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SouilheAude

A town of 354 in Aude, Occitanie.

Is Souilhe a good place to live?

Souilhe is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Souilhe’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Souilhe’s story

No historic monuments in Souilhe

The Culture ministry lists no building in Souilhe as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château du Castelet des Crozes, in Castelnaudary, 3.8 mi away.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Souilhe.

Who lives here

Souilhe has fewer young adults than Aude’s towns or compared French towns: 7.3% are 15 to 24

A fifth of residents are 65 or over, below both Aude’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 19% of the population. The age that splits Souilhe in two is 45.6.

45.6median age
SouilheAude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Souilhe
SouilheAude medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–247.3%8.9%11%
25–4423%19%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+20%29%22%
No diploma14%21%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%20%18%
Higher education27%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Souilhe are out of work than in Aude’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.2%

Half of residents lived on more than €25,090 a year per consumption unit, higher than Aude’s towns (€23,350) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Souilhe: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.2 each). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.5% of commuters travelled at the census.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Souilhe, 0.2 per working resident
5.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Souilhe than in Aude’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.58/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Renting a house costs an estimated €8.09/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 9 homes in Souilhe.

€8.58/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Souilhe€8.58/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aude median€10.99/m²
€8.58/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.71 to €10.98/m² a month)
€8.09/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Souilhe

12pages on Souilhe

Landmarks

Nothing in Souilhe is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Souilhe

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Souilhe yet.

How we find them →

Souilhe’s neighbors

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

All towns in Aude →
CastelnaudaryRevelSorèzeVillefranche-de-LauragaisBramCaramanCastelnaudaryRevelSorèzeVillefranche-de-LauragaisBramCaramanSouilhe
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Souilhe354—————
Castelnaudary12,1514.2C+A−DB−
Revel Haute-Garonne9,7627.7A−B+C+A
Sorèze Tarn2,9658.8—B+—C+
Villefranche-de-Lauragais Haute-Garonne5,07210BBCC−
Bram3,23313B−B+CC
Caraman Haute-Garonne2,51314—B+—C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Souilhe

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Souilhe is a commune of 354 people in the Communauté de communes Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois. 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
354 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.4 km²)
INSEE code
11383

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.