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Home to 104 people, this town lies in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saffais out for now. People aged 65 and over make up 32% of residents.
The one thing Saffais does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saffais as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château (ancien), in Haussonville, 2.1 mi away.
15% 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 Saffais.
Degrees are held by a fifth of adults, lower than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Saffais by age and the one in the middle is 52.2.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saffais | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 40% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €27,300 a year per consumption unit, above Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€25,715) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. No commute at all: 2.6% of working residents in Saffais 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.
House rents are put at about €8.56/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saffais is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saffais.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saffais | 104 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rosières-aux-Salines | 2,810 | 2.6 | B+ | A− | C | C− |
| Damelevières | 3,080 | 3.5 | A+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Blainville-sur-l'Eau | 3,893 | 4.3 | B | A− | C | D |
| Dombasle-sur-Meurthe | 9,424 | 4.8 | B+ | B+ | C+ | B |
| Saint-Nicolas-de-Port | 7,359 | 5 | A− | A | B− | C− |
| Varangéville | 3,536 | 5.5 | B+ | A− | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Saffais is a commune of 104 people in the Communauté de communes des Pays du Sel et du Vermois. 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.