A tough set of grades. Pupils here do less well than most (D): brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. Health is its strong suit — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €3,900/m², so 70 m² costs 10.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Médoc Atlantique. All told, that adds up to a D overall and a rank of #93 of 100 in Gironde. Nationally, it does better than 7% of compared French towns. Safety is weaker too (D): an average of 12 recorded violent incidents and 22.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Soulac-sur-Mer 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.
Église Notre-Dame de la Fin-des-Terres: Photo: James ALLAIN · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soulac-sur-Mer.
Who lives here
Children make up only 8.4% of Soulac-sur-Mer, fewer than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns
63.7median age
People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.3% of the town, below Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Over-65s are 47% of the population. The age that splits Soulac-sur-Mer in two is 63.7.
Soulac-sur-MerGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
47%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Soulac-sur-Mer runs higher than in 90% of compared French towns
12recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
The commonest graded crime in Soulac-sur-Mer was criminal damage (2025). In 2025, 109 offenses were recorded here. Jobs outnumber working residents in Soulac-sur-Mer (1,200 to 900): it draws people in from around.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage45
Other physical violence17
Burglary14
Family violence13
Theft from vehicles13
Sexual violence7
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence50
Fraud25
Drug use16
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
12
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
109
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
HousingCost of living C−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Soulac-sur-Mer than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.34/m² a month
€3,900/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €3,900/m², comes from 331 sales of houses and apartments in Soulac-sur-Mer from July 2023 to June 2026. In Soulac-sur-Mer, houses go for €3,907/m² and apartments for €3,775/m². Houses were 60% of what sold.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Soulac-sur-Mer€3,900/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,907/m²
199
Apartments
€3,775/m²
132
€11.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.07 to €14.18/m² a month)
10.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,690
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Médoc Atlantique
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 2002
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 2002, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Soulac-sur-Mer is Église Notre-Dame de la Fin-des-Terres.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Fewer deaths than expected: Soulac-sur-Mer is below 55% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Soulac-sur-Mer is Gcs Urgences Pays Royannais Stgeorges, 8.8 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 885 residents of Soulac-sur-Mer died, against 684 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 29% more. Its three care homes for older people (286 places) count their residents as Soulac-sur-Mer’s; allowing for them, deaths were 14% below expected. Women in Gironde live to 86.4 on average and men to 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw129
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Soulac-sur-Mer · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Gcs Urgences Pays Royannais Stgeorges
16.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Mutualiste du Medoc
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Soulac-sur-Mer is a commune of 3,100 people in the Communauté de communes Médoc Atlantique. 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
3,100 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Médoc Atlantique
Département
Gironde (33)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
15.7 sq mi (40.5 km²)
INSEE code
33514
Soulac-sur-Mer’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Soulac-sur-Mer
Is Soulac-sur-Mer safe?
It grades D for safety, #81 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 45 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Soulac-sur-Mer good?
They grade D, better than 9% of compared French towns and #81 of 93 in Gironde. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Soulac-sur-Mer expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,900/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Soulac-sur-Mer grades C− for cost of living.
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.
