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The town, home to 1,422 people, lies in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,295/m², so 70 m² costs 3.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais. It also trails on walkability: two thirds of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre 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.
Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine du château de la Blandinière, in Mauléon, 4.3 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre is Centre hospitalier de Cholet, 12.7 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 105 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 82, 22% fewer. Also worth knowing: at birth, a girl in Deux-Sèvres can expect 85.3 years and a boy 79.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. There is one general practitioner locally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,295/m²: 39 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.18/m² a month, near Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€9.89/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €8.39/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,295/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
No commute at all: 6.7% of working residents in Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre at the census. 8.6% of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €25,260 a year per consumption unit, in line with Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.8%, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents. Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre has a median age of 41.9.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and family days out in and near Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre yet.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre is a commune of 1,422 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais. 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
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-Amand-sur-Sèvre | 1,422 | — | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Sèvremont Vendée | 6,385 | 4.1 | A+ | B | A+ | A |
| Mauléon | 8,573 | 4.8 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Les Epesses Vendée | 2,983 | 5.2 | — | B+ | — | A+ |
| Cerizay | 4,793 | 6.8 | B+ | A | B+ | B |
| Pouzauges Vendée | 5,668 | 6.8 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre Vendée | 3,550 | 7.6 | — | B+ | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,295/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre grades B+ for cost of living.
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 November 9, 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.