Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 797 people, lies in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
There are no grades for Souillé: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. It skews young: only just over one in ten residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Souillé does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Souillé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château (donjon et ruines), in Ballon-Saint Mars, 4.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Souillé.
Aged 15 to 24: 14% of residents. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Souillé | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.8% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,320 a year per consumption unit. Souillé has 50 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.1 per worker. At the census, 5.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 1.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RostandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 92 | 96%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
17 houses and apartments changed hands in Souillé from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Souillé is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Souillé yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souillé | 797 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Bazoge | 3,796 | 2 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Saint-Saturnin | 2,774 | 4.2 | A− | B− | D | A+ |
| La Milesse | 2,617 | 4.4 | — | B | — | B+ |
| Savigné-l'Évêque | 4,031 | 6 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Sargé-lès-le-Mans | 3,851 | 6.5 | A | B− | B− | A |
| Coulaines | 8,121 | 6.7 | C+ | B− | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Souillé is a commune of 797 people in the Communauté de communes Maine Cœur de Sarthe. 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
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.