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143 people call this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Sauvagnat out for now. Second homes make up 28% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
The 2 things Sauvagnat does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sauvagnat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen de Pierre-Fade, in Saint-Étienne-des-Champs, 2.2 mi away.
46% 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 Sauvagnat.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.7%. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, higher than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 11% of the population here.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Sauvagnat | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 32% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 7.3% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stands at 4.3%. At the census, 1.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 50 residents in work, Sauvagnat has 50 jobs: 0.5 each.
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.
Sauvagnat recorded 5 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sauvagnat is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sauvagnat yet.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sauvagnat is a commune of 143 people in the Communauté de communes Chavanon Combrailles et Volcans. 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 8, 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.