Saint-Auvent is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 13% of its homes are second homes. Homes go for a median €1,121/m². 29% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Auvent stand out
The 3 things Saint-Auvent does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Auvent.
Who lives here
Saint-Auvent has fewer young adults than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6% are 15 to 24
Among adults, 23% have a degree. 14% are under 15, below both Haute-Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Saint-Auvent: 53.3, the median.
53.3median age
Saint-AuventHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Auvent keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Auvent is Dolmen et menhir dits de Chez Moutaud. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Auvent counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Auvent than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 2.8%
The median disposable income was €23,770 a year per consumption unit, below Haute-Vienne’s towns (€25,970) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs based in Saint-Auvent number 250, against 400 residents in work (0.6 per worker). 6.1% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Saint-Auvent, 0.6 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Auvent
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Auvent is a commune of 974 people in the Communauté de communes Ouest Limousin. 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.
