Only 11% of households are couples with children in Soulan
1.8% of homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. Residents aged 15 to 24 make up about one in 20 here (5%). Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Soulan had 400 residents in 230 households at the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Ariège median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Soulan
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 270 second homes and occasional dwellings in Soulan, 53% of its 500 homes: higher than in 98% of compared French towns. 99% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Many people living alone
54% of Soulan’s households are one person: higher than in 98% of compared French towns; 49% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Soulan ranks above 98% of compared French towns on second homes: 53%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Households without a car make up 7.5%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. What’s more, 1.4% of homes stand empty, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns. Against that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Newcomers of less than two years account for 14% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 20%.
Soulan’s population changed by +11% since 2012, more than in 72% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The median Ariège town changed +2% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +3% and the next six +7%.
Older than 82% of compared French towns: half of Soulan is over 49.7
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Soulan 49.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, against 26% in Soulan.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 54% in Soulan, more than in 98% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Ariège median and the France median
Living alone · share
With single-parent households at 17%, Soulan is ahead of 99% of compared French towns on that count. On average, 1.8 people share a household. Measured more widely, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €18,660 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
At €18,660 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 98% of compared French towns.
35% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 63% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
The figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 11% in Soulan and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for households headed by a retired person is 32% in the typical compared French town. 13% of households are headed by a manual worker, or about one in eight.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 4.3% of residents are immigrants in Soulan
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
2.5% of residents are foreign nationals; in the typical compared French town the figure is 4.3%. That is lower than in 71% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Ariège has 9.1%. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of married residents than 99% of compared French towns, at 27%
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
The share of single residents tops 90% of compared French towns: 34%. Across the comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
In Soulan, 11% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 93% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Soulan has 35%. Measured more widely, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (400 to 2,582 people), the 14th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Soulan and the towns around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soulan | 49.7 | 26% | 53% | 4.3% |
| Saint-Girons 6,008 · 6.5 mi | 51.9 | 33% | 6.7% | 9.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Soulan
What is the population of Soulan?
400 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% more than in 2012 (361).
How old are Soulan’s residents?
The median age is 49.7, older than 82% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Soulan?
270, with occasional dwellings: 53% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Soulan?
INSEE counts 17 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.3% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (2.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Soulan?
€18,660 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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