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Home to 188 people, this town lies in Tarn, Occitanie.
There are no grades for Sauveterre: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 23% of its homes are second homes. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Sauveterre does most differently from other towns.
Sauveterre has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2002.
21% 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 Sauveterre.
Children under 15 make up 17%, above Tarn’s towns (16%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 30% of the population. Graduates make up 18% of adults.
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Sauveterre | Tarn median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.8% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sauveterre has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €24,670 a year per consumption unit, close to Tarn’s towns (€24,045) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 6.8% of working residents in Sauveterre didn’t travel to work at all. A tenth of the labour force are out of work.
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.
The market in Sauveterre: 6 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Sauveterre. Best known first.
The list names few of Sauveterre’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Croix: Photo: Jcb-caz-11 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sauveterre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauveterre | 188 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pont-de-Larn | 2,947 | 8.9 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Mazamet | 10,085 | 9 | C+ | A | D | B |
| Aussillon | 5,527 | 10 | B | B+ | B | B+ |
| Aiguefonde | 2,505 | 11 | — | A− | — | A |
| Labruguière | 6,584 | 15 | A | A− | A− | B− |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel Aude | 2,523 | 16 | A+ | A− | A | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Sauveterre is a commune of 188 people in the Communauté de communes Thoré Montagne Noire. 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 October 30, 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.