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SoulangyCalvados

Home to 249 people, this town lies in Calvados, Normandy.

Is Soulangy a good place to live?

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

Église
Église · Classé · Photo: hamon jp · CC BY-SA 3.0
Soulangy’s story

Soulangy in pictures

Soulangy has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1910.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Olivier Chéron, born in 1854, is the one person born in Soulangy before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1928First protected: Manoir situé près de l'église
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Nearby attractions

Manoir de Soulangy and 11 more in and around Soulangy

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Soulangy. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soulangy.

Who lives here

Few people in Soulangy are 15 to 24: 5.2%, fewer than in Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

27% of residents are 65 or over, above both Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 19% of the population. Line up the people of Soulangy by age and the one in the middle is 47.2.

47.2median age
SoulangyCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Soulangy
SoulangyCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1519%16%17%
15–245.2%11%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+27%25%22%
No diploma18%23%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education26%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Soulangy: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns

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

Protection here reaches back to the 13th century. Soulangy has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1910
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Soulangy, 3.5%, runs below Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 2.7% of commuters travelled at the census. The median disposable income was €27,230 a year per consumption unit, above Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Soulangy, 0.2 per working resident
3.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

97.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 4.4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 2.2 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 3.4 mi away.

97.5%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Soulangy97.5%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre et Marie CurieNearest collègeCollègeCollège7096%+4 pts
Collège Sainte-Trinite PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège44100%+5 pts
97.5%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4.4 pts against the expected rate
2.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Soulangy costs less than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.53/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Soulangy.

€10.53/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Soulangy€10.53/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€10.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.39 to €13.23/m² a month)
€9.64/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 Soulangy

13pages on Soulangy

Landmarks

The list names few of Soulangy’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Manoir situé près de l'église: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · CC0

Famous people from Soulangy

One notable person was born in Soulangy.

Their page →

Soulangy’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 Calvados →
FalaiseSaint-Pierre-en-AugeMoult-ChichebovilleMézidon Vallée d'AugeThury-Harcourt-le-HomBourguébusFalaiseSaint-Pierre-en-AugeMoult-ChichebovilleMézidon Vallée d'AugeThury-Harcourt-le-HomBourguébusSoulangy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Soulangy249—————
Falaise7,6803.3C−BDD
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge7,10011CA−C+C+
Moult-Chicheboville3,44112CB−A−C−
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge9,76612CBB−B
Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom3,60013BB+A−B
Bourguébus2,61313B+CAB−

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

About Soulangy

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Soulangy is a commune of 249 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise. 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
249 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
2.8 sq mi (7.2 km²)
INSEE code
14677

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 November 4, 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.