There are no grades for Sos: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Just over a fifth of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 46% of residents.
What makes Sos stand out
The 3 things Sos does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sos.
Who lives here
Sos has fewer young adults than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 3% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by a fifth of adults, below Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. One measure of family life: 11% of residents are under 15. The middle age in Sos is 63.
63median age
SosLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
46%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Sos keeps more of its old housing than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Sos is Chapelle de Saint-Pau. On the Culture ministry’s list, Sos counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Sos run lower than in both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns: a median €21,210 a year per consumption unit
Of those in the labour force, 14.5% are unemployed. 7.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 150 jobs are based in Sos, for 200 working residents (0.8 per worker).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
150
jobs based in Sos, 0.8 per working resident
14.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
A typical home in Sos sells for €836/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.82/m² a month, close to Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€9.77/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €8.92/m² a month. Sales in Sos from July 2023 to June 2026: 30 houses and apartments.
€836/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sos€836/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lot-et-Garonne median€1,491/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€836/m²
30
€9.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.88 to €12.25/m² a month)
€8.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Sos
Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sos is a commune of 657 people in the Communauté de communes Albret Communauté. 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
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.
