/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.06/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Savignac€8.06/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aveyron median€9.38/m²
€8.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.53 to €9.93/m² a month)
€9.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de la Pèze and 2 more in and around Savignac

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Savignac. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Savignac

12pages on Savignac

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de la Pèze: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Savignac

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Savignac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Savignac’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 Aveyron →
Villefranche-de-RouergueCapdenac-GareFigeacVillefranche-de-RouergueCapdenac-GareFigeacSavignac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Savignac746—————
Villefranche-de-Rouergue11,2713.4B+A−CB
Capdenac-Gare4,44016AAC+B
Figeac Lot9,79318C+B−DC+

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

About Savignac

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Savignac is a commune of 746 people in the Communauté de communes Ouest Aveyron 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
746 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Ouest Aveyron Communauté
Département
Aveyron (12)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.9 sq mi (15.3 km²)
INSEE code
12263

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 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.