A lower share of households in social housing than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.8%
One in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town, against 4.1% in Solore-en-Forez. Census day 2023: 507 residents and 240 households in the town. Flats make up about one in 16 here (6.4%). The median age here is 50.6, higher than in 85% 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 Solore-en-Forez
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 65 second homes and occasional dwellings in Solore-en-Forez, 18% of its 350 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 98% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Empty homes
The census found 53 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Solore-en-Forez had 530 residents at the 2012 census and 507 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Solore-en-Forez sits above 93% of compared French towns for second homes (18%)
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
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 6.2% of households have no car here. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. For Solore-en-Forez, the census puts empty homes at 15%.
−4% since 2012, a pace below 86% of compared French towns
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 −3%, then −1% to 2023.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 30% in Solore-en-Forez, more than in 85% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Solore-en-Forez 50.6. The median compared French town: 44.
12% of residents are 15 to 24, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
27% of households are couples with children, more than in 61% 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
Households here average 2.1 people each. Across the comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. In Solore-en-Forez, 37% of households are one person living alone, beside 35% in the typical compared French town.
Median living standard: €23,620 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €23,620 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 76% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 23%, a higher share than 92% 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
With households headed by a retired person at 38%, Solore-en-Forez is ahead of 76% of compared French towns on that count. Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 1.4% of residents are immigrants in Solore-en-Forez
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 97% of compared French towns. Against that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Here, 0.4% 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.
20% of residents 15 and over are single, below 92% 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
Census figures put married residents at 42% in Solore-en-Forez. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Only 19% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Solore-en-Forez
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 share of adults with no qualification tops 77% of compared French towns: 25%. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 507 to 2,582 people: this is the 13th oldest
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.
Around Solore-en-Forez, 2 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solore-en-Forez | 50.6 | 30% | 18% | 1.4% |
| Boën-sur-Lignon 3,001 · 4.2 mi | 55.3 | 35% | 2.3% | 3.6% |
| Balbigny 2,911 · 13.2 mi | 46.4 | 26% | 3.1% | 5.6% |
| Montbrison 16,123 · 13.4 mi | 44.6 | 25% | 2.8% | 6.4% |
| Savigneux 3,509 · 13.6 mi | 48.5 | 27% | 1.8% | 3.9% |
| Feurs 8,367 · 14.6 mi | 50.7 | 32% | 2% | 6.7% |
| Villerest 5,172 · 16.8 mi | 48.5 | 28% | 1.9% | 6.1% |
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 Solore-en-Forez
What is the population of Solore-en-Forez?
507 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (530).
How old are Solore-en-Forez’s residents?
The median age is 50.6, older than 85% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Solore-en-Forez?
65, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Solore-en-Forez?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.4% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Solore-en-Forez?
€23,620 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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