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Home to 495 people, this town lies in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Souvigny-en-Sologne has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 23% of homes. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Souvigny-en-Sologne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Souvigny-en-Sologne; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Souvigny-en-Sologne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Vincent4145 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Souvigny-en-Sologne.
Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults. Children under 15 make up 16%, between Loir-et-Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Ages in Souvigny-en-Sologne split evenly at 52.3: half are older, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Souvigny-en-Sologne | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Souvigny-en-Sologne; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
6.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. 100 jobs are based in Souvigny-en-Sologne, for 200 working residents (0.4 per worker). At the census, nearly a tenth of working residents in Souvigny-en-Sologne 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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.06/m² a month. The market in Souvigny-en-Sologne: 11 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Souvigny-en-Sologne. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Souvigny-en-Sologne yet.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Souvigny-en-Sologne is a commune of 495 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Sologne. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souvigny-en-Sologne | 495 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamotte-Beuvron | 4,504 | 7.1 | B+ | B+ | B− | A− |
| La Ferté-Saint-Aubin Loiret | 7,284 | 12 | A | B | B+ | B− |
| Sully-sur-Loire Loiret | 5,124 | 12 | C | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Jargeau Loiret | 4,610 | 15 | C | B− | A− | D− |
| Sandillon Loiret | 4,300 | 15 | — | C | — | B |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Loire Loiret | 8,546 | 16 | B− | B− | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.