Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
515 people live in this town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Sauvant out for now.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Sauvant counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1914.
34% 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 Saint-Sauvant.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Sauvant is Église Saint-Sylvain.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The under-15s are 14% of the population here. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, lower than Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.5%.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Sauvant | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €24,310 a year per consumption unit, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 7.4% of people in the labour force have no job. 100 jobs are based in Saint-Sauvant, for 250 working residents (0.4 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Saint-Sauvant: 23 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, family days out and gardens in and near Saint-Sauvant. Best known first.
The list names few of Saint-Sauvant’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Sylvain: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Sauvant yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sauvant | 515 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chaniers | 3,651 | 2.9 | — | B− | — | C |
| Saintes | 25,363 | 6.5 | C | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 6.7 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Cognac Charente | 18,532 | 8.8 | B | B+ | D | C+ |
| Châteaubernard Charente | 3,878 | 9.8 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | 2,843 | 10 | — | C+ | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Sauvant is a commune of 515 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo. 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 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.