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547 people call this town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany home.
Sougeal isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 16% of its housing. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Sougeal does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sougeal as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Broualan, 6.5 mi away.
46% 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 Sougeal.
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Children are 17% of the town.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Sougeal | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.4% of people in the labour force have no job. Half of residents lived on more than €24,320 a year per consumption unit, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs located in Sougeal: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.2 each).
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.
Sales in Sougeal from July 2023 to June 2026: 28 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €7.80/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sougeal is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sougeal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sougeal | 547 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pontorson Manche | 4,280 | 3.6 | A− | A− | B+ | C |
| Val-Couesnon | 4,072 | 4.4 | A | A | B− | B+ |
| Saint-James Manche | 5,018 | 7.6 | A− | A | A− | B− |
| Maen Roch | 5,088 | 10 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Dol-de-Bretagne | 5,829 | 11 | C+ | C | D− | C+ |
| Sens-de-Bretagne | 2,592 | 12 | — | A− | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Sougeal is a commune of 547 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Dol et de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel. 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 9, 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.