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With 293 residents, it is a town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Soulom falls below the line for grades. 30% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Soulom does most differently from other towns.
Soulom has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1942.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soulom.
Children under 15 count for nearly a fifth of the people here. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.9% of the town, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Soulom has a median age of 42.9.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Soulom | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 45% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Soulom has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €22,770 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Soulom counts 1.5 jobs (200 jobs, 100 workers). At the census, 4.2% of working residents in Soulom didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 10 homes were sold in Soulom. The sales split: 90% houses, the rest apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Soulom. Best known first.
Soulom has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Soulom yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soulom | 293 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argelès-Gazost | 2,761 | 3.7 | B+ | C | A | C+ |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 10 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 14 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Pontacq Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 2,925 | 16 | — | A | — | B |
| Juillan | 3,999 | 17 | — | B | — | B− |
| Odos | 3,265 | 18 | — | B | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Soulom is a commune of 293 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves. 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
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.