Where it does best is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools do well (A−): bac results 1.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 7.6 points above the expected rate. It is hard to get around without a car: 30% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 6.4% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Saivres 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 Saivres 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 Saivres.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Saivres is harder to get around on foot than 98% of compared French towns
3.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (7.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The unemployment rate comes to 6.4%. Also worth knowing: the typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,430 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Saivres, 0.2 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 2% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Saivres than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 94.6%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 80% passed the bac pro, of 40 candidates. The bac pass rate near Saivres is 93.2%, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (95.8%). The nearest collège is 2 mi away.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Saivres keeps more of its old housing than Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saivres, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Saivres’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 59% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Deux-Sèvres is 85.3 years for women and 79.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 93 residents of Saivres died, against 110 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saivres is Polyclinique D Inkermann, 13 mi away.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saivres · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique D Inkermann
13.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Niort
85.3 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Deux-Sèvres, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saivres has fewer young adults than Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 8.4% are 15 to 24
Among adults, 22% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 16%, near both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Saivres: 48, the median.
48median age
SaivresDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saivres
Is Saivres safe?
Saivres has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 4.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saivres good?
They grade A−, better than 83% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 98% of 110 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent du Haut Val de Sèvre in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saivres expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,365/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saivres grades A for cost of living.
About Saivres
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saivres is a commune of 1,306 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Val de Sèvre. 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.
