At under 1,000 residents, Sainte-Soline is too small for the grades other French towns get. 23% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are a third of the population.
What makes Sainte-Soline stand out
The 2 things Sainte-Soline does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Soline.
Who lives here
Sainte-Soline has fewer young adults than Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 6.7% are 15 to 24
12% are under 15, below both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 33% of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults.
55median age
Sainte-SolineDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Sainte-Soline: 58% were built before 1919, more than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Sainte-Soline is Ensemble des deux tumulus à chambres dolméniques, appelés tumulus du Montiou.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Sainte-Soline than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,310 a year per consumption unit
Per resident in work, Sainte-Soline counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). At the census, 5.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (7.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 10.2%.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Sainte-Soline, 0.4 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ensemble des deux tumulus à chambres dolméniques, appelés tumulus du Montiou: Photo: Regissierra · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Sainte-Soline: Photo: Poitvin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Sainte-Soline
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Soline yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Sainte-Soline
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sainte-Soline is a commune of 343 people in the Communauté de communes Mellois en Poitou. 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.
