Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Savin.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Saint-Savin than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15
People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 7.4%, lower than both Vienne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 20% of adults hold a degree.
56.3median age
Saint-SavinVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Savin: 21% were built before 1919, more than in both Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Savin is Ancienne église abbatiale. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1995. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in the town: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Saint-Savin has higher unemployment than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 14.5%
For its 300 residents in work, Saint-Savin has 350 jobs: 1.2 each. Median disposable income comes to €22,590 a year per consumption unit. Also worth knowing: at the census, 13.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, about level with compared French towns (13.4%) and above Vienne’s towns (9.2%).
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot11%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
350
jobs based in Saint-Savin, 1.2 per working resident
14.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Saint-Savin costs less than in both Vienne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.87/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
47 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Savin, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €902/m². Houses made up 96% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. House rents are put at about €6.12/m² a month.
€902/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Savin€902/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€770/m²
45
€7.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.19 to €10.00/m² a month)
€6.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Savin
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Savin is a commune of 816 people in the Communauté de communes Vienne et Gartempe. 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.
