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The town has 585 residents and lies in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Villard-Saint-Sauveur isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 33% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Villard-Saint-Sauveur does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villard-Saint-Sauveur as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien palais abbatial, in Saint-Claude, 1.3 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villard-Saint-Sauveur.
People 65 and over make up 33% of the town. Villard-Saint-Sauveur has a median age of 52.7 years. Among adults, 28% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Villard-Saint-Sauveur | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.5% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 6.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Jura’s towns (17.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Villard-Saint-Sauveur has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 0.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pré Saint-SauveurNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 84 | 82%−4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Pré Saint-SauveurNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 136 | 88%−4 pts |
| Collège Saint-Oyend PrivateBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 67 | 97%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Villard-Saint-Sauveur recorded 15 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 93% of sales, apartments for the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Villard-Saint-Sauveur. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de l'Abbaye2 km north, in Saint-Claude
MuseumMusée de la Pipe et du Diamant de Saint-Claude2.1 km north, in Saint-Claude
AbbeyPalais abbatial de Saint-Claude2 km north, in Saint-ClaudeAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Claude2.1 km north, in Saint-ClaudeAttractionAttractionLa Cernaise3.2 km southeast, in Septmoncel les MolunesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Villard-Saint-Sauveur is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villard-Saint-Sauveur yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villard-Saint-Sauveur | 585 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Claude | 8,386 | 1.6 | B | A+ | C | B |
| Gex Ain | 13,627 | 9.5 | A− | C− | B− | A |
| Cessy Ain | 5,832 | 10 | A+ | C− | A | A+ |
| Thoiry Ain | 6,569 | 10 | A− | D | B | A+ |
| Arbent Ain | 3,555 | 11 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Ségny Ain | 2,941 | 11 | — | C− | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Villard-Saint-Sauveur is a commune of 585 people in the Communauté de communes Haut-Jura Saint-Claude. 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 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.