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SoignollesCalvados

Population 115: a town in Calvados, Normandy.

Is Soignolles a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Soignolles falls below the line for grades. Young adults aged 15 to 24 make up 16% of residents.

What makes Soignolles stand out

The one thing Soignolles does most differently from other towns.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Soignolles’ story

Soignolles in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Soignolles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soignolles.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 11% of people in Soignolles are 65 or over, fewer than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 22%, higher than both Calvados’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 46% of adults. Ages in Soignolles split evenly at 35: half are older, half younger.

35median age
SoignollesCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education46%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Soignolles
SoignollesCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1522%16%17%
15–2416%11%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+11%25%22%
No diploma11%23%19%
CAP or BEP28%28%26%
Baccalauréat14%17%18%
Higher education46%26%30%

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

History

Soignolles keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Soignolles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1928
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Soignolles walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 5.0%

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,300 a year. No commute at all: 3.3% of working residents in Soignolles at the census. 10.9% of people in the labour force have no job.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Soignolles, 0.2 per working resident
10.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
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 Soignolles costs less than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.76/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 2 homes were sold in Soignolles.

€10.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Soignolles€10.76/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€10.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.24 to €14.06/m² a month)
€9.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Manoir d'Ouilly and 6 more in and around Soignolles

Heritage in and near Soignolles. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Soignolles

12pages on Soignolles

Landmarks

Soignolles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Soignolles

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

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Soignolles’ 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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Moult-ChichebovilleArgencesBourguébusMézidon Vallée d'AugeSaint-Martin-de-MayFalaiseMoult-ChichebovilleArgencesBourguébusMézidon Vallée d'AugeSaint-Martin-de-MayFalaiseSoignolles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Soignolles115—————
Moult-Chicheboville3,4415.8CB−A−C−
Argences3,9596.9CB−A−C−
Bourguébus2,6137.5B+CAB−
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge9,7668CBB−B
Saint-Martin-de-May4,5299.1B+C+A+B+
Falaise7,6809.3C−BDD

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

About Soignolles

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Soignolles is a commune of 115 people in the Communauté de communes Cingal-Suisse Normande. 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
115 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cingal-Suisse Normande
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
2.3 sq mi (5.9 km²)
INSEE code
14674

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.