Saramon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saramon (INSEE 32412) is in Gers (32), part of CC des Coteaux Arrats Gimone. Population 864 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/32412-saramon
Vitality score
Vitality score 64.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 99 % of the 15,210 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.81 | 10 | 8.07 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (ROCHETTE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA PICADITA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE MAT-BAR). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCOISE BAQUE, MÉDECIN · JULIEN MIRVENARD, MÉDECIN · GAELLE LAGUARIGUE DE SURVILLIERS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MUTIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BASE DE LOISIRS DU LAC). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (MME & MR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | ROCHETTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 PICADITA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE MAT-BAR | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | FRANCOISE BAQUE, MÉDECIN · JULIEN MIRVENARD, MÉDECIN · GAELLE LAGUARIGUE DE SURVILLIERS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE MUTIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BASE DE LOISIRS DU LAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | MME & MR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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
Weekly market: Saturday samedi matin. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 824 (2012) → 864 (2023): 4.9 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 661 (1990) → 864 (2023): 30.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 591, of which 10.3 % second homes and 15.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saramon): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saramon): 0.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Saramon): 0 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saramon): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saramon): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 18 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LAHAS weather station, 10.3 km away at 251 m; the village itself is at 189 m. [11]
The village sits 62 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 8 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LAHAS, 10.3 km away at 251 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 62 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 732 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SARAMON, 0.4 km away at 197 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32412/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-saramon.fr/saramon-gascogne-gers— “Très sympa le petit marché de plein vent du samedi matin”
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/db102670-0fd2-3893-870e-44e71d54f04f— “Marché du Samedi - Saramon.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32412/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32412/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32412/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32412
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irissarry | 64 | 164 km W | 870 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre | 36 | 345 km N | 778 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 % |
| Nielles-lès-Bléquin | 62 | 801 km N | 902 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Puymirol | 47 | 74 km N | 899 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
| Razès | 87 | 283 km N | 1,150 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 24 % |
| Saint-Georges-du-Vièvre | 27 | 636 km N | 894 | 75 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puymirol | 47 | 74 km N | 899 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
| Irissarry | 64 | 164 km W | 870 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Razès | 87 | 283 km N | 1,150 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 24 % |
| Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre | 36 | 345 km N | 778 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Georges-du-Vièvre | 27 | 636 km N | 894 | 75 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 % |
| Nielles-lès-Bléquin | 62 | 801 km N | 902 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Saramon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grignols | 33 | 116 km NW | 1,216 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Prayssas | 47 | 88 km N | 993 | 66.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aubiet | 32 | 14 km N | 1,134 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Verges | 09 | 89 km SE | 1,290 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castelnau-sur-Gupie | 47 | 126 km NW | 917 | 41.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gauriac | 33 | 204 km NW | 759 | 57.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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