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With 185 residents, it is a town in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Avit falls below the line for grades. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Avit does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Avit as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Eutrope, in Allemans-du-Dropt, 5.1 mi away.
18% 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-Avit.
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, higher than both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. Degrees are held by 26% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Avit | Lot-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
1.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,650 a year per consumption unit.
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.
House rents are put at about €7.96/m² a month. Saint-Avit recorded 6 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Avit 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 Saint-Avit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Avit | 185 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marmande | 17,328 | 5.4 | C+ | B− | D | B− |
| Sainte-Bazeille | 3,171 | 6.4 | B | B+ | C+ | A− |
| Miramont-de-Guyenne | 3,081 | 7.1 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C+ |
| Eymet Dordogne | 2,569 | 11 | A− | B+ | A− | B |
| La Réole Gironde | 4,487 | 13 | C+ | B+ | D− | C |
| Tonneins | 9,459 | 14 | C+ | A | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Avit is a commune of 185 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Val de Garonne Agglomération. 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.