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Home to 163 people, this town lies in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Sauret-Besserve: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for a third of homes. 32% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Sauret-Besserve does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sauret-Besserve; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sauret-Besserve.
Degrees are held by 18% of adults, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.4% of the population. People 65 and over make up 32% of the town.
44% women, 56% men
About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Sauret-Besserve | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.4% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 41% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 43% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 20th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sauret-Besserve; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Median disposable income comes to €22,010 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 5.5% of working residents in Sauret-Besserve didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Sauret-Besserve.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Sauret-Besserve 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 Sauret-Besserve 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauret-Besserve | 163 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines | 3,480 | 12 | B+ | A+ | C | B |
| Châtel-Guyon | 6,299 | 13 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
| Volvic | 4,883 | 14 | A+ | A− | A+ | B |
| Mozac | 3,957 | 15 | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Sayat | 2,529 | 16 | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Riom | 18,820 | 16 | B | A− | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sauret-Besserve is a commune of 163 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Éloy. 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 4, 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.