Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 240 residents, it is a town in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saumont falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saumont as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Barthélemy, in Laplume, 3.6 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saumont is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saumont.
Retirement age and beyond: 25% of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by 37% of adults, higher than both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (30%). Typical age in Saumont: 47.5, the median.
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saumont | Lot-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €28,710 a year per consumption unit, above both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€23,455) and compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Saumont counts 0.5 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). At the census, 1.8% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €9.90/m² a month. Saumont recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saumont. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saumont yet.
Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saumont is a commune of 240 people in the Communauté de communes Albret Communauté. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saumont | 240 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nérac | 6,992 | 6 | A | A− | B− | A− |
| Le Passage | 9,326 | 8.3 | B+ | B− | B | A− |
| Colayrac-Saint-Cirq | 3,095 | 8.8 | A− | A− | A+ | C+ |
| Layrac | 4,010 | 9.7 | A | B+ | A | B |
| Agen | 32,801 | 9.8 | C+ | B | D− | C+ |
| Boé | 5,846 | 10 | B+ | C+ | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.