Gayon
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gayon (INSEE 64236) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC du Nord Est Béarn. Population 57 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 16.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 5,756 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.24 | 10 | 2.4 |
| Housing mix | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SARL REY). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | SARL REY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| 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 | 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 | 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 57 (2012) → 57 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 77 (1990) → 57 (2023): -26 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 35, of which 0 % second homes and 11.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lembeye): 5.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lasserre): 7.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Lembeye): 6.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lembeye): 6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lalongue): 1.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LEMBEYE weather station, 6 km away at 310 m; the village itself is at 196 m. [11]
The village sits 114 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. [11]
An average of 1,091 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LEMBEYE, 6 km away at 310 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64236/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64236/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64236/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64236/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64331
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64323
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64307
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mascaras | 32 | 33 km E | 56 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 93 % |
| Mesnil-la-Comtesse | 10 | 651 km NE | 58 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 39 % |
| Beaumont | 54 | 752 km NE | 69 | 17.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Longcochon | 39 | 611 km NE | 59 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 49 % · winter 0 % |
| Magnas | 32 | 86 km NE | 56 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 91 % |
| Rombly | 62 | 815 km N | 53 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 69 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mascaras | 32 | 33 km E | 56 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 93 % |
| Magnas | 32 | 86 km NE | 56 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 91 % |
| Longcochon | 39 | 611 km NE | 59 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 49 % · winter 0 % |
| Mesnil-la-Comtesse | 10 | 651 km NE | 58 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 39 % |
| Beaumont | 54 | 752 km NE | 69 | 17.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Rombly | 62 | 815 km N | 53 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 69 % |
Elsewhere
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