Sauto isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 68% of homes. Few residents are of retirement age: 12% are 65 or over.
What makes Sauto stand out
The 2 things Sauto does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sauto.
Who lives here
Few people in Sauto are 15 to 24: 8.8%, fewer than in both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
A third of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up just over a tenth of the town, below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Sauto have a median age of 45.8.
45.8median age
SautoPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Sauto, 1.7%, runs below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
Per resident in work, Sauto counts 0.5 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers). At the census, 5.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot5%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Sauto, 0.5 per working resident
1.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Sauto costs less than in both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.17/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €9.93/m² a month. Sales in Sauto from July 2023 to June 2026: 13 houses and apartments. Among the homes sold, 85% were houses.
€9.17/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Sauto€9.17/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€11.84/m²
€9.17/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.97 to €12.06/m² a month)
€9.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Sauto
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Sauto is a commune of 102 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées catalanes. 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.
