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A town of 131 in Lot, Occitanie.

Is Soulomès a good place to live?

Soulomès is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Soulomès stand out

The 2 things Soulomès does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église et presbytère
Église et presbytère · Classé · Photo: Michel Chanaud · CC BY-SA 4.0
Soulomès’ story

Soulomès in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Soulomès: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1925First protected: Église et presbytère
  • 2022Most recently protected: Bâtiments dits La Commanderie
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soulomès.

Who lives here

Few people in Soulomès are 15 to 24: 7%, fewer than in Lot’s towns and across compared French towns

Retirement age and beyond: nearly a third of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Lot’s towns (11%) and near compared French towns (17%). Residents of Soulomès have a median age of 43.7.

43.7median age
SoulomèsLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Soulomès
SoulomèsLot medianFrance median
Under 1517%11%17%
15–247%8.8%11%
25–4429%19%23%
45–6416%25%26%
65+32%35%22%
No diploma10%21%19%
CAP or BEP27%24%26%
Baccalauréat24%19%18%
Higher education32%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Soulomès keeps more of its old housing than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 37% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Soulomès: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Église et presbytère. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 3.9% of commuters in Soulomès go to work without a car, fewer than in Lot’s towns and across compared French towns

Unemployment stood at 8.9%, lower than both Lot’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, just over a tenth of working residents in Soulomès didn’t travel to work at all. Also worth knowing: the median disposable income is €25,380 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Soulomès, 0.4 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Soulomès costs less than in Lot’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.77/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Soulomès from July 2023 to June 2026: 5 houses and apartments.

€8.77/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Soulomès€8.77/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€8.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.66 to €11.53/m² a month)
€7.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Soulomès

12pages on Soulomès

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Soulomès: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Bâtiments dits La Commanderie: Photo: Michel Chanaud · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église et presbytère: Photo: Michel Chanaud · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Soulomès

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Soulomès yet.

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Soulomès’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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GramatGourdonCahorsPradinesGramatGourdonCahorsPradinesSoulomès
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Soulomès131—————
Gramat3,51212B−B+B+B−
Gourdon4,20613B+A−CC+
Cahors20,05014C+BC−B−
Pradines3,61715B+B−A+C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Soulomès

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Soulomès is a commune of 131 people in the Communauté de communes du Causse de Labastide-Murat. 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

Population
131 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Causse de Labastide-Murat
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3 sq mi (7.7 km²)
INSEE code
46310

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 October 30, 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.