There are no grades for Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 18% of its housing. Homes change hands at a median €1,242/m². It skews older: 42% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye stand out
The 3 things Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye does most differently from other towns.
Maison natale de Colette · Inscrit · Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0
Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye’s story
Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 6 people born in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye before 1900, the earliest Pierre Louis François Paultre de Lamotte, in 1774.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 10% are under 15
The 15-to-24 age group: 5.8%, lower than both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 18% of adults hold a degree. Typical age in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye: 60.8, the median.
60.8median age
Saint-Sauveur-en-PuisayeYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
42%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma34%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat11%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye: 34% were built before 1919, more than in both Yonne’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye: 1 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-Sauveur-en-Puisaye has 1.6 jobs for every resident in work
Unemployment stood at 13.1%, about level with Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income is €23,460 a year for each consumption unit. At the census, 2.4% of working residents in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye went to work by public transport.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
On foot12%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
400
jobs based in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, 1.6 per working resident
13.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,460
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-Sauveur-en-Puisaye costs less than in both Yonne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.30/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up 98% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. The market in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye: 42 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,242/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye€1,242/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,250/m²
41
€7.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.87 to €9.09/m² a month)
€7.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye is a commune of 905 people in the Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre. 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.