Souvignargues
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Souvignargues (INSEE 30324) is in Gard (30), part of CC du Pays de Sommières. Population 957 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 43.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 73 % of the 14,598 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 | 0.49 | 20 | 9.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA PROVENCALE). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LA MOUETTE ET LE COQUELICOT · SASU B.B.H · TEAM SAN). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOU FRAISSINET). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SOUVIGNARGUES BIBLIOTHÈQUE AU BONHEUR DES LIVRES). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE PRE ST ANDRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: 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) | 1 | LA PROVENCALE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 4 | LA MOUETTE ET LE COQUELICOT · SASU B.B.H · TEAM SAN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOU FRAISSINET | 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 SOUVIGNARGUES BIBLIOTHÈQUE AU BONHEUR DES LIVRES | 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 | 1 | CAMPING LE PRE ST ANDRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Tuesday matin le Plan. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 815 (2012) → 957 (2023): 17.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 545 (1990) → 957 (2023): 75.6 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 501, of which 10 % second homes and 9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Souvignargues): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Villevieille): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
GP (Sommières): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Pharmacy (Sommières): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Souvignargues): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 57 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the VILLEVIEILLE weather station, 3.4 km away at 41 m; the village itself is at 96 m. [13]
The village sits 55 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at VILLEVIEILLE, 3.4 km away at 41 m, over 30 summers. [13]
That station sits 55 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 754 mm of rain a year, spread over 64 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at VILLEVIEILLE, 3.4 km away at 41 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30324/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-souvignargues.fr/vie-de-la-commune/arretes-municipaux/— “Règlementation de la circulation et du stationnement lors du marché hebdomadaire de Souvignargues sur le Plan le mardi matin”
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/2a4ffa53-4e25-34fa-bb00-7cfd2c0d84ec— “Tous les mardis.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30324/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30324/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 30324/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30324
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30352
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30321
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaumousey | 88 | 514 km N | 924 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bombon | 77 | 538 km N | 935 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Oresmaux | 80 | 677 km N | 998 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Astillé | 53 | 601 km NW | 895 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Hipsheim | 67 | 585 km NE | 1,029 | 31.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Tourne | 33 | 374 km W | 833 | 44.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Tourne | 33 | 374 km W | 833 | 44.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaumousey | 88 | 514 km N | 924 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bombon | 77 | 538 km N | 935 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Hipsheim | 67 | 585 km NE | 1,029 | 31.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Astillé | 53 | 601 km NW | 895 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Oresmaux | 80 | 677 km N | 998 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Souvignargues'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues | 34 | 18 km W | 984 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pouzols | 34 | 54 km SW | 953 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Cornies | 34 | 13 km SW | 858 | 26.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montaud | 34 | 15 km SW | 1,014 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vacquières | 34 | 15 km W | 772 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Domessargues | 30 | 18 km N | 782 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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