Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Sauvetat.
History
Old homes shape La Sauvetat: 27% were built before 1919, more than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
La Sauvetat has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2019. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in the town is Tour-Donjon de la Sauvetat.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in La Sauvetat are 15 to 24: 7.5%, fewer than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
Just over a third of adults hold a degree, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Typical age in La Sauvetat: 46.2, the median. Over-65s are 22% of the population.
46.2median age
La SauvetatPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer people in La Sauvetat are out of work than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.9%
At the census, 3.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). La Sauvetat has 50 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Households’ median disposable income: €29,140 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in La Sauvetat, 0.2 per working resident
3.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in La Sauvetat is €11.93/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.22/m² a month. Houses were 96% of what sold. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 26 homes in La Sauvetat.
€11.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
La Sauvetat€11.93/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²
€11.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.72 to €14.64/m² a month)
€9.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Sauvetat
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Sauvetat is a commune of 737 people in the Communauté de communes Mond'Arverne 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
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.
