Soullans grades B overall: better than 61% of compared French towns, and #31 of 46 in Vendée. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 54% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,552/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Océan Marais de Monts. Its strongest is safety (A): an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 8.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Soullans with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soullans.
Safety
Soullans records less crime per resident than 94% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 45 offenses in the graded categories in Soullans in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Soullans, criminal damage came up most often (2025). For other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 15.1% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
3.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage18
Burglary16
Family violence11
Armed robbery0
Fraud34
Theft without violence13
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
45
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
15.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
On foot, Soullans works less well than 76% of compared French towns
At the census, 4.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). Soullans has 1,100 jobs for 1,850 working residents, 0.6 per worker.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
1,100
jobs based in Soullans, 0.6 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 24% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Soullans’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 52% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 582 residents of Soullans died, against 564 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% more. Its care home for older people (80 places) counts its residents as Soullans’; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Soullans · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Loire Vendee Ocean site de Challans
3.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Loire Vendee Ocean site de Challans
85.5 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vendée, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Soullans
Is Soullans safe?
It grades A for safety, #10 of 46 in Vendée. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Soullans good?
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns and #31 of 34 in Vendée. The lycée stands out: 100% of 307 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Notre-Dame in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Soullans expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,552/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.45/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Soullans grades C for cost of living.
About Soullans
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Soullans is a commune of 4,654 people in the Communauté de communes Océan Marais de Monts. 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
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.
