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A town in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 219 people.
Sauvat isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 27% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Sauvat does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Sauvat, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1964.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sauvat.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. Children under 15 make up 16%, above Cantal’s towns (12%) but below compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.1% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Sauvat | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 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.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Sauvat, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Median disposable income comes to €23,320 a year per consumption unit. 50 jobs are based in Sauvat, for 100 working residents (0.5 per worker). No commute at all: 8.2% of working residents here at the census.
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 closest lycée for the general bac is 8.3 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.2 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 12 homes in Sauvat.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Sauvat. Best known first.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Sauvat, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tour de Chavaniac: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sauvat yet.
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
Sauvat is a commune of 219 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) · 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.
