Soustelle
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Soustelle (INSEE 30323) is in Gard (30), part of CA Alès Agglomération. Population 119 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 11.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % of the 12,100 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.2 | 5 | 1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLOTHEQUE DE SOUSTELLE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLOTHEQUE DE SOUSTELLE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 154 (2012) → 119 (2023): -22.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 97 (1990) → 119 (2023): 22.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 120, of which 40 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cendras): 3.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Salles-du-Gardon): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Cendras): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Les Salles-du-Gardon): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cendras): 2.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 43 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA GRAND COMBE weather station, 7.6 km away at 499 m; the village itself is at 349 m. [10]
The village sits 150 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 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LA GRAND COMBE, 7.6 km away at 499 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 150 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 1,118 mm of rain a year, spread over 77 days — about 14.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ALES, 4.4 km away at 143 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 — 30323/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30323/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30323/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30323/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30077
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30307
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelmary | 12 | 140 km W | 121 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 92 % |
| Saint-Rémy-de-Chaudes-Aigues | 15 | 103 km NW | 120 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Merd-les-Oussines | 19 | 225 km NW | 105 | 8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 14 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beaumont | 19 | 223 km NW | 114 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Germain-des-Bois | 58 | 358 km N | 112 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Anterrieux | 15 | 106 km NW | 122 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 7 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Rémy-de-Chaudes-Aigues | 15 | 103 km NW | 120 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Anterrieux | 15 | 106 km NW | 122 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 7 % · humidity 79 % |
| Castelmary | 12 | 140 km W | 121 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 92 % |
| Beaumont | 19 | 223 km NW | 114 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Merd-les-Oussines | 19 | 225 km NW | 105 | 8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 14 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Germain-des-Bois | 58 | 358 km N | 112 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Soustelle'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olmiccia | 2A | 495 km SE | 120 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Forciolo | 2A | 481 km SE | 93 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Condillac | 26 | 82 km NE | 132 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pézènes-les-Mines | 34 | 89 km SW | 237 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Mélany | 07 | 40 km N | 118 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque | 30 | 19 km SW | 129 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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