Gan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gan (INSEE 64230) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées. Population 5,676 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/64230-gan
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 4,157 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 13.03 |
| Social | 0.55 | 20 | 11.07 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE SARMENT · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE CHABAT · LES COPAINS D'AVANT · BALAND PAU · LE GATEAU BLEU). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (CROUZEILLES ET LERIS SARL · BOUCHERIE MOTARD). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SUPER U - LOCATION U - STATION U · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (JEAN LUCAS VIDAL · LA PETITE FRINGALE · CHIKEN BEBE · BISTROT LE TUCQ). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (DOMAINE DE LUCAIN · LE CARTON ROUGE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB PAULE CONSTAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MARCA). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CECILIA FRENEHARD, MÉDECIN · LAURA FAMOSE, MÉDECIN · FABRICE BERMEILLY, MÉDECIN · BRUNO DUBEDOUT, MÉDECIN · EVA DELMASTRO, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GANTOISE · SELAS PHARMACIE DES 7 CANTONS SAINT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE GAN). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE SPORTIF ET CULTUREL LOUIS BIDAU). [3]
2 × Bank (CEP DE GAN · CREDIT AGRICOLE). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (ZOOM COIFFURE · CA DECOIFF · L H CREATION · EL&GAN'S COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LE CLOS GOURMAND). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | LE SARMENT · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE CHABAT · LES COPAINS D'AVANT · BALAND PAU · LE GATEAU BLEU | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | CROUZEILLES ET LERIS SARL · BOUCHERIE MOTARD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | SUPER U - LOCATION U - STATION U · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | JEAN LUCAS VIDAL · LA PETITE FRINGALE · CHIKEN BEBE · BISTROT LE TUCQ | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | DOMAINE DE LUCAIN · LE CARTON ROUGE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB PAULE CONSTAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MARCA | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | CECILIA FRENEHARD, MÉDECIN · LAURA FAMOSE, MÉDECIN · FABRICE BERMEILLY, MÉDECIN · BRUNO DUBEDOUT, MÉDECIN · EVA DELMASTRO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE GANTOISE · SELAS PHARMACIE DES 7 CANTONS SAINT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE GAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | CENTRE SPORTIF ET CULTUREL LOUIS BIDAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CEP DE GAN · CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | ZOOM COIFFURE · CA DECOIFF · L H CREATION · EL&GAN'S COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE CLOS GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 5,517 (2012) → 5,676 (2023): 2.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,724 (1990) → 5,676 (2023): 20.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,718, of which 2.5 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gan): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gan): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Gan): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gan): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Gan): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PAU-(CIMETIERE) weather station, 7.7 km away at 202 m; the village itself is at 197 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 16 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at HERRERE, 15.7 km away at 294 m, over 12 summers. [9]
That station sits 97 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,317 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LASSEUBE, 6.4 km away at 217 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64230/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64230/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64230/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64230/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64230
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazé-Milon | 49 | 470 km N | 5,761 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Barp | 33 | 156 km N | 5,806 | 55.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 21 % |
| Saint-Gilles | 35 | 559 km N | 5,576 | 54 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Mars-du-Désert | 44 | 467 km N | 5,523 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
| Luc-la-Primaube | 12 | 264 km NE | 6,046 | 62.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Ferrière | 85 | 394 km N | 5,454 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Barp | 33 | 156 km N | 5,806 | 55.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 21 % |
| Luc-la-Primaube | 12 | 264 km NE | 6,046 | 62.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Ferrière | 85 | 394 km N | 5,454 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Mars-du-Désert | 44 | 467 km N | 5,523 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mazé-Milon | 49 | 470 km N | 5,761 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Gilles | 35 | 559 km N | 5,576 | 54 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 85 % · 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 Gan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bram | 11 | 203 km E | 3,233 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente | 16 | 265 km N | 3,550 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Artix | 64 | 24 km NW | 3,477 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Denis-de-Pile | 33 | 197 km N | 5,955 | 46.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Galgon | 33 | 196 km N | 3,144 | 36.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pouillon | 40 | 65 km NW | 3,134 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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