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SoulitréSarthe

597 residents make their home in this town in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.

Is Soulitré a good place to live?

There are no grades for Soulitré: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Over-65s are only 15% of the population.

What makes Soulitré stand out

The one thing Soulitré does most differently from other towns.

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Soulitré’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Soulitré’s story

No historic monuments in Soulitré

The Culture ministry lists no building in Soulitré as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dit La Pierre couverte, in Duneau, 4 mi away.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soulitré.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 15% of people in Soulitré are 65 or over, fewer than in Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns

Graduates make up 27% of adults. Children under 15 make up 19%, above Sarthe’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town.

42.3median age
SoulitréSarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Soulitré
SoulitréSarthe medianFrance median
Under 1519%17%17%
15–248.4%9.9%11%
25–4425%20%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+15%26%22%
No diploma18%24%19%
CAP or BEP29%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%16%18%
Higher education27%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Soulitré has lower unemployment than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 4.8%

At the census, 2.6% of commuters got to work without a car. Soulitré has 150 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,150 a year.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Soulitré, 0.5 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Soulitré is €9.64/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.23/m² a month. Sales in Soulitré from July 2023 to June 2026: 28 houses and apartments.

€9.64/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Soulitré€9.64/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Sarthe median€9.64/m²
€9.64/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.69 to €12.07/m² a month)
€8.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Domaine zoologique de Pescheray and 5 more in and around Soulitré

Family days out and heritage in and near Soulitré. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Soulitré

12pages on Soulitré

Landmarks

Nothing in Soulitré is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Soulitré

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Soulitré yet.

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Soulitré’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 Sarthe →
Montfort-le-GesnoisConnerréSaint-Mars-la-BrièreChampagnéParigné-l'ÉvêqueChangéMontfort-le-GesnoisConnerréSaint-Mars-la-BrièreChampagnéParigné-l'ÉvêqueChangéSoulitré
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Soulitré597—————
Montfort-le-Gesnois2,9392.9—B+—C+
Connerré2,7803.2B+A−CB−
Saint-Mars-la-Brière2,6813.4—A−—B+
Champagné3,6665.6AA−B+B−
Parigné-l'Évêque5,3587.1A+A−AB+
Changé6,9118B+B+BA−

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

About Soulitré

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Soulitré is a commune of 597 people in the Communauté de communes Le Gesnois Bilurien. 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
597 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Le Gesnois Bilurien
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
4.2 sq mi (11 km²)
INSEE code
72341

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 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.