One-person households make up 20% in Soleymieu, less than in 99% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manager or professional: 21%, above 89% of compared French towns. Soleymieu is home to 895 residents in 360 households, by the 2023 Census. 4% of households have no car. At 10%, the share of empty homes is higher than in 81% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Isère 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 Soleymieu
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 7.9% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Soleymieu had 733 residents at the 2012 census and 895 in 2023, up 22%: faster growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, Soleymieu outgrew 92% of compared French towns: +22%
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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +6%, then +15% to 2023. Over those years, the median Isère town changed +7% and the median compared French town +5%.
Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 90% of compared French towns: 8.3%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Soleymieu 41.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 22% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Soleymieu comes in at 18%. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. The median age locally is 41.5, lower than in 69% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 35% in Soleymieu, more than in 93% of compared French towns
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 Isère median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.5 people share a household. 7.9% of households are single parents, a lower share than in 82% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
1.6% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 98% of compared French towns
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
Long tenure is the mark of 15% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 8.5% (under two years). By way of comparison, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Nearly one in ten homes are flats, fewer than in 89% of compared French towns. Second homes: 7.4%, above 84% of compared French towns.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €28,610 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 €28,610 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 76% of compared French towns.
A lower share of households headed by a retired person than 79% of compared French towns, at 26%
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
The figure for households headed by a manual worker is 20% in Soleymieu and 14% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town: 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Soleymieu ranks below 79% of compared French towns on immigrants: 3.3%
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.
The median compared commune in Isère has 8%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in nearly four fifths of compared French towns. Typically, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Across Soleymieu, 1.9% of residents are foreign nationals.
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 97% of compared French towns: 19%
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
In Soleymieu, 46% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 43% in the typical compared French town. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
In Soleymieu, 15% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 71% 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
In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Soleymieu, 33%. Across the comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 7th youngest of 41 French towns of 895 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).
No nearby town is as young as Soleymieu
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soleymieu | 41.5 | 18% | 7.4% | 3.3% |
| Saint-Chef 3,921 · 4 mi | 43.3 | 19% | 2.1% | 4.1% |
| Morestel 4,340 · 5.2 mi | 46.2 | 26% | 1.3% | 7.6% |
| Saint-Savin 4,323 · 5.3 mi | 43.8 | 18% | 1.3% | 3.7% |
| Crémieu 3,536 · 5.8 mi | 43.3 | 21% | 4.3% | 9.6% |
| Ruy-Montceau 4,805 · 7.7 mi | 47.1 | 22% | 1.1% | 5.1% |
| Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas 3,417 · 8 mi | 44.4 | 21% | 0.6% | 5.8% |
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 Soleymieu
What is the population of Soleymieu?
895 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 22% more than in 2012 (733).
How old are Soleymieu’s residents?
The median age is 41.5, younger than 69% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Soleymieu?
32, with occasional dwellings: 7.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Soleymieu?
INSEE counts 30 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.3% of residents, and 17 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Soleymieu?
€28,610 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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