Saumane
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saumane (INSEE 30310) is in Gard (30), part of CC Causses Aigoual Cévennes. Population 303 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/30310-saumane
Vitality score
Vitality score 38/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 17,846 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.25 | 5 | 1.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE DE SAUMANE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES WILLIAMS). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAUMANE BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE AMENAGEE DE SAUMANE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE SAUMANE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 2 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE DE SAUMANE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LES WILLIAMS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAUMANE BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BAIGNADE AMENAGEE DE SAUMANE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE SAUMANE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Friday 9h00 à 12h30 place du Panier Fleuri (seasonal). [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 268 (2012) → 303 (2023): 13.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 183 (1990) → 303 (2023): 65.6 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 267, of which 37.5 % second homes and 10.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (L'Estréchure): 1.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saumane): 1.8 km to the north (straight line). [11]
GP (Saint-André-de-Valborgne): 5.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Pharmacy (Saint-Étienne-Vallée-Française): 8.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [13]
Primary school (Saumane): 0 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 48 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [14]
Measured at the ST JEAN DU GARD weather station, 8.8 km away at 196 m; the village itself is at 324 m. [14]
The village sits 128 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.7 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [14]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [14]
Humidity measured at COLOGNAC, 11.8 km away at 589 m, over 27 summers. [14]
That station sits 265 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [14]
An average of 1,527 mm of rain a year, spread over 95 days — about 16.1 mm on a day it rains. [14]
Rainfall measured at SAINT ANDRE DE VALBORGNE, 2.4 km away at 354 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [14]
What property sold for
21 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 185,000 € — 1,568 € per m² of built surface. [15]
5 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 167,650 € — 1,693 € per m². [15]
The median across Gard is 2,338 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [15]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30310/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://saumane-en-cevennes.fr/vivre-a-saumane/marche/— “Il est ouvert les vendredis de 9h00 à 12h30 sur la place du Panier Fleuri, d'avril-mai à septembre.”
- DATAtourisme 2025-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/a7739db2-37a9-33dc-8566-4157ad08cca2— “Retrouvez nous, le vendredi matin de 8h à 12h30 de juin à septembre.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30310/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30310/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30310/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30108
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30310
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30231
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48148
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carennac | 46 | 184 km NW | 431 | 40.5 | Partly served | no figures |
| Aigne | 34 | 117 km SW | 301 | 36.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 50 % · humidity 64 % |
| Champlemy | 58 | 354 km N | 305 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Limeuil | 24 | 243 km W | 342 | 29.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 51 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Saturnin-de-Lenne | 12 | 68 km NW | 328 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fons-sur-Lussan | 30 | 46 km E | 241 | 40 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fons-sur-Lussan | 30 | 46 km E | 241 | 40 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Saturnin-de-Lenne | 12 | 68 km NW | 328 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aigne | 34 | 117 km SW | 301 | 36.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 50 % · humidity 64 % |
| Carennac | 46 | 184 km NW | 431 | 40.5 | Partly served | no figures |
| Limeuil | 24 | 243 km W | 342 | 29.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 51 % · humidity 50 % |
| Champlemy | 58 | 354 km N | 305 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Saumane's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labastide-de-Virac | 07 | 57 km NE | 328 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lacave | 46 | 193 km NW | 271 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Belvézet | 30 | 48 km E | 250 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Causse-de-la-Selle | 34 | 36 km S | 454 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lussan | 30 | 48 km E | 545 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Escamps | 46 | 172 km W | 206 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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