Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soumont.
Who lives here
Few people in Soumont are 15 to 24: 5.8%, fewer than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents. 35% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Hérault’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). At 41.8, the median resident of Soumont sits in the middle of the age range.
41.8median age
SoumontHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
19%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Soumont keeps more of its old housing than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Soumont is Dolmen dit de Coste Rouge. On the Culture ministry’s list, Soumont counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Soumont than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €18,700 a year per consumption unit
6.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 16.8%, higher than both Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Soumont: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.3 each).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Soumont, 0.3 per working resident
16.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€18,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Soumont, 92.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Hérault’s towns (95.0%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2 mi away.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Soumont
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Soumont is a commune of 246 people in the Communauté de communes Lodévois et Larzac. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
