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A town of 426 in Meuse, Grand Est.

Population

426

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.80

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,490

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Souilly a good place to live?

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

Hôtel de ville · Classé · Photo: agracier - NO VIEWS · CC BY-SA 3.0

Souilly’s story

Souilly in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1943.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Souilly before 1900, the earliest Nicolas François Harmand d'Abancourt, in 1746.

1943First protected: Hôtel de ville
1990Most recently protected: Motte castrale (ancienne)

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Souilly.

History

Old homes shape Souilly: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns

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

For Souilly, that is above both Meuse’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Souilly: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Souilly is Hôtel de ville.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Hôtel de ville 19th c.

10th c.

oldest protected part

1943

first monument protected

Full pageSouilly’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes17% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Souilly?”

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

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Souilly, above Meuse’s towns and compared French towns

Souilly sits above both Meuse’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

40.9median age

SouillyMeuse medianFrance median

Meuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

12%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Souilly
	Souilly	Meuse median	France median
Under 15	19%	14%	17%
15–24	12%	11%	11%
25–44	26%	22%	23%
45–64	19%	26%	26%
65+	24%	25%	22%
No diploma	23%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	20%	18%
Higher education	23%	20%	30%

Full pageSouilly’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages40.9 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households170 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad2.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Souilly?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Souilly, 4.4%, runs below Meuse’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Souilly below both Meuse’s towns (15.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Souilly has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.5 per worker. At the census, 8.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

On foot6%

Bicycle2%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

100

jobs based in Souilly, 0.5 per working resident

4.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,490

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,490 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Souilly costs less than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.80/m² a month

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

On this, Souilly is below both Meuse’s towns (€8.86/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Souilly€7.80/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Meuse median€8.86/m²

€7.80/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.10 to €9.98/m² a month)

€7.06/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageSouilly’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.80/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Souilly

11pages on Souilly

The big questions

Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 9.8 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.9 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

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

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Inscrit

Motte castrale (ancienne)Fortified house · Middle Ages

Hôtel de villeTown hall · 19th c.

Photo credits

Hôtel de ville: Photo: agracier - NO VIEWS · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Souilly

2 notable people were born in Souilly.

Their page →

Nicolas François Harmand d'AbancourtFrench politician (1746-1821)

Pierre-François GossinFrench politician · 1754–1794

Souilly’s neighbors

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

All towns in Meuse →

VerdunThierville-sur-MeuseBelleville-sur-MeuseSaint-MihielSainte-MenehouldSouilly

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Souilly	426	—	—	—	—	—
Verdun	16,890	10	B⁻	A⁻	D⁻	C⁺
Thierville-sur-Meuse	3,172	10	A⁻	B⁻	A⁻	C
Belleville-sur-Meuse	3,013	11	B⁺	B	B⁺	C
Saint-Mihiel	3,772	15	C⁺	A⁺	C	D
Sainte-Menehould Marne	4,146	18	B⁺	A⁺	C	C⁻

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

About Souilly

Commune in Meuse, Grand Est

Souilly is a commune of 426 people in the Communauté de communes Val de Meuse - Voie Sacrée. 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: 426 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Val de Meuse - Voie Sacrée
Département: Meuse (55)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 10.3 sq mi (26.7 km²)
INSEE code: 55498

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.