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In Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, this town has 636 residents.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Souligné-Flacé has none. The median home sells for €1,668/m².
The one thing Souligné-Flacé does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Souligné-Flacé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle de Flacé, in Souligné-sous-Ballon, 1 mi away.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Souligné-Flacé is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Souligné-Flacé.
A fifth of residents are 65 or over, below both Sarthe’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). Half of Souligné-Flacé is older than 44.9, half younger. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Souligné-Flacé | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Souligné-Flacé number 50, against 300 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €27,920 a year per consumption unit, above both Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and compared French towns (€25,970). 8.5% of the labour force are out of work.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
32 houses and apartments changed hands in Souligné-Flacé from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,668/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Souligné-Flacé. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Souligné-Flacé yet.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Souligné-Flacé is a commune of 636 people in the Communauté de communes du Val 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souligné-Flacé | 636 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe | 2,514 | 5.7 | — | A | — | B+ |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe | 4,693 | 5.8 | A+ | A− | B+ | A |
| Allonnes | 10,739 | 6.7 | C | B | C− | C+ |
| Spay | 2,808 | 7 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Guécélard | 3,202 | 8.3 | — | A− | — | A |
| Arnage | 5,445 | 8.4 | B | B+ | C+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 4, 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.