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Saint-Jean-SaverneBas-Rhin

Home to 542 people, this town lies in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Saint-Jean-Saverne a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Jean-Saverne falls below the line for grades. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.

What makes Saint-Jean-Saverne stand out

The one thing Saint-Jean-Saverne does most differently from other towns.

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Ancienne église abbatiale
Ancienne église abbatiale · Classé · Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Jean-Saverne’s story

Saint-Jean-Saverne in pictures

Saint-Jean-Saverne has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1840First protected: Ancienne église abbatiale
  • 1993Most recently protected: Site du Mont-Saint-Michel
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Landmarks

Saint-Jean-Saverne has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Site du Mont-Saint-Michel: Photo: Pascal Radigue · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne église abbatiale: Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-Saverne.

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Jean-Saverne are 15 to 24: 5.9%, fewer than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns

54.3median age

Degrees are held by 38% of adults, higher than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for 13% of the people here. The median resident of Saint-Jean-Saverne is 54.3 years old.

Saint-Jean-SaverneBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Jean-Saverne
Saint-Jean-SaverneBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1513%16%17%
15–245.9%10%11%
25–4420%24%23%
45–6430%28%26%
65+30%22%22%
No diploma12%18%19%
CAP or BEP25%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education38%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Saint-Jean-Saverne: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns

3historic monuments

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

Protection here reaches back to the 18th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Jean-Saverne is Ancienne église abbatiale. This Bas-Rhin town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

18th c.
oldest protected part
1840
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Saint-Jean-Saverne, 4.4%, runs below Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns

15%walk, cycle or take transit

For its 250 residents in work, Saint-Jean-Saverne has 100 jobs: 0.4 each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €30,480 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried nearly a tenth of working residents in Saint-Jean-Saverne to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
Public transport9%
On foot3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Saint-Jean-Saverne, 0.4 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 5.2 points above the expected rate

98%passed the bac (general and technological)

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

At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Jean-Saverne, 94.7% passed the bac, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (92.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 2.1 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Jean-Saverne93.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Saint-Jean-Saverne94.7%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège PoincaréNearest collègeCollègeCollège10593%+3 pts
Lycée Général LeclercNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée24097%±0 pts
Collège Les SourcesBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège8493%+8 pts

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98%
passed the general and technological bac, +0.4 pts against the expected rate
86%
passed the vocational bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate
93.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +5.2 pts against the expected rate
2.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Saint-Jean-Saverne costs less than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.55/m² a month

€11.55/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Jean-Saverne€11.55/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€11.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.92 to €14.97/m² a month)
€11.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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Nearby attractions

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About Saint-Jean-Saverne

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Saint-Jean-Saverne is a commune of 542 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saverne. 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
542 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Saverne
Département
Bas-Rhin (67)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.6 km²)
INSEE code
67425

Saint-Jean-Saverne’s neighbors

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

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SavernePhalsbourgDettwillerMarmoutierBouxwillerIngwillerSavernePhalsbourgDettwillerMarmoutierBouxwillerIngwillerSaint-Jean-Saverne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Jean-Saverne542—————
Saverne11,4602.1C+B−DD
Phalsbourg Moselle4,6884.7B+B+BC
Dettwiller2,5584.8—B−—C−
Marmoutier2,6995.5AB+AD
Bouxwiller3,7546.2ABB+C
Ingwiller3,9958.8BC+B+C

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

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.