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
16%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
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
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
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.
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
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
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.