Sommant
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 15/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sommant (INSEE 71527) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC du Grand Autunois Morvan. Population 184 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/71527-sommant
Vitality score
Vitality score 15/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 40 % of the 15,466 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.17 | 5 | 0.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU CHATEAU DE VALOGNE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 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 | 1 | CAMPING DU CHATEAU DE VALOGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 210 (2012) → 184 (2023): -12.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 174 (1990) → 184 (2023): 5.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 161, of which 41.6 % second homes and 3.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lucenay-l'Évêque): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lucenay-l'Évêque): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Lucenay-l'Évêque): 4.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Anost): 9.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sommant): 0 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 88 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LUCENAY weather station, 4.8 km away at 360 m; the village itself is at 340 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AUTUN, 9.1 km away at 303 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 1,120 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA PETITE VERRIERE, 4.3 km away at 360 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
26 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 115,100 € — 889 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Saône-et-Loire is 1,210 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71527/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71527/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71527/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71527/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71266
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71009
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71527
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauveterre | 82 | 385 km SW | 154 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 16 % · humidity 79 % |
| Nadaillac-de-Rouge | 46 | 326 km SW | 180 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 % |
| Balaguier-d'Olt | 12 | 330 km SW | 179 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 41 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Martial-Viveyrol | 24 | 353 km SW | 184 | 3.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 11 % · humidity 57 % |
| Banize | 23 | 210 km SW | 183 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Berbiguières | 24 | 348 km SW | 177 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 19 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banize | 23 | 210 km SW | 183 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nadaillac-de-Rouge | 46 | 326 km SW | 180 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 % |
| Balaguier-d'Olt | 12 | 330 km SW | 179 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 41 % · humidity 79 % |
| Berbiguières | 24 | 348 km SW | 177 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 19 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Martial-Viveyrol | 24 | 353 km SW | 184 | 3.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 11 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sauveterre | 82 | 385 km SW | 154 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 16 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Sommant'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule | 63 | 139 km SW | 148 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Truinas | 26 | 283 km S | 145 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auzers | 15 | 240 km SW | 159 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-Elvert | 19 | 275 km SW | 234 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léger-de-Peyre | 48 | 282 km S | 184 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Salelles | 48 | 295 km S | 167 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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