In Soubès, 16% of homes are second homes, more than in 92% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 948 residents in 420 households. 6.6% of households have no car, or about one in 15. With households headed by a retired person at 38%, Soubès is ahead of 77% of compared French towns on that count.
Throughout this page, the Hérault 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 Soubès
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 89 second homes and occasional dwellings in Soubès, 16% of its 560 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 97% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Soubès’ residents are under 51.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A smaller share of flats than 84% of compared French towns: 11%
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
9.8% of homes stand empty; in the typical compared French town the figure is 6.7%. The share of flats in the typical compared French town is 30%.
A +6% change since 2012: faster than 55% 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 median Hérault town changed +13% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +4% and the next six +2%.
Older than 88% of compared French towns: half of Soubès is over 51.6
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Soubès 51.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 9.6%, below 72% of compared French towns. At the same time, 30% of residents are 65 or over, a higher share than in 86% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Fewer couples with children than 74% of compared French towns: 20%
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 Hérault median and the France median
Living alone · share
Compared with 10% in the typical compared French town, 12% of households are single parents here. Each household has 2.1 people on average. More one-person households than in 53% of compared French towns: 36%. The usual figure: a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
A median standard of living of €24,760 a year
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.
Half of residents live in households above €24,760 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 63% of compared French towns.
Only 8.3% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Soubès
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
13% of households are headed by a manual worker. As a reference point, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.8% of residents in Soubès are immigrants
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.
About one in 17: that is how common immigrants are in Soubès (5.8%). That is lower than in 56% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Hérault has 6.8%. There is little gap on foreign nationals: 4.2%, about the same as 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.
Fewer single residents than 86% of compared French towns: 21%
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
For Soubès, the census puts married residents at 42%. Typically, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
19% of adults out of school have no qualification, more than in 51% 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
Soubès has fewer graduates of higher education than half of compared French towns, at 30%.
The 10th oldest of 41 French towns of 948 to 2,582 people
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).
A younger town than 1 of the 6 around it: Soubès
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soubès | 51.6 | 30% | 16% | 5.8% |
| Lodève 7,251 · 2.7 mi | 52.3 | 31% | 5.1% | 12% |
| Clermont-l'Hérault 9,461 · 10.4 mi | 44.3 | 24% | 3.9% | 8.3% |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis 6,427 · 11.4 mi | 41.1 | 19% | 2.2% | 6.1% |
| Gignac 6,651 · 12.9 mi | 42.1 | 19% | 3.1% | 8.4% |
| Canet 3,619 · 13.2 mi | 42.4 | 19% | 3.2% | 4% |
| Aniane 2,979 · 13.3 mi | 46.4 | 23% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
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 Soubès
What is the population of Soubès?
948 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (896).
How old are Soubès’ residents?
The median age is 51.6, older than 88% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Soubès?
89, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Soubès?
INSEE counts 55 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.8% of residents, and 40 foreign nationals (4.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Soubès?
€24,760 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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