Samatan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 78.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Samatan (INSEE 32410) is in Gers (32), part of CC du Saves. Population 2,517 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/32410-samatan
Vitality score
Vitality score 78.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 8,207 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 | 0.74 | 25 | 18.58 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.7 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.81 | 10 | 8.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.97 | 10 | 9.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.27 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LESCURAT · LE PUIT D'AMOUR · SAS LE FOURNIL DE LA SAVE). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA MAISON LACASSAGNE · SARL PUNTIS · SARL FABIEN SUDERIE · JEAN NAPOLITANO VIANDES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PETIT CASINO). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (LE MARSHALL D'EN FACE · LA TABLE D OLIVIER · B L C · PIZZA STREET). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (CHEZ P'TIT PIC). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE YVES CHAZE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-GERMAINE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE FRANCOIS DE BELLEFOREST). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHLOE CLOPPET, MÉDECIN · PATRICK COMAT, MÉDECIN · RENAUD PALANCADE, MÉDECIN · PIERRE HOSTIER, MÉDECIN · EMILIE FRANZIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ROUMIGUIE · PHARMACIE FABRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE HALLE AUX GRAINS). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA DE SAMATAN). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE AU SPORT · COLLEGE FRANCOIS DE BELLEFOREST). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (LAC). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE · CREDIT AGRICOLE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (DOMI COIFFURE · CHEZ MARINA · CHRISTEL COIFFURE · COIFFURE BY AURELIE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AU CANARD GOURMAND). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA CHAUSSEE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LESCURAT · LE PUIT D'AMOUR · SAS LE FOURNIL DE LA SAVE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | LA MAISON LACASSAGNE · SARL PUNTIS · SARL FABIEN SUDERIE · JEAN NAPOLITANO VIANDES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PETIT CASINO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | LE MARSHALL D'EN FACE · LA TABLE D OLIVIER · B L C · PIZZA STREET | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CHEZ P'TIT PIC | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE YVES CHAZE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-GERMAINE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE FRANCOIS DE BELLEFOREST | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | CHLOE CLOPPET, MÉDECIN · PATRICK COMAT, MÉDECIN · RENAUD PALANCADE, MÉDECIN · PIERRE HOSTIER, MÉDECIN · EMILIE FRANZIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE ROUMIGUIE · PHARMACIE FABRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | MEDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE HALLE AUX GRAINS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA DE SAMATAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | HALLE AU SPORT · COLLEGE FRANCOIS DE BELLEFOREST | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | LAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE · CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | DOMI COIFFURE · CHEZ MARINA · CHRISTEL COIFFURE · COIFFURE BY AURELIE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | AU CANARD GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA CHAUSSEE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 2,378 (2012) → 2,517 (2023): 5.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,716 (1990) → 2,517 (2023): 46.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,456, of which 7.3 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Samatan): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Samatan): 0 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Samatan): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Samatan): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Samatan): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 17 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LAHAS weather station, 7.1 km away at 251 m; the village itself is at 165 m. [11]
The village sits 86 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LAHAS, 7.1 km away at 251 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 86 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 680 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAMATAN, 0.9 km away at 201 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32410/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/bfab0b21-485e-398a-a020-f7b27391241e— “Le marché au gras de Samatan a lieu toute l’année le lundi matin et est organisé sur le principe d’une vente directe du producteur au consommateur.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/fa815262-be7c-3763-9244-67ae8760e504— “Marché Traditionnel du Lundi à Samatan.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32410/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32410/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32410/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32410
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bort-les-Orgues | 19 | 246 km NE | 2,483 | 64.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 54 % · humidity 50 % |
| Noyen-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 494 km N | 2,556 | 60.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 69 % |
| Gorron | 53 | 563 km N | 2,440 | 61.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 74 % · humidity 43 % |
| Bourbon-l'Archambault | 03 | 382 km NE | 2,494 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 55 % · humidity 43 % |
| Martres-Tolosane | 31 | 33 km S | 2,387 | 60 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bessèges | 30 | 269 km E | 2,606 | 63.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martres-Tolosane | 31 | 33 km S | 2,387 | 60 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bort-les-Orgues | 19 | 246 km NE | 2,483 | 64.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 54 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bessèges | 30 | 269 km E | 2,606 | 63.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bourbon-l'Archambault | 03 | 382 km NE | 2,494 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 55 % · humidity 43 % |
| Noyen-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 494 km N | 2,556 | 60.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 69 % |
| Gorron | 53 | 563 km N | 2,440 | 61.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 74 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Samatan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nogaro | 32 | 83 km W | 2,238 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gimont | 32 | 16 km N | 3,146 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Casteljaloux | 47 | 114 km NW | 4,755 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Réalmont | 81 | 106 km E | 3,561 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montignac-Lascaux | 24 | 176 km N | 2,762 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montgiscard | 31 | 52 km E | 2,587 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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