Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 835 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saignes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Saignes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saignes: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1921.
Baptiste Marrou, born in 1862, is the one person born in Saignes before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saignes.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 5.9% of the town, below both Cantal’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 14% have a degree. Ages in Saignes split evenly at 59.8: half are older, half younger.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saignes | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 10% of the total, close to Cantal’s towns (10%) and above compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €23,560 a year per consumption unit, near Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 7.2% of the labour force are out of work. For its 300 residents in work, Saignes has 200 jobs: 0.7 each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Saignes is 100.0%, higher than both Cantal’s towns (95.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). For collège, the closest is 2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Georges BrassensNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 43 | 100%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €892/m², comes from 30 sales of houses and apartments in Saignes from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 93% were houses. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.59/m² a month.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Saignes. Best known first.
Saignes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saignes.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saignes is a commune of 835 people in the Communauté de communes Sumène - Artense. 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.