3.1% of households have no car, fewer than in 98% of compared French towns
1.4% of households rent social housing (HLM); in the typical compared French town the figure is 12%. Locally, nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24. At 16%, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is higher than in 80% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put Sauveterre’s population at 2,025, in 850 households.
Throughout this page, the Gard median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Sauveterre
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 4.8% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Sauveterre had 1,731 residents at the 2012 census and 2,025 in 2023, up 17%: faster growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Growth of +17% since 2012 puts Sauveterre ahead of 86% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Gard town +7%. The first five years brought +18%; the six to 2023, −1%.
A median age of 44.6: Sauveterre is older than 54% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Sauveterre 44.6. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over; in Sauveterre, 21%.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
In Sauveterre, 35% of households are couples with children, more than in 93% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Gard median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.4 people in the average household. For comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, single-parent households are scarce here: 4.8%, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns.
Flats make up 8.9% in Sauveterre, less than in 89% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Where 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town, Sauveterre has 4.8%. The comparison figure for flats is 30% in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 16: 6.3% of homes stand empty.
Median standard of living: €28,030 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
At €28,030 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 71% of compared French towns. Living below the poverty line: 10.0% of residents.
Households headed by a manual worker: 9%, a lower share than 83% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
For Sauveterre, the census puts households headed by a retired person at 33%. The comparison figure for households headed by a manual worker is 14% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals: 2.4%, a lower share than 73% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in 55% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Gard has 6.6%. About one in 17: that is how common immigrants are in Sauveterre (6%). Foreign nationals make up 4.3% in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Sauveterre sits below 93% of compared French towns for single residents (20%)
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, 50% of residents 15 and over are married in Sauveterre. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Sauveterre ranks below 88% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 12%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Sauveterre, 43%. Typically, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
17th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 2,025 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Of the 6 towns nearest Sauveterre, 3 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauveterre | 44.6 | 21% | 4.8% | 6% |
| Pujaut 3,982 · 1.5 mi | 49.7 | 25% | 3.6% | 4.5% |
| Roquemaure 5,529 · 2.1 mi | 44 | 22% | 2.7% | 9.2% |
| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon 13,148 · 3.7 mi | 51.9 | 31% | 5.3% | 6% |
| Sorgues 19,006 · 3.9 mi | 41.1 | 19% | 0.8% | 13% |
| Les Angles 8,908 · 4.7 mi | 52.4 | 33% | 2.7% | 6.7% |
| Bédarrides 5,671 · 5.1 mi | 43.1 | 23% | 1.3% | 3.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Sauveterre
What is the population of Sauveterre?
2,025 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% more than in 2012 (1,731).
How old are Sauveterre’s residents?
The median age is 44.6, older than 54% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Sauveterre?
45, with occasional dwellings: 4.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Sauveterre?
INSEE counts 120 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6% of residents, and 49 foreign nationals (2.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Sauveterre?
€28,030 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 10.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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