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A town of 659 in Calvados, Normandy.

Is Soumont-Saint-Quentin a good place to live?

Soumont-Saint-Quentin is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église
Église · Classé · Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Soumont-Saint-Quentin’s story

Soumont-Saint-Quentin in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Soumont-Saint-Quentin counts 5 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1910.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1911First protected: Église d'Aizy
  • 1978Most recently protected: Trois menhirs dits Menhirs des Longrais
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soumont-Saint-Quentin.

Who lives here

A town of families: 22% of people in Soumont-Saint-Quentin are under 15, more than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents. Degrees are held by 30% of adults, above Calvados’ towns (26%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Soumont-Saint-Quentin are older than 38.4.

38.4median age
Soumont-Saint-QuentinCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Soumont-Saint-Quentin
Soumont-Saint-QuentinCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1522%16%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4427%22%23%
45–6423%26%26%
65+17%25%22%
No diploma17%23%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education30%26%30%

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

History

Soumont-Saint-Quentin keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Soumont-Saint-Quentin is Trois menhirs dits Menhirs des Longrais. On the Culture ministry’s list, Soumont-Saint-Quentin counts 5 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Protection here reaches back to prehistory.

5historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
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

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Soumont-Saint-Quentin than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 3.7%

6.4% of people in the labour force have no job. Jobs based in Soumont-Saint-Quentin number 100, against 300 residents in work (0.4 per worker). At the census, 2.0% of working residents in Soumont-Saint-Quentin went to work by public transport.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
100
jobs based in Soumont-Saint-Quentin, 0.4 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

96.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

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

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.1 mi away. The closest collège is 1 mi off.

96.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Soumont-Saint-Quentin96.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre et Marie CurieNearest collègeCollègeCollège7096%+4 pts
96.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
1 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 Soumont-Saint-Quentin costs less than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.38/m² a month

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

Soumont-Saint-Quentin recorded 22 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.15/m² a month.

€9.38/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Soumont-Saint-Quentin€9.38/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€9.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.49 to €11.74/m² a month)
€8.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Polissoirs de Poussendre and 4 more in and around Soumont-Saint-Quentin

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Soumont-Saint-Quentin. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Soumont-Saint-Quentin

13pages on Soumont-Saint-Quentin

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Soumont-Saint-Quentin counts 5 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Trois menhirs dits Menhirs des Longrais: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église d'Aizy: Photo: Entomolo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle du Mont-Joly: Photo: Entomolo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tombeau de Marie Joly et son enclos: Photo: Entomolo · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Soumont-Saint-Quentin

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Soumont-Saint-Quentin yet.

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Soumont-Saint-Quentin’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 →
FalaiseMoult-ChichebovilleBourguébusArgencesSaint-Pierre-en-AugeMézidon Vallée d'AugeFalaiseMoult-ChichebovilleBourguébusArgencesSaint-Pierre-en-AugeMézidon Vallée d'AugeSoumont-Saint-Quentin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Soumont-Saint-Quentin659—————
Falaise7,6806C−BDD
Moult-Chicheboville3,4419.5CB−A−C−
Bourguébus2,61310B+CAB−
Argences3,95911CB−A−C−
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge7,10011CA−C+C+
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge9,76611CBB−B

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

About Soumont-Saint-Quentin

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Soumont-Saint-Quentin is a commune of 659 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
659 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
2.7 sq mi (6.9 km²)
INSEE code
14678

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 9, 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.