Housing is within reach (B): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is jobs & income — 1.5 jobs per working resident; 13.8% unemployment. Health is a weak point (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Sauveterre-de-Guyenne 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 Sauveterre-de-Guyenne 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 Sauveterre-de-Guyenne.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Sauveterre-de-Guyenne than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: 18% of adults
The under-15s are 15% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, above Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9% of residents.
49.8median age
Sauveterre-de-GuyenneGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C
Fewer deaths than expected in Sauveterre-de-Guyenne, 94 per 100, but more than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Gironde, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 258 deaths in Sauveterre-de-Guyenne from 2016 to 2025; there were 324, 26% more. The nearest emergency department to Sauveterre-de-Guyenne is Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon, 13 mi away. 4 GPs practise locally.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw126
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Sauveterre-de-Guyenne · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon
13 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A home in Sauveterre-de-Guyenne sells for €1,417/m², less than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.87/m² a month, below both Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Sauveterre-de-Guyenne from July 2023 to June 2026: 53 houses and apartments. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.39/m² a month.
€1,417/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sauveterre-de-Guyenne€1,417/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,370/m²
51
€10.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.80 to €13.42/m² a month)
4.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,810
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Money is tighter in Sauveterre-de-Guyenne than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €20,550 a year per consumption unit
The jobless rate is 13.8%. At the census, 9.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot7%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
1,050
jobs based in Sauveterre-de-Guyenne, 1.5 per working resident
13.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 61% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Sauveterre-de-Guyenne keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sauveterre-de-Guyenne has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Saint-Christophe du Puch. Scaled to its population, that is 27 protected monuments for every 10,000 people locally. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Sauveterre-de-Guyenne is lower than in 53% of compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Sauveterre-de-Guyenne were criminal damage than anything else (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Sauveterre-de-Guyenne show 55 offenses in 2025. This Gironde town has 1,050 jobs for 750 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 6.5 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 14.2.
6.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage23
Family violence14
Sexual violence7
Theft from vehicles6
Vehicle theft5
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence10
Fraud9
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
55
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
24.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence and burglary, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 24.0% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Nearby attractions
Portes de ville de Sauveterre-de-Guyenne and 2 more in and around Sauveterre-de-Guyenne
Heritage in and near Sauveterre-de-Guyenne. Best known first.
Anciennes portes de la ville: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église de Saint-Romain de Vignague: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église de Saint-Léger de Vignague: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Sauveterre-de-Guyenne
One notable person was born in Sauveterre-de-Guyenne.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sauveterre-de-Guyenne
Are schools in Sauveterre-de-Guyenne good?
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Sauveterre-de-Guyenne expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sauveterre-de-Guyenne grades B for cost of living.
About Sauveterre-de-Guyenne
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sauveterre-de-Guyenne is a commune of 1,885 people in the Communauté de communes rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers. 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
1,885 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers
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.
