Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 277 in French Guiana.
Saül is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Saül does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saül: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
0% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saül.
6.1% of residents are 15 to 24 and 5.4% are 65 or over, against 11% and 22% in the median compared French town. 44% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (France 30%).
26% women, 74% men
About 36 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: France 51.8%.
| Saül | France median | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.6% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 55% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 5.4% | 22% |
| No diploma | 36% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 13% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 6.5% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · France median: the median of compared communes (French Guiana has none of its own)
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saül: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). 0% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
77.1% of Saül’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 16% drove.
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.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saül has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Antoine de Padoue: Photo: Psu973 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saül yet.
Commune in French Guiana
Saül is a commune of 277 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Ouest Guyanais. 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
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 October 30, 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.