Photo: © Pierre André · CC BY-SA 4.0Couples with children make up 31% in Souchez, more than in 81% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats; in Souchez, 13%. On the census count, 0.3% of homes are second homes. This Pas-de-Calais town has more households headed by a retired person than 75% of compared French towns, at 37%. There were 1,140 households in the town at the 2023 Census, home to 2,663 residents.
Throughout this page, the Pas-de-Calais 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.
+3% since 2012: slower than 58% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −1% in Pas-de-Calais. Here the change came as −4% to 2017, then +7% to 2023.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 74% of compared French towns, at 9.4%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Souchez 44.6. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 44.6, Souchez is older than 54% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Here, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
28% of households are one person living alone, below 83% 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 Pas-de-Calais median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 2.3 people. To put it in context, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. On single-parent households, 10% here is much the same as in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of households without a car than 63% of compared French towns, at 8.5%
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
One in ten households moved in less than two years ago; 23% have been in their home 30 years or more. On empty homes, Souchez sits lower than 69% of compared French towns: 5.4%. Across the comparison, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town.
€28,200 a year: the median standard of living
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.
Living standards centre on €28,200 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 72% of compared French towns. Some 9.0% of residents fall below the poverty line.
Souchez sits below 78% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (9.8%)
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
The share of households headed by a manager or professional is 13%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
1.1% of residents are immigrants, below 99% of compared French towns
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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Souchez has 0.5%. Against that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 20%, a lower share than 92% 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 married residents tops 86% of compared French towns: 49%. On average, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 35%, a higher share than 67% of compared French towns
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: 18% of the total. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 16th youngest 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.
The youngest is Roissy-en-France (34), the oldest Piriac-sur-Mer (63.6).
Souchez sits below 1 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souchez | 44.6 | 21% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Angres 4,641 · 1.2 mi | 42 | 20% | 1.4% | 2.6% |
| Aix-Noulette 3,902 · 2.5 mi | 43.4 | 22% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| Liévin 30,063 · 2.7 mi | 39.6 | 19% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Vimy 4,270 · 3.2 mi | 47.7 | 25% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Éleu-dit-Leauwette 2,805 · 3.6 mi | 42.3 | 20% | 0.3% | 4.4% |
| Bully-les-Mines 12,146 · 3.8 mi | 41.3 | 19% | 0.5% | 2% |
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 Souchez
What is the population of Souchez?
2,663 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (2,587).
How old are Souchez’s residents?
The median age is 44.6, older than 54% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Souchez?
3, with occasional dwellings: 0.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Souchez?
INSEE counts 29 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.1% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Souchez?
€28,200 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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