Aren
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 17.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Aren (INSEE 64039) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC du Haut Béarn. 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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 17.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.3 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE D'AREN LA VALLÉE DE JOSBAIG). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING PYRENEES PASSION). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE D'AREN LA VALLÉE DE JOSBAIG | INSEE BPE 1 [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 PYRENEES PASSION | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 244 (2012) → 246 (2023): 0.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 185 (1990) → 246 (2023): 33 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 119, of which 2.5 % second homes and 12.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Geüs-d'Oloron): 1.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Goin): 1.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Geüs-d'Oloron): 1.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Geüs-d'Oloron): 1.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Geüs-d'Oloron): 1.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the OLORON-STE-MARI weather station, 12.9 km away at 235 m; the village itself is at 175 m. [10]
The village sits 60 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °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 15 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at OLORON, 14.3 km away at 295 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 120 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,258 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NAVARRENX, 8.8 km away at 135 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 — 64039/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64039/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64039/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64039/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64244
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64481
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bornambusc | 76 | 712 km N | 245 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 93 % |
| Abbéville-lès-Conflans | 54 | 829 km NE | 240 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
| Courmas | 51 | 748 km NE | 237 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 47 % · humidity 0 % |
| Montels | 34 | 301 km E | 247 | 19 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Fontaine-lès-Clerval | 25 | 726 km NE | 253 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 38 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Laurent-Chabreuges | 43 | 392 km NE | 253 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 20 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montels | 34 | 301 km E | 247 | 19 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Laurent-Chabreuges | 43 | 392 km NE | 253 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 20 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bornambusc | 76 | 712 km N | 245 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 93 % |
| Fontaine-lès-Clerval | 25 | 726 km NE | 253 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 38 % · humidity 0 % |
| Courmas | 51 | 748 km NE | 237 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 47 % · humidity 0 % |
| Abbéville-lès-Conflans | 54 | 829 km NE | 240 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Aren'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viellenave-d'Arthez | 64 | 24 km NE | 233 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Béguios | 64 | 34 km W | 259 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Angoumé | 40 | 60 km NW | 261 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coulonges | 17 | 262 km N | 222 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Classun | 40 | 55 km NE | 242 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Masparraute | 64 | 36 km NW | 264 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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