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Some 905 people live in this town, in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye a good place to live?

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.

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Maison natale de Colette
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.

  • 2011First protected: Maison natale de Colette
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The data

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

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

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.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye
Saint-Sauveur-en-PuisayeYonne medianFrance median
Under 1510%15%17%
15–245.8%10%11%
25–4413%20%23%
45–6429%25%26%
65+42%28%22%
No diploma34%26%19%
CAP or BEP30%30%26%
Baccalauréat11%16%18%
Higher education18%21%30%

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).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1996
first monument protected

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
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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 typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,250/m²41
€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

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Musée Colette and 5 more in and around Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye

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Landmarks

The list names few of Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Maison natale de Colette: Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0

Famous people from Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye

6 notable people were born in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye.

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Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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ToucyToucySaint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye905—————
Toucy2,5719C+A−CC−

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

Population
905 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
11.8 sq mi (30.7 km²)
INSEE code
89368

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 9, 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.