Soulitré ranks below 98% of compared French towns on flats: 3.1%
The share of households headed by a manual worker is 18%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. 3.5% of households have no car, or about one in 29. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 597 residents in Soulitré, living in 250 households.
Throughout this page, the Sarthe 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.
What stands out about the people of Soulitré
Fewer residents than in 2012
Soulitré had 661 residents at the 2012 census and 597 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 6% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Soulitré changed by −10% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 97% 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Sarthe town ±0%.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 91% of compared French towns: 15%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Soulitré 42.3. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 42.3, Soulitré is younger than 64% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over. The census found that 8.4% of residents are 15 to 24 in the town.
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%.
A larger share of couples with children than 93% of compared French towns: 35%
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 Sarthe median and the France median
Living alone · share
In Soulitré, 27% of households are one person living alone, beside 35% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households: 6% of the total.
Soulitré ranks above 65% of compared French towns on second homes: 3.3%
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
Nearly one in ten households arrived within the last two years, while 23% have stayed 30 years or more. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Nothing unusual on empty homes: 6.3%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €27,150 a year
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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €27,150 a year: higher than in 62% of compared French towns.
30% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 66% of compared French towns
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
For Soulitré, the census puts households headed by a manager or professional at 8.3%. Elsewhere, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
1.5% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 96% 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.
Foreign nationals make up 1%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 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.
Soulitré ranks below 92% of compared French towns on single residents: 20%
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 is 49%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single.
In Soulitré, 27% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 60% 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
18% of adults out of school have no qualification, or about one in six. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
41 French towns of 597 to 2,582 people: this is the 10th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
4 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Soulitré
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soulitré | 42.3 | 15% | 3.3% | 1.5% |
| Montfort-le-Gesnois 2,939 · 2.9 mi | 46.2 | 26% | 2.2% | 1.1% |
| Connerré 2,780 · 3.2 mi | 45.2 | 26% | 2.7% | 2.4% |
| Saint-Mars-la-Brière 2,681 · 3.4 mi | 42 | 20% | 2.3% | 2.6% |
| Champagné 3,666 · 5.6 mi | 39.1 | 16% | 1.8% | 2.8% |
| Parigné-l'Évêque 5,358 · 7.1 mi | 45.1 | 24% | 2.9% | 1.7% |
| Changé 6,911 · 8 mi | 45.9 | 22% | 1.8% | 2.9% |
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 Soulitré
What is the population of Soulitré?
597 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (661).
How old are Soulitré’s residents?
The median age is 42.3, younger than 64% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Soulitré?
9, with occasional dwellings: 3.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Soulitré?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Soulitré?
€27,150 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). 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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