Soudorgues
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 28.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Soudorgues (INSEE 30322) is in Gard (30), part of CC Causses Aigoual Cévennes. Population 269 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 28.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 17,540 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.52 |
| Housing mix | 0.29 | 5 | 1.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA BALADE GOURMANDE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MILREILLE ET CHRISTIAN PIBAROT). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SOUDORGUES BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ELEMENT COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | LA BALADE GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MILREILLE ET CHRISTIAN PIBAROT | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SOUDORGUES BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | ELEMENT COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 292 (2012) → 269 (2023): -7.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 199 (1990) → 269 (2023): 35.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 232, of which 35.3 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lasalle): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lasalle): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Lasalle): 2.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lasalle): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Soudorgues): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COLOGNAC weather station, 4.7 km away at 589 m; the village itself is at 475 m. [10]
The village sits 114 m below 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COLOGNAC, 4.7 km away at 589 m, over 27 summers. [10]
That station sits 114 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,415 mm of rain a year, spread over 85 days — about 16.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LASALLE, 3.6 km away at 278 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30322/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30322/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30322/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30322/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30140
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30322
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treilles | 11 | 146 km SW | 271 | 29.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 54 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Garn | 30 | 58 km NE | 277 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 57 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Pons | 07 | 84 km NE | 308 | 30.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flaux | 30 | 54 km E | 336 | 29.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peyremale | 30 | 32 km NE | 272 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meyronne | 46 | 200 km NW | 269 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 73 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyremale | 30 | 32 km NE | 272 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flaux | 30 | 54 km E | 336 | 29.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Garn | 30 | 58 km NE | 277 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 57 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Pons | 07 | 84 km NE | 308 | 30.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Treilles | 11 | 146 km SW | 271 | 29.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 54 % · humidity 0 % |
| Meyronne | 46 | 200 km NW | 269 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 73 % |
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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 Soudorgues'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espédaillac | 46 | 176 km W | 290 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Varensal | 34 | 79 km SW | 202 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cuzac | 46 | 146 km NW | 238 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nébias | 11 | 190 km SW | 262 | 33.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puilaurens | 11 | 186 km SW | 277 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Cresse | 12 | 57 km W | 333 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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