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In Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 1,409 residents.
Sauvigny-les-Bois’s best grade is for cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 4.9% unemployment. Schools lag (D): brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. It is hard to get around without a car: nearly a quarter of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Sauvigny-les-Bois 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 one thing Sauvigny-les-Bois does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sauvigny-les-Bois 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.
Sauvigny-les-Bois has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sauvigny-les-Bois; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 9th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
11% 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 Sauvigny-les-Bois.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.13/m² a month, near Nièvre’s towns (€9.08/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sauvigny-les-Bois recorded 47 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €6.58/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,255/m² | 47 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
3.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €27,320 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.9 mi away. There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 4.9 mi away. The brevet pass rate near Sauvigny-les-Bois is 85.0%, about level with Nièvre’s towns (85.3%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis AragonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 52 | 85%−8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 136 residents of Sauvigny-les-Bois died, against 135 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% more. After the care-home adjustment, Sauvigny-les-Bois’ deaths ran at 101 per 100 expected, above Nièvre’s towns (93) and compared French towns (88) alike. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Sauvigny-les-Bois is Hopital Pierre Beregovoy, 6.3 mi away. Life expectancy in Nièvre: 84.1 years for women and 76.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
16% are under 15, above Nièvre’s towns (14%) but below compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 27% of the population. The median resident of Sauvigny-les-Bois is 50.1 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Sauvigny-les-Bois | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 9th century. 11% of its homes were built before 1919, close to Nièvre’s towns (11%) and above compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Sauvigny-les-Bois has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sauvigny-les-Bois 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauvigny-les-Bois | 1,409 | — | — | A | — | C− |
| Imphy | 3,182 | 3.1 | C+ | A | B | D |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers | 3,688 | 4.6 | A | A− | A+ | B |
| Nevers | 33,085 | 4.9 | C | A− | D | C+ |
| Varennes-Vauzelles | 9,146 | 6 | B+ | B+ | B− | A− |
| Marzy | 3,623 | 7.9 | A− | B | A | B− |
| Guérigny | 2,505 | 8.6 | — | A | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sauvigny-les-Bois has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 10% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sauvigny-les-Bois grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sauvigny-les-Bois is a commune of 1,409 people in the Communauté de communes Loire et Allier. 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.