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This town in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire has a population of 338.
There are no grades for Soulvache: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. The median sale price is €1,108/m².
The one thing Soulvache does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Soulvache as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit de La Pierre des Fées, in Janzé, 7.4 mi away.
38% 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 Soulvache.
Retirement age and beyond: 17% of residents are 65 or older. 20% are under 15, higher than both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Soulvache has a median age of 42.1 years.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Soulvache | Loire-Atlantique median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire-Atlantique median and France median: the median of compared communes
Soulvache has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 3.8% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 9.8%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and above Loire-Atlantique’s towns (7.2%).
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.
30 houses and apartments changed hands in Soulvache from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,108/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Soulvache 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 Soulvache 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soulvache | 338 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martigné-Ferchaud Ille-et-Vilaine | 2,688 | 6.5 | — | B | — | C |
| Retiers Ille-et-Vilaine | 4,566 | 7.4 | A | B | A | A− |
| Châteaubriant | 12,260 | 8.4 | C− | B | D | C+ |
| Janzé Ille-et-Vilaine | 8,649 | 9.3 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Bain-de-Bretagne Ille-et-Vilaine | 7,674 | 10 | B+ | B | C− | C |
| Crevin Ille-et-Vilaine | 2,819 | 12 | — | C | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Soulvache is a commune of 338 people in the Communauté de communes Châteaubriant-Derval. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.