Soudé ranks below 99% of compared French towns on households without a car: 2.9%
9.3% of homes are flats, against 30% in the typical compared French town. At the 2023 Census, 149 people lived in Soudé, in 65 households. Census figures put single-parent households at 7.1% in the town. Lower than in 71% of compared French towns: 29% of households are headed by a retired person.
Throughout this page, the Marne 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 Soudé
Fewer residents than in 2012
Soudé had 171 residents at the 2012 census and 149 in 2023, down 13%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 15 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Soudé changed by −13% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 99% 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
The years 2012 to 2017 brought +7%; 2017 to 2023, −19%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Marne town −2%.
Younger than 63% of compared French towns: half of Soudé is under 42.4
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Soudé 42.4. The median compared French town: 44.
In Soudé, 12% of residents are 15 to 24, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. For Soudé, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 22%.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Fewer one-person households than 83% of compared French towns: 29%
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 Marne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.3 people each. Higher than in 68% of compared French towns: 29% of households are couples with children. The share of one-person households in the typical compared French town is 35%.
18% of homes stand empty, a share 98% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
With second homes at 4.8%, Soudé is ahead of just over three quarters of compared French towns on that count. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €32,280 a year to live on
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 €32,280 a year: higher than in 92% of compared French towns.
14% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 53% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 93% of compared French towns, at 1.9%
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.
Foreign nationals: 1.3%, below 90% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Marne has 4.9%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 93% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Soudé: 54% of residents 15 and over are married, above 99% 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
With single residents at 19%, Soudé is behind 94% of compared French towns on that count. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
More adults with no qualification than 86% of compared French towns: 28%
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
26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification (typical compared French town: 30%). By way of comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
10th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 149 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
A younger town than 5 of the 6 around it: Soudé
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soudé | 42.4 | 22% | 4.8% | 1.9% |
| Vitry-le-François 10,996 · 12.7 mi | 45.2 | 25% | 1.9% | 9.8% |
| Fagnières 4,858 · 14.8 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 0.8% | 9.3% |
| Châlons-en-Champagne 42,971 · 15 mi | 41.2 | 21% | 2.5% | 10% |
| Saint-Memmie 5,441 · 15.1 mi | 43.7 | 24% | 0.8% | 7.4% |
| Arcis-sur-Aube 2,785 · 16.3 mi | 46 | 28% | 2.2% | 5.5% |
| Blancs-Coteaux 3,080 · 18 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 3.9% | 1.9% |
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 Soudé
What is the population of Soudé?
149 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% fewer than in 2012 (171).
How old are Soudé’s residents?
The median age is 42.4, younger than 63% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Soudé?
4, with occasional dwellings: 4.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Soudé?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.9% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Soudé?
€32,280 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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