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It is a town of 1,281 residents in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Homes are affordable (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest subject is jobs & income — 0.6 jobs per working resident; 9.4% unemployment. It also trails on walkability (C+) — 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes go for a median €838/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Jean-de-Sauves has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Saint-Jean-de-Sauves does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Jean-de-Sauves with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Saint-Jean-de-Sauves has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Saint-Jean-de-Sauves has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
24% 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 Saint-Jean-de-Sauves.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.10/m² a month. 61 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Jean-de-Sauves from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €838/m² | 61 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Vienne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 28% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jean-de-Sauves | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 6.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 9.4%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Jean-de-Sauves has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Saint-Jean-de-Sauves records 87 deaths per 100 expected. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Jean-de-Sauves is Chu de Poitiers site de Loudun, 11.7 mi away. There is one general practitioner here. At birth, a girl in Vienne can expect 85.8 years and a boy 79.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to B+.
Saint-Jean-de-Sauves has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église de Frontenay-sur-Dives: Photo: PèreForez · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Jean-de-Sauves 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-de-Sauves | 1,281 | — | — | A+ | — | B− |
| Loudun | 6,839 | 11 | C | A | D | C+ |
| Airvault Deux-Sèvres | 3,306 | 12 | A+ | A | A− | B− |
| Saint-Martin-la-Pallu | 5,713 | 12 | A− | A | A+ | B |
| Neuville-de-Poitou | 5,513 | 13 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
| Vouillé | 3,697 | 15 | A | B | A− | C |
| Cissé | 2,869 | 15 | — | B | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Jean-de-Sauves has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 9.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Jean-de-Sauves grades A+ for cost of living.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Jean-de-Sauves is a commune of 1,281 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Loudunais. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.