Saint-Saulve’s grades pull in different directions. At C overall, Saint-Saulve ranks #98 of 189 in Nord. Set against the rest, it does better than a quarter of compared French towns. Incomes are on the low side: 1 job per working resident; 13.8% unemployment. Buying in is costly (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A−): 83% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Saulve 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Saulve.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Saint-Saulve is easier to get around on foot than 83% of compared French towns
Unemployment stands at 13.8%. Jobs based in Saint-Saulve number 4,100, against 4,250 residents in work (1 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,410 a year.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport6%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,100
jobs based in Saint-Saulve, 1 per working resident
13.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 83% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Saint-Saulve’s median home price is €1,923/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Saint-Saulve, houses go for €1,898/m² and apartments for €2,040/m². Among the homes sold, 76% were houses. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.67/m² a month.
€1,923/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Saulve€1,923/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,898/m²
258
Apartments
€2,040/m²
80
€12.17/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.00 to €14.82/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.67/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,000
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Saint-Saulve has more crime per resident than 63% of compared French towns
The graded crime recorded most in Saint-Saulve was criminal damage (2025). Violence against people averaged 9.1 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 15.3. Police and gendarmerie recorded 333 offenses in the town in 2025.
9.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage113
Family violence51
Burglary42
Vehicle theft39
Other physical violence31
Sexual violence31
Theft from vehicles26
Fraud66
Theft without violence51
Drug use22
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
333
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
84.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the 12 collèges within 5 km, 0.6 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 78% passed the bac pro, of 531 candidates at 5 lycées. Near Saint-Saulve, 90.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Nord’s towns (90.4%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). By results, schools here place #128 of 195 in Nord.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Saint-Saulve: 1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 20th century. 4% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Saint-Saulve is a graduates’ town: 36% hold a degree, more than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 10% of residents. People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, higher than Nord’s towns (19%) and near compared French towns (22%). Saint-Saulve has a median age of 44.
44median age
Saint-SaulveNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B−
Saint-Saulve records 88 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 105 in Nord’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 30 general practitioners in Saint-Saulve. Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 1,237 residents of Saint-Saulve died, against 1,077 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% more.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
30
GPs in Saint-Saulve · 5.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Vauban
0.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Maternite du Parc Saint Saulve
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Saulve
Is Saint-Saulve safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #93 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 42 burglaries and 113 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Saulve good?
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns and #128 of 195 in Nord. 95% of 351 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Watteau in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Saulve expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.17/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Saulve grades C− for cost of living.
About Saint-Saulve
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Saulve is a commune of 10,947 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole. 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
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.
