Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Souastre.
Who lives here
Children make up 22% of Souastre, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
Among adults, 19% have a degree. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.1%, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). What’s more, 17% of residents are 65 or over.
41median age
SouastrePas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Souastre has lower unemployment than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 8.1%
At the census, 6.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Souastre holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. The median disposable income is €23,030 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Souastre, 0.3 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Souastre
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Souastre is a commune of 375 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud-Artois. 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.