Soumont
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 26.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Soumont (INSEE 34306) is in Hérault (34), part of CC Lodévois et Larzac. Population 246 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/34306-soumont
Vitality score
Vitality score 26.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 17,149 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA CABANE DE SOUMONT). [3,4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BENNY CASSUTO, MÉDECIN). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 CABANE DE SOUMONT | 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | BENNY CASSUTO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 188 (2012) → 246 (2023): 30.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 126 (1990) → 246 (2023): 95.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 171, of which 22.2 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lodève): 2.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lodève): 2.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Soumont): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lodève): 2.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lodève): 2.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SOUMONT weather station, 2.3 km away at 252 m; the village itself is at 403 m. [10]
The village sits 151 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SOUMONT, 2.3 km away at 252 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 151 m below 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 943 mm of rain a year, spread over 78 days — about 12.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SOUMONT, 2.3 km away at 252 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 — 34306/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34306/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34306/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34306/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34142
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34306
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebreuviette | 62 | 731 km N | 253 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bernay-en-Ponthieu | 80 | 737 km N | 240 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lassay-sur-Croisne | 41 | 427 km N | 241 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maupertus-sur-Mer | 50 | 755 km NW | 238 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Roquette | 27 | 633 km N | 233 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chapelle-d'Alagnon | 15 | 158 km N | 256 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 4 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-d'Alagnon | 15 | 158 km N | 256 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 4 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lassay-sur-Croisne | 41 | 427 km N | 241 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Roquette | 27 | 633 km N | 233 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rebreuviette | 62 | 731 km N | 253 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bernay-en-Ponthieu | 80 | 737 km N | 240 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maupertus-sur-Mer | 50 | 755 km NW | 238 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 96 % · 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 Soumont'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginoles | 11 | 136 km SW | 296 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Étienne-Estréchoux | 34 | 21 km W | 259 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bordezac | 30 | 87 km NE | 387 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mourèze | 34 | 12 km S | 176 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sénéchas | 30 | 86 km NE | 247 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Comberouger | 82 | 181 km W | 268 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
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