Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 175 in Tarn, Occitanie.
Souel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Souel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Souel; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Souel.
One in ten residents are children under 15. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, higher than Tarn’s towns (9.2%) and near compared French towns (11%). Residents of Souel have a median age of 57.1.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Souel | Tarn median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.7% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Souel; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 11.7%, near Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €23,420 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 7.2% of working residents in Souel didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
The closest collège is 2.6 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du Val CérouNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 62 | 92%+1 pt |
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.
House rents are put at about €7.22/m² a month. The market in Souel: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Souel. Best known first.
Souel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: Bastien marie-françoise · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Souel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souel | 175 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marssac-sur-Tarn | 3,518 | 8.9 | A | C | A+ | A |
| Gaillac | 16,162 | 9.1 | B | B− | B | B− |
| Cagnac-les-Mines | 2,621 | 9.3 | — | B | — | C− |
| Blaye-les-Mines | 2,902 | 9.6 | A− | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Carmaux | 9,872 | 10 | B+ | A− | C | B+ |
| Albi | 51,290 | 12 | B | C+ | C | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Souel is a commune of 175 people in the Communauté de communes du Cordais et du Causse (4 C). 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.