With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saillant falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up just over two fifths of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 35% of residents.
What makes Saillant stand out
The 2 things Saillant does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saillant.
Who lives here
Saillant has fewer young adults than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 5% are 15 to 24
Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are just over a third of the population. Also worth knowing: among adults, 27% have a degree.
55.8median age
SaillantPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP39%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 111 men for every 100 women. 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
History
Old homes shape Saillant: 50% 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.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saillant; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Saillant are out of work than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 12.8%
Jobs located in Saillant: 100, for 100 residents in work (0.7 each). 10.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 6.4% of working residents in Saillant didn’t travel to work at all.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Saillant, 0.7 per working resident
12.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,360
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
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saillant than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.04/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €6.71/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 95% were houses. 21 houses and apartments changed hands in Saillant from July 2023 to June 2026.
€7.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saillant€7.04/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²
€7.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.29 to €9.38/m² a month)
€6.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saillant
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saillant is a commune of 315 people in the Communauté de communes Ambert Livradois Forez. 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.
