The city: Sauveterre
What are the characteristics of the inhabitants of Sauveterre?
In 2018, Sauveterre had a population density of 154.7 inhabitants/square kilometer. In fact, the municipality had 2,051 inhabitants, and the city has an area of 13.26 km². Among the localities of the Gard department, this municipality was therefore in 83rd position regarding population density.
Discover the key figures for Sauveterre housing
With an area of 13.26 km² and a total of 926 housing units for approximately 2,100 inhabitants, Sauveterre has a housing density of 0.7 log/ha and a population density of 154.7 inhabitants per km². The housing density is identical to the departmental average while the population density is higher (126.9 inhabitants/km² and 0.7 log/ha).
What are the characteristics of the municipality's housing distribution
In the city, there are currently more owners than tenants: 27.4% of main residences are occupied by tenants (including 2.5% free of charge) while 72.5% are occupied by owners. Among all dwellings in the locality, 6.6% are vacant dwellings, 4.2% are secondary residences and 89.2% are primary residences. Furthermore, social housing represents 1.3% of these. Most households in Sauveterre settled recently (between 2 and 4 years ago).
Discover the key figures for the distribution of rooms in municipal housing
Within the locality, the vast majority of housing is houses (89.8%). Family houses (4 rooms) are the most numerous. They represent 36.2% of these and their surface area is mainly between 80 and 100 m². There are also many family houses with 5 rooms (27.6%). Most of them date from between 1971 and 1990. As for the apartments, there are 88 of them (or 9.5% of the housing); they are mainly composed of 2 pieces. Most often, their surface area is between 40 and 60 m². The apartments in the locality were mainly built between 1946 and 1970.
What are the characteristics of income tax in Sauveterre?
There are a total of 1,077 tax households in Sauveterre. Of these, around 44.8% are tax-free. This percentage is lower than that of Gard which amounts to 56%. Tax households in the locality have a median annual income of €23,300, or €3,060 more than that of the department. The income tax for the inhabitants of Sauveterre is on average €2,378 per household. The latter is therefore higher than that of the department which amounts to €1,325. On the other hand, 387 households (or 35.9%) declared receiving a pension or retirement.
Tax households declaring a reference tax income below 50,000 euros pay almost 21.2% of the total amount of income tax in this city. The contribution of households with an annual income greater than 100,000 euros is 46.5% of the municipality's net tax.
Some figures to know about employment in Sauveterre
In Sauveterre, in 2018, the activity rate stood at 77.97%: there were in fact 984 active people out of 1,262 inhabitants of working age. There was therefore little difference with the statistics for the entire French territory, which recorded an activity rate of 71.9%.
At the local level, the unemployment rate reached 12.6%, with 124 workers being unemployed. Proportionally, there were more unemployed people than in the country as a whole, where the unemployment rate was 9.1%.
