Soliers has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Soliers with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soliers.
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Soliers sees fewer deaths than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 74 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Calvados: 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 145 deaths in Soliers from 2016 to 2025; there were 108, 26% fewer. One GP practises here.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw74
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Soliers · 5.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique du Parc Caen
3.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique du Parc Caen
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.19/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 47 homes were sold in Soliers. Among the homes sold, 98% were houses.
€2,688/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Soliers€2,688/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,684/m²
46
€13.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.22 to €15.81/m² a month)
7.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,510
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Soliers than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 7.6%
The median disposable income was €27,650 a year per consumption unit, above Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. The unemployment rate comes to 7.7%. Soliers holds 800 jobs; 1,000 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Bicycle3%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
800
jobs based in Soliers, 0.8 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 69% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Soliers are 65 or over: 20%, below Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
18% are under 15, higher than both Calvados’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. The middle age in Soliers is 45.3.
45.3median age
SoliersCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Soliers
Is Soliers safe?
Soliers has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 5.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Soliers good?
They grade B, better than 60% of compared French towns. 95% of 21 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jules Verne in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Soliers expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.32/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Soliers grades C− for cost of living.
About Soliers
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Soliers is a commune of 2,260 people in the Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer. 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.
