Sommières
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 73/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sommières (INSEE 30321) is in Gard (30), part of CC du Pays de Sommières. Population 5,073 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/30321-sommieres
Vitality score
Vitality score 73/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 4,624 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 | 0.65 | 25 | 16.23 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.13 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.73 | 10 | 7.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CRESPON ET ESTEVE · L'AMANDINE · PATISSERIE COURTIN · LE CHAT SUCRE · LE FOURNIL SOMMIEROIS). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE AU COEUR DU GOUT · SAS SALLES FLORENT). [3]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DES CEVENNES A LA CAMARGUE · PHNOM PENH 2 · LE BON PRIX · LA BODEGA O FROMAGES · LE JARDIN DU VIDOURLE). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (DELBER · LIDL · NETTO). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE LE GAPERON). [4]
2 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE CHAROUSSET · LE CORAIL SOMMIEROIS). [3,4]
35 × Restaurant (LA BISTOURE · PIZZA DES REBOUSSIERS · PARIS JAZZ CORNER COM · LES DELICES DU LIBAN · PIMIENTA). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (L'ANNABELA · CAFE DU COMMERCE · LE LOCAL). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CONDAMINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LI PASSEROUN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MAITENON). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE GASTON DOUMERGUE · COLLEGE PRIVE MAINTENON). [3]
11 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTELLE MAGNIN, MÉDECIN · ADELINE DOROT, MÉDECIN · AURELIEN BRUN, MÉDECIN · DAMIEN MERCEREAU, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-ANDRE POUTOUT, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU PONT ROMAIN · PHARMACIE CENTRALE · SELARL PHARMACIE DES AIRES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SOMMIÈRES ESPACE CULTUREL LAWRENCE DURRELL · CC DU PAYS DE SOMMIÈRES BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE VENISE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE DE L ARNEDE). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU MIDI · BNP PARIBAS · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
15 × Hairdresser (SARL TENDANCE · PROFIL COIFFURE · CONCEPT COIFFURE · ELIE'TIFF). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL ESTELOU). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING DOMAINE DE MASSEREAU-HOTEL · CAMPING LE GARANEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 8 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | CRESPON ET ESTEVE · L'AMANDINE · PATISSERIE COURTIN · LE CHAT SUCRE · LE FOURNIL SOMMIEROIS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE AU COEUR DU GOUT · SAS SALLES FLORENT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | DES CEVENNES A LA CAMARGUE · PHNOM PENH 2 · LE BON PRIX · LA BODEGA O FROMAGES · LE JARDIN DU VIDOURLE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | DELBER · LIDL · NETTO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE LE GAPERON | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 2 | POISSONNERIE CHAROUSSET · LE CORAIL SOMMIEROIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 35 | LA BISTOURE · PIZZA DES REBOUSSIERS · PARIS JAZZ CORNER COM · LES DELICES DU LIBAN · PIMIENTA | INSEE BPE 35 / INSEE SIRENE 70 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | L'ANNABELA · CAFE DU COMMERCE · LE LOCAL | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CONDAMINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LI PASSEROUN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MAITENON | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE GASTON DOUMERGUE · COLLEGE PRIVE MAINTENON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 11 | CHRISTELLE MAGNIN, MÉDECIN · ADELINE DOROT, MÉDECIN · AURELIEN BRUN, MÉDECIN · DAMIEN MERCEREAU, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-ANDRE POUTOUT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DU PONT ROMAIN · PHARMACIE CENTRALE · SELARL PHARMACIE DES AIRES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SOMMIÈRES ESPACE CULTUREL LAWRENCE DURRELL · CC DU PAYS DE SOMMIÈRES BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE VENISE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE DE L ARNEDE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU LANGUEDOC · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU MIDI · BNP PARIBAS · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 15 | SARL TENDANCE · PROFIL COIFFURE · CONCEPT COIFFURE · ELIE'TIFF | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL ESTELOU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING DOMAINE DE MASSEREAU-HOTEL · CAMPING LE GARANEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,529 (2012) → 5,073 (2023): 12 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,250 (1990) → 5,073 (2023): 56.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,831, of which 4.8 % second homes and 10.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sommières): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Sommières): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Sommières): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sommières): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sommières): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 63 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VILLEVIEILLE weather station, 1.4 km away at 41 m; the village itself is at 23 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VILLEVIEILLE, 1.4 km away at 41 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 754 mm of rain a year, spread over 64 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VILLEVIEILLE, 1.4 km away at 41 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
242 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 273,000 € — 2,961 € per m² of built surface. [11]
160 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 140,000 € — 1,529 € per m². [11]
The median across Gard is 2,338 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
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
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30321/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/014532d1-840e-3129-92c9-1da3228669e5— “Tous les samedis.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30321/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30321/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30321/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30321
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray | 70 | 424 km N | 5,365 | 68.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Nogent-sur-Seine | 10 | 526 km N | 5,537 | 55.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Guînes | 62 | 806 km N | 5,479 | 60.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lannemezan | 65 | 308 km W | 5,811 | 64.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ribeauvillé | 68 | 550 km NE | 4,685 | 61.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 64 % |
| Raon-l'Étape | 88 | 556 km N | 5,886 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lannemezan | 65 | 308 km W | 5,811 | 64.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gray | 70 | 424 km N | 5,365 | 68.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Nogent-sur-Seine | 10 | 526 km N | 5,537 | 55.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ribeauvillé | 68 | 550 km NE | 4,685 | 61.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 64 % |
| Raon-l'Étape | 88 | 556 km N | 5,886 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 64 % |
| Guînes | 62 | 806 km N | 5,479 | 60.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Sommières'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vergèze | 30 | 11 km SE | 5,788 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Graveson | 13 | 55 km E | 4,698 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Calvisson | 30 | 8.1 km E | 6,486 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clarensac | 30 | 11 km NE | 4,386 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Rémy-de-Provence | 13 | 60 km E | 9,599 | 71.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Milhaud | 30 | 18 km E | 6,297 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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