Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 889 people live in this town, in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Sainte-Barbe, in Grézolles, 2.3 mi away.
26% 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 Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté.
Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, close to Loire’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 13% of the town. Typical age in Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté: 47.4, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €24,030 a year per consumption unit, below both Loire’s towns (€25,635) and compared French towns (€25,970). Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté has 300 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.7 per worker. 4.8% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 25 homes in Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté | 889 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boën-sur-Lignon | 3,001 | 7.2 | B | A+ | C− | C− |
| Villerest | 5,172 | 13 | A+ | B+ | A | A |
| Balbigny | 2,911 | 13 | B | B | A | C+ |
| Commelle-Vernay | 3,050 | 13 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Renaison | 3,231 | 15 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Le Coteau | 6,845 | 15 | A | A− | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté is a commune of 889 people in the Communauté de communes des Vals d'Aix et Isable. 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.