Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 250 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saix is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Saix does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saix; none is classé, France’s top protection.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saix.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saix; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 19% of residents. 9.2% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Vienne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Saix in two is 44.7.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saix | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 6.8%, lower than both Vienne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 100 residents in work, Saix has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 2.7% of commuters travelled at the census.
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 Saix: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saix. Best known first.
Saix has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saix | 250 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bellevigne-les-Châteaux Maine-et-Loire | 3,435 | 4.9 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Montreuil-Bellay Maine-et-Loire | 3,746 | 6.7 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Saumur Maine-et-Loire | 26,241 | 9.1 | B− | B | D | B |
| Loudun | 6,839 | 9.8 | C | A | D | C+ |
| Beaumont-en-Véron Indre-et-Loire | 2,717 | 9.9 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Allonnes Maine-et-Loire | 2,911 | 11 | B+ | A− | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saix is a commune of 250 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) · 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.