Fût de croix du 16e siècle sur la place de l'église: Photo: Blazine · CC0 · Tête de croix du 16e siècle placée sur une fontaine: Photo: Blazine · CC0 · Croix située à l'entrée du village: Photo: Blazine · CC0 · Église Saint-Loup: Photo: Anthospace · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sauviat.
Who lives here
Few people in Sauviat are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns
43.7median age
Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 27% of adults.
SauviatPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
19%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
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
History
Sauviat keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919
5historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Sauviat is Église Saint-Loup. 4 of the 5 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. On the Culture ministry’s list, Sauviat counts 5 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Sauviat are out of work than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.6%
4%walk, cycle or take transit
Sauviat holds 50 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. 3.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,700 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Sauviat, 0.2 per working resident
4.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Sauviat is a commune of 588 people in the Communauté de communes Thiers Dore et Montagne. 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
Population
588 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Thiers Dore et Montagne
Département
Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6 sq mi (15.5 km²)
INSEE code
63414
Sauviat’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
