A median age of 53.1: Soucé is older than 91% of compared French towns
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Soucé counted 139 residents and 68 households at the 2023 Census. About one in three: that is how common households headed by a manual worker are in Soucé (31%). The figure for empty homes is 10% in Soucé and 6.7% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Mayenne 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 Soucé
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 29 second homes and occasional dwellings in Soucé, 27% of its 110 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Soucé had 172 residents at the 2012 census and 139 in 2023, down 19%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Soucé (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 22% of residents, against 3.1% for the median compared commune in Mayenne. 22% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
An older town
Half of Soucé’s residents are under 53.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 23% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
More second homes than 94% of compared French towns: 27%
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 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in Soucé comes in at 4.4%. Elsewhere, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Soucé’s population moved −19% on 2012, less than in 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
In two steps, −5% to 2017 and −15% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and ±0% in Mayenne.
12% of residents are 15 to 24, a share 78% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Soucé 53.1. The median compared French town: 44.
More residents aged 65 and over than in 55% of compared French towns: 23%. By way of comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 38% in Soucé, more than in 64% 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 Mayenne median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2 people. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%. Couples with children: 23% of the total.
The median resident lives on €24,920 a year per consumption unit
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.
At €24,920 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 61% of compared French towns.
38% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 79% 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. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Soucé sits above 94% of compared French towns for immigrants (22%)
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.
4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, against 22% in Soucé. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Soucé: 52% of residents 15 and over are married, above 96% 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
The share of single residents stands at 25%. Elsewhere, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Soucé sits below 86% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (20%)
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
Adults with no qualification: 28%, above 88% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
Ranked by age, 7th oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
4 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Soucé
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soucé | 53.1 | 23% | 27% | 22% |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées 2,619 · 4.8 mi | 49.6 | 30% | 7.5% | 3.1% |
| Domfront en Poiraie 4,113 · 8.4 mi | 57.7 | 36% | 6% | 4.6% |
| Rives d'Andaine 2,844 · 10.8 mi | 54.6 | 31% | 10% | 3.4% |
| Mayenne 12,883 · 11.7 mi | 47 | 28% | 1.8% | 5.3% |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie 2,699 · 12.8 mi | 61.9 | 45% | 54% | 7.1% |
| Mortain-Bocage 2,961 · 16.2 mi | 56.7 | 36% | 11% | 7.7% |
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 Soucé
What is the population of Soucé?
139 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% fewer than in 2012 (172).
How old are Soucé’s residents?
The median age is 53.1, older than 91% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Soucé?
29, with occasional dwellings: 27% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Soucé?
INSEE counts 30 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 22% of residents, and 30 foreign nationals (22%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Soucé?
€24,920 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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