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A town of 209 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Savennes a good place to live?

Savennes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Savennes stand out

The one thing Savennes does most differently from other towns.

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Savennes’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Savennes’ story

No historic monuments in Savennes

The Culture ministry lists no building in Savennes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Oppidum du Puy de Gaudy, in Sainte-Feyre, 2.5 mi away.

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

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Savennes.

Who lives here

Savennes has fewer young adults than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 8.2% are 15 to 24

In the comparison, Savennes comes below both Creuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 13% of the town.

51.2median age
SavennesCreuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Savennes
SavennesCreuse medianFrance median
Under 1513%12%17%
15–248.2%11%11%
25–4423%19%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+26%32%22%
No diploma8.1%24%19%
CAP or BEP30%28%26%
Baccalauréat26%17%18%
Higher education31%24%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Savennes are out of work than in Creuse’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.6%

For Savennes, that is below both Creuse’s towns (15.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Savennes has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.1 per worker. At the census, 2.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving97%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Savennes, 0.1 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,750
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Savennes is €8.77/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€8.77/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Savennes€8.77/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Creuse median€8.82/m²
€8.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.09 to €10.86/m² a month)
€8.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Parc animalier des monts de Guéret and 3 more in and around Savennes

Family days out and heritage in and near Savennes. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Savennes

12pages on Savennes

Landmarks

Nothing in Savennes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Savennes

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Savennes yet.

How we find them →

Savennes’ neighbors

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

All towns in Creuse →
Sainte-FeyreGuéretAubussonSainte-FeyreGuéretAubussonSavennes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Savennes209—————
Sainte-Feyre2,5663.2A+AA+A−
Guéret12,9554.4B−ADD
Aubusson3,01817C+ADD

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

About Savennes

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Savennes is a commune of 209 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

Population
209 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Guéret
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
2.8 sq mi (7.2 km²)
INSEE code
23170

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.