A smaller share of flats than 99% of compared French towns: 0.9%
The share of households without a car trails 92% of compared French towns: 4.4%. On residents aged 65 and over, Soulangis sits lower than 85% of compared French towns: 16%. 454 residents in 190 households: that is Soulangis at the 2023 Census. One-person households: 27% of the total.
Throughout this page, the Cher median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Soulangis
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 7.7% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A change of −3% since 2012 leaves Soulangis behind 80% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The years 2012 to 2017 brought +7%; 2017 to 2023, −9%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Cher town −4%.
Only 8.8% of residents are 15 to 24 in Soulangis
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Soulangis 43.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Soulangis is 43.2, lower than in 57% of compared French towns. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
34% of households are couples with children, more than in 89% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Cher median and the France median
Living alone · share
With single-parent households at 7.7%, Soulangis is behind 83% of compared French towns on that count. By way of comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Each household has 2.3 people on average.
In Soulangis, 6.1% of homes are second homes, more than in 81% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
With empty homes at 9.2%, Soulangis is ahead of 74% of compared French towns on that count. Households that moved in under two years ago: 4%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 26%. The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town.
€29,140 a year is the median standard of living here
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €29,140 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 79% of compared French towns.
23% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 92% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Where nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, Soulangis has 5%. Census figures put households headed by a retired person at 24% locally. In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns: 0.9%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Soulangis comes in at 0.2%. Typically, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 17% of residents 15 and over are single
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%; Soulangis has 52%. Against that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
In Soulangis, 14% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 79% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education in Soulangis comes in at 27%. In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%.
Among 41 French towns of 454 to 2,582 people, the 12th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Nearby, 3 of 6 towns have older populations than Soulangis
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soulangis | 43.2 | 16% | 6.1% | 0.9% |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny 2,546 · 5.4 mi | 41 | 18% | 2.4% | 3.5% |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy 4,779 · 6.1 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 0.9% | 4.8% |
| Bourges 64,186 · 8.9 mi | 42.4 | 23% | 3.2% | 11% |
| Saint-Doulchard 9,647 · 9 mi | 51.4 | 29% | 0.8% | 7% |
| Avord 2,909 · 11.9 mi | 32.5 | 11% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin 3,681 · 12.3 mi | 47.2 | 24% | 0.6% | 4.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Soulangis
What is the population of Soulangis?
454 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (466).
How old are Soulangis’ residents?
The median age is 43.2, younger than 57% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Soulangis?
14, with occasional dwellings: 6.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Soulangis?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.9% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Soulangis?
€29,140 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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