Saint-Vaury has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Vaury with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Vaury.
HousingCost of living A+
A home in Saint-Vaury sells for €926/m², less than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €8.77/m² a month, close to Creuse’s towns (€8.82/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 98% were houses. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.34/m² a month.
€926/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Vaury€926/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Creuse median€1,137/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€937/m²
64
€8.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.09 to €10.86/m² a month)
2.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,680
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Guéret
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Deaths in Saint-Vaury run above what its ages would predict: 114 per 100 expected, more than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Creuse, women can expect to live 84.6 years and men 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 268 residents of Saint-Vaury died, against 193 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 39% more. Also worth knowing: the town has 2 family doctors.
+14%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw139
Adjusted114
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Saint-Vaury · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Gueret
6.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Gueret
84.6 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Creuse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Vaury, 98.0% passed the bac, above Creuse’s towns (96.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.4 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Vaury than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 4.3%
The jobless rate is 11.0%. Half of residents lived on more than €24,760 a year per consumption unit, above Creuse’s towns (€22,570) but below compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Saint-Vaury: 750, for 650 residents in work (1.1 each).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
750
jobs based in Saint-Vaury, 1.1 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 22% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Vaury are 15 to 24: 9.7%, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 14%, above Creuse’s towns (12%) but below compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents. Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree.
50.3median age
Saint-VauryCreuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Vaury: 19% were built before 1919, more than in Creuse’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Vaury, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Saint-Vaury has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
In all, 10 offenses reached the police record in Saint-Vaury in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 3.5 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 5.5 (2023–2025 average). Other physical violence topped the graded crimes in Saint-Vaury (2025).
5.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence5
Sexual violence5
Armed robbery0
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
3.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
39.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, burglary, vehicle theft, theft from vehicles and criminal damage go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 39.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Vaury
Is Saint-Vaury safe?
Saint-Vaury has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Saint-Vaury good?
They grade A, better than 92% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Vaury expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Vaury grades A+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Vaury
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Vaury is a commune of 1,718 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Guéret. 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
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.
