Only 1.9% of households have no car in Souilhe
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put Souilhe’s population at 354, in 150 households. Put another way, about one in 32: 3.1% of homes are flats. In Souilhe, 7.3% of residents are 15 to 24, beside 11% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Aude 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.
Souilhe grew +11% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 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
In two steps, ±0% to 2017 and +11% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +4% in Aude.
A median age of 45.6: Souilhe is older than 60% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Souilhe 45.6. The median compared French town: 44.
22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, against 20% in Souilhe.
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%.
19% of households are single parents, a share 99% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 Aude median and the France median
Living alone · share
By its share of couples with children (21%), Souilhe is below 70% of compared French towns. On top of that, at 29%, the share of one-person households is lower than in just over four fifths of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, single-parent households come to 10%.
Fewer empty homes than 98% of compared French towns: 2.3%
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
3.1% of homes are second homes, against 2.1% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Long tenure is the mark of 21% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 6.5% (under two years).
Median living standard: €25,090 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.
Living standards centre on €25,090 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 59% of compared French towns.
Souilhe ranks above 77% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 38%
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
Here just over one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 9.4%. Still, households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in just over three fifths of compared French towns. To put it in context, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.6% of residents in Souilhe are immigrants
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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in 57% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Aude has 6%. About one in 18: that is how common immigrants are in Souilhe (5.6%). Foreign nationals are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 4.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
18% of residents 15 and over are single, below 98% of compared French towns
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
46% are married and 11% in a PACS, against 43% and 6.1% in the median compared French town; 4.2% are widowed. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 77% of compared French towns: 14%
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
27% of Souilhe’s residents 15 and over who have left education hold a higher-education diploma, against 30% in the median compared French town; 14% have no diploma (19%).
Ranked by age, 21st oldest of 41 French towns this size
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.
A younger town than 3 of the 6 around it: Souilhe
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souilhe | 45.6 | 20% | 3.1% | 5.6% |
| Castelnaudary 12,151 · 4.2 mi | 43.9 | 25% | 2.5% | 13% |
| Revel 9,762 · 7.7 mi | 52.6 | 33% | 3% | 6.1% |
| Sorèze 2,965 · 8.8 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 8.9% | 5.8% |
| Villefranche-de-Lauragais 5,072 · 10 mi | 43.2 | 20% | 1.8% | 5% |
| Bram 3,233 · 13.4 mi | 49.5 | 30% | 2.2% | 5.6% |
| Caraman 2,513 · 13.7 mi | 44.8 | 21% | 2.6% | 3.8% |
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 Souilhe
What is the population of Souilhe?
354 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% more than in 2012 (320).
How old are Souilhe’s residents?
The median age is 45.6, older than 60% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Souilhe?
5, with occasional dwellings: 3.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Souilhe?
INSEE counts 20 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.6% of residents, and 15 foreign nationals (4.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Souilhe?
€25,090 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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