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Home to 1,081 people, this town lies in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Homes are affordable (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a weak point (C+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability. 13% of its homes are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue 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.
The 2 things Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue 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.
Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Dunières, 8.6 mi away.
42% 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-Sauveur-en-Rue.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
38 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,387/m². Of the homes sold, 97% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,458/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Loire: 85.6 years for women and 80.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 229 deaths in Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 137: 67% above. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue is Centre hospitalier Ardeche Nord, 8.3 mi away. One GP practises here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B.
A quarter of adults hold a degree, below Loire’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The median resident of Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue is 48.9 years old. The 65-and-over age group makes up 25% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment is 8.0%. At the census, 10.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,210 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue 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-Sauveur-en-Rue 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-Sauveur-en-Rue | 1,081 | — | — | A+ | — | C+ |
| Bourg-Argental | 2,886 | 3.7 | A+ | A | B+ | B |
| Saint-Genest-Malifaux | 2,921 | 6.1 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Dunières Haute-Loire | 2,670 | 8.6 | — | A | — | C+ |
| Annonay Ardèche | 17,274 | 8.6 | B+ | A | C− | B |
| Roiffieux Ardèche | 2,743 | 8.6 | — | A− | — | A |
| Davézieux Ardèche | 3,205 | 10 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,387/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue grades A+ for cost of living.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue is a commune of 1,081 people in the Communauté de communes des Monts du Pilat. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.