Soubès

Soubès is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France, situated on a hill near the confluence of the Brèze and Suberbet rivers.

The village dates from the 12th Century, and even today only one main street, the Coural, is suitable for motor traffic. The ancient city walls are visible in many places. The village has two châteaux, a church, two schools, a Mairie, a café (Café du Terral), a small post office and a general store. A modern sports and social centre lies just outside the village proper, the other side of the D25 road to Ganges.

Economy

Until very recent times the village was surrounded by vineyards, and viticulture was the primary economic activity. Stocks of the widely-grown Carignan red grape variety are very sturdy, and the characteristic vineyards of the region therefore have no trellises. Soubès never had its own wine-making facility, however, and vignerons are obliged to take their grapes to the Cave Coopérative either in Lodève or Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette.