In Soleymieux, 0.7% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
One in ten homes are second homes, against 2.1% in the typical compared French town. At the 2023 Census Soleymieux was home to 716 people in 310 households. Here, 4.9% of households have no car. Few places have as many households headed by a manual worker: 21% here, more than in 86% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Loire 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 Soleymieux
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 3.2% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 46 homes empty (11%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, Soleymieux outgrew 52% of compared French towns: +5%
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 years 2012 to 2017 brought −4%; 2017 to 2023, +9%.
Soleymieux is younger than 82% of compared French towns: a median age of 39.4
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Soleymieux 39.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 9%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Here, 17% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
In Soleymieux, 3.2% of households are single parents, fewer than in 99% 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 Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2.3 people. At 34%, the share of couples with children is higher than in 89% of compared French towns. To put it in context, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. About one in three: that is how common one-person households are in Soleymieux (31%).
9.4% of homes are flats, below 87% 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
Against a figure of 6.7% in the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes in Soleymieux comes in at 11%. Across the comparison, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town.
Median living standard: €26,360 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €26,360 a year: higher than in 54% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 8%, a lower share than 59% of compared French towns
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%; Soleymieux has 31%. By way of comparison, nearly one in ten 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).
Immigrants make up 2.4% in Soleymieux, less than in 88% of compared French towns
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 Loire has 5.8%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 88% of compared French towns. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%. Foreign nationals account for 1.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 21% in Soleymieux, less than in 84% of compared French towns
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
Married residents account for 42%. Across the comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 14% in Soleymieux, less than in 77% 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
The figure for graduates of higher education is 28% in Soleymieux and 30% in the typical compared French town. The share of adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town is 19%.
Among 41 French towns of 716 to 2,582 people, the 2nd youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Soleymieux is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soleymieux | 39.4 | 17% | 9.9% | 2.4% |
| Saint-Romain-le-Puy 4,142 · 4.7 mi | 42.7 | 20% | 1.2% | 2.3% |
| Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez 5,116 · 5.6 mi | 41.2 | 20% | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| Montbrison 16,123 · 6.7 mi | 44.6 | 25% | 2.8% | 6.4% |
| Sury-le-Comtal 6,621 · 6.7 mi | 39.7 | 18% | 1.6% | 10% |
| Savigneux 3,509 · 7.2 mi | 48.5 | 27% | 1.8% | 3.9% |
| Bonson 4,557 · 8.1 mi | 41.5 | 23% | 1% | 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 Soleymieux
What is the population of Soleymieux?
716 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (680).
How old are Soleymieux’s residents?
The median age is 39.4, younger than 82% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Soleymieux?
40, with occasional dwellings: 9.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Soleymieux?
INSEE counts 17 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.4% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Soleymieux?
€26,360 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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