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Population 579: a town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse falls below the line for grades. Few residents are of retirement age: 15% are 65 or over.
The one thing Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tour (vieille), in Montmiral, 0.7 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse 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-Michel-sur-Savasse.
Over-65s are 15% of the population. 19% are under 15, above both Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). The age that splits Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse in two is 43.8.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 7.6% are unemployed. 100 jobs are based in Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse, for 300 working residents (0.3 per worker). At the census, 7.5% of working residents in Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Among the homes sold, 92% were houses. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 12 homes in Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse yet.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse is a commune of 579 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Valence Romans 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
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-Michel-sur-Savasse | 579 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peyrins | 2,613 | 5 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Mours-Saint-Eusèbe | 3,424 | 6.1 | A− | B− | A | B− |
| Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse | 4,193 | 6.9 | C | B | C+ | C− |
| Romans-sur-Isère | 33,464 | 7.4 | C | B | C− | C+ |
| Chatte Isère | 2,518 | 7.8 | B | B | B− | B |
| Bourg-de-Péage | 9,921 | 8.2 | C− | B− | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.